5/14/08
Senator
Takes to the Senate Floor in Support of Judicial Nominees |
5/13/2008
Senator
Joins Call for Adequate Funding for Mental Health and Mental
Retardation Workers |
4/30/08
Senator
O'Pake's Floor Remarks on Senate Passage of Bill to Stop
Unwanted "Political Robocalls" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for April, 2008 |
4/9/08
Senator
Introduces Boost in Job Creation Tax Credit for PA Businesses |
4/4/08
Senator
Pushes Bill to Suspend Sales Tax on School Supplies |
Senator O'Pake's
April, 2008 "Report to the People" |
3/31/2008
Legislation
Advocated by Senator O'Pake to Thwart Political Robocalls Clears
Key Committee |
Pennsylvania
Moment for March, 2008 |
2/28/2008
Senator
Underscores the Importance of Agriculture to PA During Budget
Hearings |
Senator O'Pake's
March, 2008 "Report to the People" |
2/15/2008
Senator
Urges Action on Legislative Package to Clamp Down on Underage
Drinking in College Towns |
2/14/2008
Senator
Calls the Day "Historic" as Governor Pens his Signature to
State's New "Open Records" Law |
2/12/2008
Senator
Joins in Recognition of Career & Technology Center Week at the
State Capitol; Visits With Student Representatives from Berks
County |
2/6/2008
As
State Senate Passes Bills to More Clearly Define Role of
Municipalties in Providing Fire & Emergency Medical Service
Response, O'Pake Urges State Action on Tax Credit to Promote
Volunteer First Responder Recruitment & Retention |
Pennsylvania
Moment for February, 2008 |
Senator O'Pake's
February, 2008 "Report to the People" |
1/28/2008
At
a Capitol News Conference, O'Pake Urges Legislative Action to
Stop Political Robocalls |
1/14/2008
Senator
Expresses Optimism Regarding Final Passage of Smoking Ban in
Most Public Places |
1/7/2008
Assistance
Available to People In Need to Help Pay Home Heating Costs,
Senator Explains |
Senator O'Pake's
January, 2008 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for January, 2008 |
Senator O'Pake's
December, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for December, 2007 |
11/20/2007
Senator
Marks 15th Anniversary of State's Landmark Children's Health
Insurance Program |
11/14/2007
O'Pake
Joins Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Call for Action on
Legislation to Require Insurance Coverage of Cancer Clinical
Trial Patient Care |
11/13/2007
Senator
O'Pake Takes to the Senate Floor to Urge End to Homeowner School
Property Tax |
11/13/2007
Senator
Urges End to Homeowner School Property Taxes in Speech on Senate
Floor |
11/5/2007
Time
for President Bush to Support Compromise Federal S-CHIP
Reauthorization |
11/5/2007
Thank
A Veteran This Veterans Day: 11/11 |
Pennsylvania
Moment for November, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
November, 2007 "Report to the People" |
10/4/2007
Senator
O'Pake Urges Congress to Override President's Veto of Children's
Health Insurance |
Senator O'Pake's
October, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for October, 2007 |
9/24/2007
Senator
O'Pake Comments on Governor Rendell's Opening of Special Session
on Energy |
9/19/2007
Senator
O'Pake Seeks Reversal of Federal Bureaucratic Guideline
Restricting Children's Health Insurance Coverage |
9/18/2007
Senator
O'Pake Joins Call for Cost-Saving Statewide Health Insurance
Plan for School Employees |
Pennsylvania
Moment for September, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
September, 2007 "Report to the People" |
8/28/2007
PA's
"Safe Haven" Law -- Protecting Unwanted Newborn Children From
Abandonment |
8/27/2007
State
Aging Department Launches New Website |
8/7/2007
"Energy
Independence" the Focus of Upcoming Special Session |
Senator O'Pake's
August, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for August, 2007 |
7/31/2007
Senator
Reminds Seniors of Property Tax & Rent Rebate Program Expansion
& Extension of Application Deadline |
