Tuesday, May 7, 2013
State Rep. Brandon Neuman invites you to attend May 11.
Have a bunch of paperwork to get rid of but afraid to toss it out in the garbage? A state legislator can help you with that. State Rep. Brandon Neuman, D-North Strabane, is sponsoring a free shredding event for the community to destroy unneeded confidential documents. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at the office parking lot at 1825 Washington Road, Washington, PA 15301. "Identity theft is a serious, expensive crime as millions of Americans have their personal information stolen every year," Neuman said. "This is a great opportunity for residents to dispose old paperwork safely so thieves cannot get their hands on the information." Residents may bring all unneeded documents that contain personal information, …
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
'If the decision to drop wrestling were made this month, I would have thought it an April Fools’ Day joke,' state Rep. Brandon Neuman said.
State Rep. Brandon Neuman on Monday applauded the state House and Senate for their unanimous approval of concurrent resolutions urging the International Olympic Committee to restore wrestling as an Olympic sport for the 2020 Summer Games. “The Olympic committee’s decision to drop wrestling is incomprehensible in Pennsylvania,” Neuman, D-North Strabane, said. “Wrestling is ingrained in our culture, and Pennsylvania is the hotbed of wrestling, renowned for its wrestlers and high school and college programs. The legislator continued: “We speak with one voice—wrestling must be restored for the 2020 Olympics,” Neuman said. “The committee must be shown the error of its ways and restore this time-honored sport to its rightful spot as a premier …
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
'It is my hope that educating everyone about the importance of safe driving habits will begin to change driving habits that caused 387,000 injuries and 3,331 deaths in 2011,' state Rep. Brandon Neuman, D-North Strabane, said.
As Pennsylvania recognizes April as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month," two lawmakers on Tuesday emphasized the need to continue to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving. State Rep. Brandon Neuman and state Sen. Rob Teplitz discussed the repercussions of this dangerous habit at a Capitol news conference that was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and featured the father of a victim of distracted driving. "Distracted driving takes a terrible toll on our families, communities and safety," said Neuman, D-North Strabane. "It is my hope that educating everyone about the importance of safe driving habits will begin to change driving habits that caused 387,000 injuries and 3,331 deaths in 2011." Most …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
'Pennsylvanians are sick of political kickbacks and favoritism,” Neuman said. 'The need for a dynamic campaign contribution ban grows greater with each passing day. I only wish that day was today.'
Pennsylvania will pay the price for the failure of the House today to approve critical reform amendments designed to end “pay to play” practices when state contracts are awarded, state Rep. Brandon Neuman said Monday. “My amendments and others were crucial if we are serious about real reform, transparency and accountability when state contracts are awarded,” Neuman said. “They were the real medicine needed to combat the political kickbacks and favoritism influencing taxpayer-paid contracts emanating from Harrisburg. Sadly, they fell short." Neuman said the vehicle for his good-government amendments was H.B. 201. “My first amendment would have required all applicants for state contracts to disclose campaign contributions made within two …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The event will 'leave no heart untouched.'
State Rep. Brandon Neuman said he hopes that educating people about the importance of safe driving habits that caused 387,000 injuries and 3,331 deaths in 2011 will help curb distracted driving. To help raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, Neuman, D-North Strabane, and state Sen. Rob Teplitz, of York County, will co-sponsor a news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Capitol Media Center in Harrisburg. "Distracted driving takes a terrible toll on our families, communities and safety," said Neuman, whose resolution designating April as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania won unanimous approval in the House. "It’s crucial to public safety that we continue to remind motorists to keep both eyes on the road …
Friday, March 22, 2013
See what is on the horizon.
A bipartisan trio of legislators Thursday lauded Senate Bill 66’s passage through the state Legislature, which will make sweeping reforms to the way property reassessments are conducted in Pennsylvania. State Reps. Jesse White, Brandon Neuman and Rick Saccone said the bill passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday 196-0 and is headed to the governor’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. The bill unanimously passed the state Senate 49-0 on Jan. 29. Largely based on bills authored by White, Neuman and Saccone – and on the House Task Force on Property Valuation and Reassessment created under their legislation—the bill would standardize reassessment processes that wildly vary among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, and that …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
More than 100 people have signed the online petition.
Washington County is petitioning the International Olympics Committee to include wrestling in the 2020 games. "Wrestling has been a part of the Olympic Games since the modern games began, and the Greco-Roman version goes back to the ancient games," the online petition, posted on Change.org, stated. "Wrestling is one of the sports that the Olympics were built on. It is one of the sports that define what the Olympics are about." More than 100 people have signed the petition so far—and the signatures weren't just from local folks. A man from Michigan signed, as did one from the United Kingdom. News that the IOC had dropped wrestling from the 2020 lineup also prompted one local lawmaker to introduce a special resolution last month. State Rep. …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
'In order to maintain the public’s faith in its judicial system, it is vital that we move resolutely and expeditiously in removing the ineligible Justice from our highest court,' the legislator wrote in an email to all House members.
State Rep. Brandon Neuman, D-North Strabane, on Tuesday emailed fellow legislators asking for co-sponors for a resolution that calls for the immediate impeachment of convicted state Supreme Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin. The email read: "On Feb. 21, 2013 Joan Orie Melvin was convicted of among other things, three counts of diversion of services and one count of conspiracy—diversion of services, all felonies of the third degree, all infamous crimes and all based on actions taken while holding public office. The Pennsylvania State Constitution forbids individuals convicted of infamous crimes from serving as a Justice on the state Supreme Court. In order to maintain the public’s faith in its judicial system, it is vital that we move resolutely…
Friday, February 22, 2013
'The jury has spoken and it’s in the public’s best interest to move forward with replacing Justice Orie Melvin on the bench,' the state representative said.
State Rep. Brandon Neuman today called on convicted Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin to resign following her conviction in a public corruption trial in Pittsburgh. “Justice Orie Melvin should immediately step down from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,” Neuman, D-North Strabane, said. “The jury has spoken and it’s in the public’s best interest to move forward with replacing Justice Orie Melvin on the bench.” An Allegheny County jury convicted Orie Melvin on six counts for using her judicial staff and the Senate staff of her sister, former state Sen. Jane Orie, to do work on her unsuccessful campaign for Supreme Court in 2003 and her successful run for the court in 2009. Orie Melvin was suspended from the court when she was…
The team recently won its second straight PIAA championship.
More accolades were given to the Canon-McMillan High School wrestling team Thursday—this time from the Washington County commissioners. The team and its coach, Chris Mary, are seen here after a certificate presentation. The wrestlers recently won their second-straight PIAA team championship. The team was also recently honored by hometown business Sarris Candies and came home from the championship in Hershey to an impromptu parade of sorts.
Insider Eyes
6:36 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The taxpayers are paying this guy for this kind of stuff? We have $40 billion in unfunded pension liability, and this is what Brandon Neuman is working on? more ›