You’re Invited to Our Shredding/Spring Clean Up Day!
March 1, 2019
You’re Invited to Our Shredding/Spring Clean Up Day!
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PennDOT to Start Issuing REAL IDs
Our office is working with PennDOT to schedule some presentations in our area to provide constituents with valuable information about REAL IDs. Look for details about those presentations in future editions of this email newsletter. A federally accepted form of identification must be used as identification to board a commercial flight or visit a secure federal building starting Oct. 1, 2020. A Pennsylvania REAL ID will fulfill this requirement, as will a U.S. Passport. Under state law, REAL ID is optional for Pennsylvania residents. PennDOT will continue to offer standard-issue driver’s licenses and photo IDs. Pennsylvanians who have pre-verified their required documentation for obtaining a REAL ID may apply online to receive it without visiting a driver license center. PennDOT has indicated those IDs will be mailed out to recipients in 10 business days. Residents who have not pre-verified but wish to obtain a REAL ID will be required to bring original versions or certified copies of the following documents for verification to a local driver license center:
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Luncheon Honored Local Work on Cattell Cabin
I attended on Sunday the Monroe County Historical Association’s annual luncheon at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort and presented an award to John Motz, who represented Friends of Big Pocono for their work on Cattell Cabin. This P.E.P. (Preserve, Enhance, Promote) historical preservation award recognized the group’s dedication to caring for and highlighting this important local asset. |
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Protecting the Rights of Crime Victims
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee approved five bills for consideration by the full House. The package includes:
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Free Admission at Several Local Museums
Pennsylvania was created when England’s King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn in 1681. Once each year, the Pennsylvania State Archives displays the original document, for a limited time, at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. For the remainder of the year the charter is safeguarded in a special vault within the archives. Charter Day celebrates the founding of the Commonwealth and gives visitors to The State Museum of Pennsylvania a rare opportunity to see the original Charter of Pennsylvania written in 1681. This year, documents relating to the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote, including Pennsylvania’s copy of the “Joint Resolution of Congress Proposing an Amendment to the United States Constitution Extending the Right of Suffrage to Women” and Pennsylvania’s “Joint Resolution for Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution” will be on display. The documents will be on display until 1 p.m. Friday, March 15. For a complete list of the participating museums and historic sites in this year’s celebration, click here. |
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Budget Hearings Continue
This week’s hearings featured the Pennsylvania State Police, as well as the departments of Transportation (PennDOT), Corrections, General Services, Health, and Drug and Alcohol Programs, as well as the Liquor Control Board and the Gaming Control Board. Next week concludes the House’s budget hearings with appearances by the departments of Education, Agriculture, and Military and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Public School Employees’ Retirement System and State Employees’ Retirement System. The full schedule is available here. The site also includes links to video of the archived hearings once available. |
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