7/19/2007
O'Pake
Hails Governor's Signature of Long-Term Care Insurance Incentive |
7/12/2007
Senate
Passes Farm Tax Credit for Conservation Best Management
Practices |
Pennsylvania
Moment for July, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
July, 2007 "Report to the People" |
6/13/2007
Senate
Acts on House Bill Reauthorizing $25 Million Grant Program to
Aid Volunteer Fire and EMS Companies |
6/6/2007
O'Pake
Tax Credit for Emergency Service Volunteers Wins Committee
Approval |
Senator O'Pake's
June, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for May, 2007 |
5/8/2007
Senator
O'Pake's Congressional Redistricting Government Reform Proposal
Advances |
5/3/2007
Senator
Calls for New State Office to Speed Studies of Reports of
Potential "Cancer Clusters" |
Senator O'Pake's
May, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for April, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
April, 2007 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for March, 2007 |
3/9/2007
Higher
Income Guidelines Mean More PA Children Qualify for Free Health
Insurance Coverage |
3/5/2007
Senator
Says Pennsylvania Leads the Nation in Preserving Farmland |
Senator O'Pake's
March, 2007 "Report to the People" |
2/22/2007
Breakdown
in Communications Blamed for Stranding Motorists in Wake of
Valentine Day's Snow Storm |
2/21/2007
PA's
Volunteer Emergency Service Responders Deserve a Tax Break |
2/21/2007
Senator
Says An Additional 659 Acres of Berks County Farmland is
Preserved |
2/13/2007
PA's
Amber Alert System Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Saving
Children's Lives |
2/7/2007
Senator
O'Pake At Capitol News Conference on Bill to Ban Unwanted
Political "Robocalls" |
2/6/2007
Senator
O'Pake Reacts to Governor Rendell's 2007-08 State Budget
Proposal |
Pennsylvania
Moment for February, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
February, 2007 "Report to the People" |
1/13/2007
Amber
Alert System Saves Children's Lives |
1/8/2007
Senator
O'Pake Introduces Government & Political Reform Legislation |
1/6/2007
PA
Farm Show Underway in Harrisburg |
Pennsylvania
Moment for January, 2007 |
Senator O'Pake's
January, 2007 "Report to the People" |
12/28/2006
Senator
Says "Go Further" Action on Property Tax Relief Must be Priority
in New Session |
12/22/2006
More
than 420,000 Additional Seniors to Benefit from Expansion of
Pennsylvania's Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program |
12/18/2006
Senator
Comments on Governor's Creation of Cabinet to Serve as Advocate
for Persons with Disabilities |
12/12/2006
Senator
O'Pake Applauds New Website Aiding Consumers in Fight Against
Identity Theft |
12/6/2006
Senator
Comments on New Law Dealing with Difficult End-of-Life Issues |
Pennsylvania
Moment for December, 2006 |
Senator O'Pake's
December, 2006 "Report to the People" |
11/22/2006
O'Pake
Proposes to Restrict Political "Robocalls" |
11/6/2006
Senator
Comments on Newly Enacted "Cover All Kids" Law |
Pennsylvania
Moment for November, 2006 |
Senator O'Pake's
November, 2006 "Report to the People" |
Senator O'Pake's
October, 2006 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for October, 2006 |
9/27/2006
Senator O'Pake
Speaks at Dedication of New $9.3 Million Science Center at
Alvernia College Science Center Named in the Senator's Honor |
9/25/2006
Senate
Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony on Proposals to Curb Urban
Violence |
9/5/2006
$500
State Rebate Available for Purchase of Full Hybrid Vehicle |
Senator O'Pake's
September, 2006 "Report to the People" |
8/29/2006
New
State Budget Provides Money for Senior Citizen Center
Improvements |
8/28/2006
PA's
Amber Alert System Has Helped to Save the Lives of 19 Children
Since It's Implementation 4 Years Ago |
Pennsylvania
Moment for August, 2006 |
Join
Senator O'Pake on a Rare Tour of the state Capitol dome (opened
