Former Rep. Frank Dermody’s soft landing places him in $145K state government post
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Former House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody is the newest member to be appointed to the state s Gaming Control Board, which will pay him a higher salary than he earned as Democratic leader.
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Losing an election doesn’t always have to turn out bad. Just ask former House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody who on Thursday was named the newest member to the state’s Gaming Control Board.
Dermody, who lost his bid for a 16th term in the state House in November in what was the biggest upset of all the legislative races, was appointed by House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia to serve on the seven-member gaming control board for the next two years.
McConnell added that the $145 million could be broken down into smaller portions: $5,000 grants could be allocated to 29,000 businesses throughout the commonwealth.
“House Republicans said when the governor first announced his desire to create a small business grant program from excess Worker’s Compensation Insurance Fund dollars three weeks ago that we would work with him on relief that accompanies long-term solutions that, among other things, ends the threat of these ridiculous shutdowns, Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Spokesperson Jason Gottesman said in a statement.
Read Gottesman s entire statement below: Over the past ten months, Gov. Tom Wolf has repeatedly shut down whole sectors of Pennsylvania’s economy on his own initiative to the utter devastation of mom and pop main street stores, small to mid-sized businesses, and the hospitality industry.
After U.S. Capitol rioting, Pa. House, Senate staffers told to work from home
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
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The entire House and Senate staff who work at the Pennsylvania Capitol were told they should plan to work from home on Thursday.
“You should not go into the building. All employees in the Capitol Complex are directed to telework tomorrow,” said a memo that was sent out to House Democratic staffers from Paul Parsells, chief of staff to House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s spokeswoman Lyndsay Kensinger said the Capitol Complex has been closed to the public due to the pandemic since Dec. 7 and most employees under the governor’s jurisdiction are already working from home.
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The funds will help streamline Delaware County s communications system, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Phila.) said. (Shutterstock)
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA Emergency responders in Delaware County will soon be better equipped to serve residents in need.
Officials recently announced the county s 911 system was awarded a grant that will help improve emergency services.
In total, $1.5 million was awarded to the support the system through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
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Through bipartisan efforts, elected officials helped secure grants to benefit more than 560,000 Pennsylvanians and help Delaware County s first responders.
The project will strengthen the security and reliability of the county s public safety communication system. This includes 24 tower upgrades to provide acceptable county-wide communication coverage, shelter structures, an ice bridge, grounding, electric, HVAC, core work additions and 911 center equipment to com