Rep Milne's Summer 2011 Newsletter

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www.DuaneMilne.com

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Duane D. Milne, Ph.d.

PRSRT STD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

HARRISBURG, PA

PERMIT NO. 432

Working for our quality of life

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Contact Rep. Milne: 18 East Lancaster Ave

Toll Free: 1-800-280-8002 (610) 251-1070 E-ma

Education remains a top priority in the 2011-12 Pennsylvania budget.Pre-K through 12th grade education received an appropriation in thisyears state budget o $9.34 billion, representing 34 percent o the entirebudget. Tis represents the largest investment ever o Pennsylvania statedollars into education unding and the uture o our state.

At the higher education level, I helped push or more balanced unding

cuts to state-supported universities than the originally proposed across-the-board cuts o 50 percent or academic year 2011-12. As a result,state-supported institutions o higher education will see unding scaledback in the range o 18 percent to 20 percent. Community collegeunding will be lowered by 10 percent. While these levels obviously arenot as welcomed news as zero cuts, they reect the challenging nancialcircumstances acing our state and nation, as well as the need to controlcosts.

So-called state cuts to education actually are reecting the loss o ederalstimulus unds, and not actions by the state Legislature to cut education.State education unding or primary and secondary education actuallywas maintained in the 2011-12 state budget.

Dr. Milne speaking on the steps o the Capitol, extolling the virtues oeducation in sustaining a society politically-based on reedom and economically-based on ree enterprise.

The Future of PennsylvaniaSpotlight on Educat

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Correcons$1.87 billion

7%

All Other

$2.69 billion10%

Debt Service

$1.04 billion4%

PreK-12 Educaon$9.34 billion

34%

Human Services$10.56 billion

39%Higher

Educaon$1.65 billion

6%

PA State Spending: $27.15 Billion

Education remains, at 40 percent, the largest expenditure in the state budget.

EDUCATION FUNDING

The Stimulus Fund Illusion(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

$6,000,000

$5,500,000

$5,000,000

$4,500,000

$4,000,000

$3,500,000

$3,000,000

$2,500,000

$2,000,000

$5,776,086$5,523,488

$5,226,142 $5,226,142

$4,951,429

$4,784,264

$4,492,184$4,361,024

$4,210,623$4,086,326

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006 -07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

State Dollars Federal Stimulus Funding (Ends Tis Year)


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Honor Roll: Accomplishments of OurLocal High Schools

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CONSTITUENTS COUPONS: CLIP AND SAVE

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xpoFriday, October 7, 201110:00 AM to 1:00 PMTHE GREAT HALL

Immaculata University1145 King Road, Immaculata, PA (Malvern)

STATE REPRES ENTATI VE

DUANE MILNES

Lightrefreshments

For additonal inormationplease see my website at DuaneMilne.comor call my district ofce at 610-251-1070.

Youre invited to...

The Forty Niners Chorus

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Chester County Department of Aging

APPRISE

12:15 PM Green Room

Discussion of the affordable Care Act (Medicare);

New preventative benefits; changes in insurance options for 2012;

Prescription drug donut hole

Vaccines for Seniors

Chester County Health Department

Influenza, high dose is $35 & regular dose is $20Pneumococcal free for 65 & older

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis free for one time dose

Persons with Medicare Part B, with no HMO secondary coverage is free

Please bring your immunization record

Septa transit cards please bring photo ID

State & County Organizations

Alzheimer Testing

Smith Auction limit 3 items please

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Career Transitions Conference Walk/Run/BikeTravel the Trails to a Healthy LifestyleFriday, Sept. 16, 2011

8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Penn State Great Valley, Swedesford Road, MalvernI m ps to jo t Cstr Coty Workorc

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Te HonorableJulia Hearthway,

Secretary o Labor and Industry

Te Honorable

Patrick Beaty,Deputy Secretary,Unemployment Compensation,

Labor and Industry

David Greineder,Director o Legislative Aairs,

Department o Labor andIndustry

Local career service providersand HR professionals

will assist participants withresume building, interview

techniques, and one-on-onecareer consulting.

TOPICS:

lTe current job situation inPennsylvania and programsthat are available through the

Department o Labor and In-dustry to assist job seekers ndemployment.

lOverview o unemploymentcompensation benets and up-date on recent changes to unem-ployment compensation law.

lInsight on job interviewingand what employers look or inemployees.

lCareer transition services, ol-low-up job assessment workshopsand one-on-one coaching sessionsoered to those who register.

Saturday, Sept. 24, 20118 a.m. 11 a.m.

Check-in between 8 a.m. 10 a.m.at Wegmans in Malvern (Timber Room),

Swedesford Road.

*For more inormation and to register or this event,please visit my website at DuaneMilne.com.

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NOE: Pre-registration is required. Please call my ofce at610-251-1070 to register and/or visit my website at DuaneMilne.com or more inormation.

You are welcome to bring a canned good to benet ChesterCounty Food Bank.

Event is FREE! l Healthy Snacks and Bottled Water ProvidedRain or Shine

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