for public inspection for the first and only time in about 50
years on July 25, 2006 as part of the bicentennial celebration
of Pennsylvania's historic state Capitol building) |
7/28/2006
More
than $500,000 On the Way to Help Volunteer Fire Companies Battle
Brush and Forest Fires |
Senator O'Pake's
August, 2006 "Report to the People" |
PA Moment for
July, 2006 |
Senator O'Pake's
July, 2006 "Report to the People" |
6/30/2006
Senator
O'Pake Comments on Efforts to Secure Federal Assistance in the
in the Wake of Heavy Rains and Flooding in Berks County and
throughout Pennsylvania |
6/20/2006
Improvements
In Megans Law Pass Senate |
6/8/2006
NASCAR
Hits PA |
PA Moment for
June, 2006 |
Senator O'Pake's
June, 2006 "Report to the People" |
5/24/2006
In
Wake of PA's Low Mark on Nationwide Report Card, Senator
O'Pake Urges Action on His Legislation Requiring Insurance
Coverage of Prostate Cancer Screening |
5/15/2006
Senator
O'Pake Joins Governor as "Ounce of Prevention" Bill is Signed
into Law |
5/11/2006
Senator
Pushes to Strengthen PA's Megan's Law |
5/2/2006
"Not
all that we want, but progress," Senator O'Pake says in Senate
floor remarks on adoption of Conference Committee Report on
Property Tax Relief |
PA Moment for
May, 2006 |
4/26/2006
Senator
Reminds Students of May 1 PHEAA Grant Application Deadline |
Senator O'Pake's
May, 2006 "Report to the People" |
4/7/2006
Megan's
Law Revisions Now Facing Full Senate Vote After Clearing
Judiciary Committee |
Senator O'Pake's
April, 2006 "Report to the People" |
4/3/2006
Citizen
Involvement Key to Enhanced Child Abuse Prevention Effort |
4/3/2006
At
a Capitol News Conference, Senator
O'Pake Comments on New Legislation He's Introducing to Enhance
Child Abuse Prevention Efforts |
PA Moment for
April, 2006 |
3/27/2006
"Ounce
of Prevention" Bill Aimed at Enhancing Services for Low-Income,
At-Risk Expectant Mothers and their Newborn Children Clears
Senate; Nears Enactment |
3/22/2006
Senate
Judiciary Committee Sends Bill Toughening Penalities for Child
Rapists to Full Senate |
3/7/2006
Senator
Says Recent Incident Underscores Need for Internet Users to Be
Cautious About Release of Personal Information
|
3/6/2006
Senator
Discusses His Bill to Improve PA's Megan's Law
|
Senator O'Pake's
March, 2006 "Report to the People" |
PA Moment for
March, 2006 |
2/24/2006
Senator
Applauds Governor's Signing of Law Renewing $25 Million Grant
Program for Volunteer Emergency Service Companies
|
2/10/2006
Senate
Approves Legislation Renewing $25 Million Grant Program for
Volunteer Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Companies |
PA Moment for
February, 2006 |
2/08/2006
Senator
O'Pake Comments on Proposed No-Tax-Increase State Budget |
Senator O'Pake's
February, 2006 "Report to the People" |
1/24/2006
Senator
O'Pake Commends Governor for Boosting the Income Eligibility
Limit for Energy Assistance to Allow an Additional 67,000
Pennsylvania Families to Qualify |
1/20/2006
Property
Tax Relief Remains Top Priority for New Year |
1/6/2006
PA
Prepares for Kick Off of 90th Annual PA Farm Show (January 7-14)
|
PA Moment for
January, 2006 |
1/4/2006
Special
Session Senate Committee Takes Testimony on House-Passed Sales
Tax Expansion/Property Tax Relief Plan |
Senator O'Pake's
January, 2006 "Report to the People" |
12/22/2005
Senator
O'Pake Joins Governor at Bill Signing/Teleconference Hookup with
PA National Guard Troops Stationed In Iraq |
PA Moment for
December, 2005 |
12/16/2005
Senate-Passed
"Taxpayer Relief Act" Calls for Major Expansion of Senior
Citizen Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program |
12/12/2005
Senator
O'Pake Joins Democratic Colleagues in Criticizing Senate
Republican Majority for Pushing Bill to Eliminate Voters Right
to Elect Lieutanant Governor |
12/12/2005
Senator
O'Pake Joins Democratic Colleagues in Criticizing Senate
