Corbin appointed to House Judiciary Committee
State Rep. Becky Corbin (R-155)
Rep. Becky Corbin (R-155) was recently appointed to standing committees of the Pennsylvania House for the 2017-18 session. Corbin now serves on the following committees: Judiciary, Health, Urban Affairs, and Environmental Resources and Energy.
The Judiciary Committee is tasked with reviewing legislation related to crimes and offenses, such as Corbin’s successful...
Corbin bill would close strangulation loophole
State Rep. Becky Corbin
Flanked by fellow legislators, top prosecutors from across the state, and victims’ rights advocates, Rep. Becky Corbin (R-Chester) today held a news conference at the Capitol to urge passage of legislation she has introduced that would make strangulation a felony in Pennsylvania.
House Bill 1581 would close a loophole in state law that has allowed some domestic abusers...
Corbin to host Armed Forces Day Appreciation picnic, May 16
State Rep. Becky Corbin (R-155)
EAST BRANDYWINE — State Rep. Becky Corbin (R-155) is inviting veterans and their family members who live in the 155th House District to attend her third annual Armed Forces Day Appreciation Picnic. It will be held Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Alison Pavilion at East Brandywine Community Park, 444 Dilworth Road in East Brandywine Township.
The...
GOP says Wolf’s tax math doesn’t add up
And they may have a point, when it comes to sales tax hike
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST CHESTER — Five of the county’s state legislative delegation pushed back on Gov. Tom Wolf’s sales tax increase proposal Friday — arguing that it would cost Chester County taxpayers an additional $177 million a year in taxes.
State Representatives Dan Truitt (R-156), Becky Corbin (R-155), Tim...
Use of receptacles for unused drugs applauded
West Whiteland Township alone collected 80 pounds
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
More than 350 pounds of medication have been collected for safe disposal from special receptacles across Chester County in the first three months of 2014, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan reported on Wednesday, April 23.
Prescription drug abuse in the U.S. is the fastest growing public...
Working to perpetuate Rebecca Lukens’ legacy
Annual award goes to longtime regional open-space advocate
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Molly K. Morrison chats with Susannah Brody, playing the role of Rebecca Lukens, at the Eighth Annual Rebecca Lukens Award ceremony in Coatesville.
Driven by a promise to her dying husband to keep the steel mill going, Lukens proceeded to demonstrate an iron will that would transcend...
