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Soundbite ONLY. Rep. Frank Andrews Shimkus applauds the efforts of House Speaker Dennis O’Brien and his fellow House members for voting to ‘fix’ the Senate-amended House bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism diagnosis and treatments. And he thanks parents of children with autism spectrum disorder for their hard work and dedication to getting this bill passed. Bite runs 16 seconds. - 7/2/2008

Soundbite ONLY. Rep. Tim Solobay has worked long and hard to see passage of his bill mandating only fire-safe cigarettes be sold in Pennsylvania. His bill passed finally in the House on July 2 and is now awaiting the governor’s signature. Bite runs 17 seconds. - 7/2/2008

Full Story. The House Commerce Committee approved legislation, called the Legacy Accounts Economic Development and Infrastructure Act, that would provide $45 million in funding for economic development projects to Pennsylvania counties. The funding would come from uncommitted gaming revenues without touching the nearly $1 billion of gaming funds dedicated to property tax relief. Roseann Cadau reports from Harrisburg. Story features Rep. Mark Longietti, D-Mercer, and runs 61 seconds. - 6/28/2008

BITE ONLY. Rep. Tim Solobay is supporting a package of Senate bills that would provide tax credits and tuition help to Pennsylvania's volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel. Runs 20 seconds. - 6/9/2008

Full Story. Health-care coverage is a priority issue for many Pennsylvanians. Here in P-A, the state House has approved a plan to help cover uninsured adults, and is calling on the Senate to act on the bill. This story features Rep. Deberah Kula. Story runs: 1 minute 4 seconds. Roseann Cadau has more from Harrisburg. - 4/30/2008

Video Clips

At a Harrisburg news conference, Rep. John Pallone said it was time for larger municipalities that use state police for law enforcement to pay for that service. He said many of these municipalities have the wherewithal to afford either their own police protection, but choose the services of state troopers, while other communities that pay taxes to support their own police force are also paying – through their state taxes – to fund the free police protection these larger municipalities are receiving. - 7/1/2008

Rep. Freeman discusses the consequence of not passing energy conservation legislation in the General Assembly, specifically a bill he helped author that would, among other things, provide smart meters to electricity customers in Pennsylvania. The meters would help customers conserve by adjusting their electricity usage to the cheapest, off-peak period to buy. - 7/1/2008

Rep. Vitali stood with colleagues from the General Assembly, as well as representatives of numerous environmental groups, to call upon the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to require 100-foot buffers on all rivers and streams in the Commonwealth. - 6/18/2008