Republican Majority for Pushing Bill to Eliminate Voters Right
to Elect Lieutenant Governor |
12/5/2005
Senator
O'Pake Urges Action to Boost PA Minimum Wage |
Senator O'Pake's
December, 2005 "Report to the People" |
11/30/2005
Senator
Discusses PHEAA Loan Forgiveness for Armed Forces Personnel |
11/10/2005
Governor
Signs New Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence |
PA Moment for
November, 2005 |
Senator O'Pake's
November, 2005 "Report to the People" |
10/26/2005
Senator
O'Pake Urges Prompt House Action on New Protection for Victims
of Domestic Violence During Capitol Rally Marking Domestic
Violence Awareness Month |
10/25/2005
Senate
Passes New Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence |
10/5/2005
October
"Capitol Connection" Report Focuses on Need for Boosting Energy
Assistance for Low-Income Families |
9/28/2005
Senator
Emphasizes Need to "Work Together" During Opening Remarks of
Special Session on Property Tax Relief |
9/28/2005
Senator
O'Pake on Beginning of Special Session on Property Tax Relief |
Senator O'Pake's
October, 2005 "Report to the People" |
9/15/2005
Property
Tax Relief Gains Priority Attention |
9/8/2005
Senator
Pushes Legislation to Crack Down on Gasoline Price Gouging |
Capitol
Connection Radio Show for 9/05: Growing Greener II |
Senator O'Pake's
September, 2005 "Report to the People" |
Gasoline
Price Spike Prompts Call for Investigation |
PA Moment for
September, 2005 |
Senator O'Pake's
August, 2005 "Report to the People" |
7/7/2005
No-Tax-Increase
2005-06 State Budget Passed |
Senator O'Pake's
July, 2005 "Report to the People" |
6/20/2005
Let
Voters Decide Property Tax Relief Question, O'Pake Says |
6/13/2005
Spiraling
Health Care Costs Present Challenge for 2005-06 State Budget |
Senator O'Pake's
June, 2005 "Report to the People" |
PA Moment for
June, 2005 |
Senator O'Pake's
May, 2005 "Report to the People" |
PA Moment for
May, 2005 |
4/14/2005
$625
Million "Growing Greener II" Bond Issue on May 17 Ballot |
4/12/2005
Senator
Joins Call for Increase in Minimum Wage |
Senator O'Pake's
April, 2005 "Report to the People" |
3/10/2005
March,
2005 Capitol Connection Radio Report |
3/2/2005
Senator
Seeks Additional Funding for Alzheimer's Outreach |
3/1/2005
Budget
Hearings Underway at State Capitol
|
PA Moment for
March, 2005 |
Senator O'Pake's
March, 2005 "Report to the People" |
2/15/2005
Senate
Resolution 60 Commission Recommends Senator O'Pake's Proposed
Tax Credit for Emergency Service Volunteers in Final Report |
2/9/2005
Senator Reacts to
Governor's No-Tax-Increase State Budget Proposal
|
2/2/2005
Senator Outlines Peoples Agenda in Speech to Newspaper Editors |
Senator O'Pake's
February, 2005 "Report to the People" |
1/24/2005
Senator Discusses
Early Detection Cancer Screening Package |
1/21/2005
Senator Says Tax
Credit Would Serve as Recruitment/Retention Incentive for
Emergency Service Volunteers |
1/7/2005
PA Farm Show Runs
Through Saturday, January 15 |
1/5/2005
January, 2005 Capitol Connection Radio Report |
PA Moment for
January, 2005 |
1/1/2005
Senator O'Pake's
January, 2005 "Report to the People" |
12/29/2004
Sen. O'Pake Urges
Support for Community Food Banks |
Pennsylvania Moment
for December, 2004 |
12/10/2004
New Laws Protecting
Children the Focus of Capitol Connection Radio Report |
12/3/2004
Help Available to
Low-Income Citizens in Paying Home Heating Costs |
12/1/2004
Senator O'Pake's
December, 2004 "Report to the People" |
11/24/2004
Senator O'Pake's "Amber Alert" Bill
Signed by Governor |
11/10/2004
Senator O'Pakes
Comments on "Amber Alert" Bill as it Passes Senate |
11/9/2004
Senator O'Pake's
November, 2004 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania Moment
for November, 2004 |
10/7/2004
Senate Passes O'Pake
Co-sponsored Legislation to Prohibit Public Officials From
Having ANY Financial Interest in Gaming Facilities |
10/4/2004
Senator O'Pake's
October, 2004 "Report to the People" |
10/4/2004
Pennsylvania Moment
for October, 2004 |
Senator O'Pake's
September, 2004 "Report to the People" |
Pennsylvania
Moment for September, 2004 |
8/24/2004
Senator O'Pake
Seeks More Financial Aid for College Students |
8/10/2004
Capitol Connection
Radio Program |
8/9/2004
Pennsylvania
Conservation Corps Celebrates 20 Years |
Pennsylvania
Moment for August, 2004 |
7/23/2004
Senator O'Pake
Presenting $434,930 State Grant to Berks Women In Crisis Center
to Help the Victims of Domestic Violence |
7/21/2004
20-Year Effort to
Implement Child Video Testimony Successfully Concluded |
7/20/2004
Senator
O'Pake Outlines Need to Enhance PA's Megan's Law |
7/4/2004
Senator
O'Pake's July "Report to the People" |
7/2/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for July |
7/1/2004
Senator
O'Pake Joins Capitol Celebration of PACE Program's 20th
Anniversary |
6/9/2004
Senator
O'Pake Advocates Lottery Funding Boost for PENNCARE |
6/7/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for June |
6/1/2004
With
Record-High Gasoline Prices, VISIT PA Great Choice for PA
Families |
5/27/2004
Senator
O'Pake Views Demonstration of AED in Presentation of $50,000
State Grant to Help Schools and Other Berks County Facilities
Purchase Life-Saving Devices
|
5/11/2004
Senator
O'Pake Presented "Keystone Fraternal Legislator Award"
Watch
here.
Listen
hear. |
5/1/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for May |
4/1/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for April |
3/18/2004
Child
Victim Video Testimony Bill Clears Senate |
3/5/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for March |
2/12/2004
Reversing
Pennsylvania's "Brain Drain" -- Focus of First Part
of Rendell Economic Stimulus Package To Win Enactment |
2/3/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for February |
1/16/2004
As
Democratic chair of the Senate Agriculture and
Rural Affairs Committee, Sen. O'Pake comments on his visit to
the 88th annual State Farm Show in
Harrisburg |
1/9/2004
Capitol
Connection -- Property Tax Reform & Economic Development
Headline New Year's List of Challenges |
1/6/2004
Fiscal
Accountability Included in New Education Investment |
1/2/2004
Pennsylvania
Moment for January |
12/30/2003
Education
Wins Significant Boost in Final 2003-04 Budget Compromise |
12/12/2003
Capitol
Connection -- Seniors Can Use 2002 Income Information Thru
March 31, 2004, to Qualify Under Expanded PACE/PACENET Program |
12/4/2003
Seniors
Should Apply Now for January Start of Expanded PACE/PACENET
Program |
12/1/2003
Pennsylvania
Moment for December |
11/25/2003
Sen.
O'Pake Hails as Historic Final Senate Vote on PACE/PACENET
Expansion |
11/24/2003
Sen.
O'Pake Discusses New PHEAA Merit Scholarship Grants |
11/24/2003
Legislation
Being Readied to Implement Constitutional Amendment Permitting
Child Abuse Victims to Testify Via Videotape or Closed-Circuit
TV |
11/18/2003
O'Pake
"Amber Alert" Bill On Way To Becoming Law |
11/7/2003
Sen.
O'Pake Voices Opposition to Proposed Federal Restrictions in
Medicare Coverage for Senior Citizen Rehabilitation Services |
Capitol
Connection Radio Program Features Sen. O'Pake Discussing PACE
Expansion |
Pennsylvania
Moment for November |
10/29/2003
Sen.
O'Pake Details Historic Expansion of state's Senior Citizen
Prescription Assistance Program |
PA
Voters Face Nov. 4 Decision on Constitutional Amendments
Allowing Child Abuse Victims to Testify via Video or
Closed-Circuit TV |
Pennsylvania
Moment for October |
9/17/2003
Sen.
O'Pake Proposes Tax Credit for Volunteer Firefighters |
| Pennsylvania
Moment for September |
9/02/2003
College-bound
High School Seniors should not delay their financial planning |
8/12/2003
Higher
Education Assistance for Returning Military Personnel |
Pennsylvania
Moment for August |
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