Rep. Preston (center) joins Gov. Ed Rendell and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Raventahl during a visit by the governor to the Homewood Senior Center. The governor announced that an estimated 113,000 senior homeowners in the state have had their school property taxes eliminated as a result of Pennsylvania’s historic 2006 property tax relief law.

Rep. Preston, with other local officials and stakeholders, attends a ceremony during which PNC Bank delivered a $5 million investment to the Landmarks Community Capital Corp. The fund helps to spur economic development in city neighborhoods. Left to right: Rep. Preston, PNC Vice President Linda Morris, City Councilman Ricky Burgess, Sarah Campbell, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Howard Slaughter and Lloyd Wright. -- PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO

Rep. Joseph Preston, D-Allegheny (second from left) joins Gov. Ed Rendell as he urges the state Senate to pass House Democrats' Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care health insurance proposal. The legislation, which would provide access to affordable health coverage formore than 270,000 uninsured Pennsylvania adults, has already been passed by the House.