Pennsylvania State Senator Dave Arnold (R-48th, Lebanon County) died Sunday following a battle with brain cancer.Arnold was elected to represent the 48th Senatorial District in a special election held on Jan. 14, 2020. The 48th District includes the entirety of Lebanon County, northern York County and southern Dauphin County. Arnold’s primary legislative objectives were in ensuring the public’s safety, the reformation of property tax and a reduction in government spending.Arnold graduated from Widener University School of Law in May of 1996 and passed the Bar Exam shortly thereafter. He spent four years in private practice with Feeman, Mesics, & Hopstetter. He was then elected to serve Lebanon County as its district attorney.During Arnold’s 14-year term as district attorney, he served as President of the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association from 2016-2017 following his election to the position by his fellow district attorneys.In lieu of flowers, Senator Arnold’
PA Democrats accuse GOP of enabling political violence; seek accountability
Pennsylvania Democratic House legislators began a push to punish state Republicans they said were responsible for last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 11:48 PM EST January 13, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania Democratic House legislators began a push to punish state Republicans they said were responsible for last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol, leading to five deaths.
House Democratic Leadership held a virtual conference to discuss the best way to demand accountability from state Republicans who they said had enabled the violence.
“We stand ready to work with our Republican colleagues, but we do call on them to speak truth to their base, to help us move forward together, and in doing so remove the specter of violence from our public arena and debate,” said State Rep. Dan Miller (D-Mt. Lebanon).
A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said
Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm,” Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement.