May 14, 2013 - Senator McIlhinney and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee held a second hearing to examine the governor’s liquor privatization plan.

Less than a week after the PA Senate concluded committee hearings on liquor privatization, advertisements opposing such a change have already appeared on local television. Doubtless, they are on the air in Harrisburg also when one man, state Sen. Charles McIllhinney, R-Bucks, is trying to write a more palatable bill than the one passed by the state house in March.

Almost a month after the senseless shooting deaths of 1-year-old Marcus White Jr., who was killed at an East Hills community picnic with his aunts; 16-year-old Delasia Detrieuille, who was killed in a housing complex when confronting two boys who allegedly had robbed her of a gun she was trying to sell earlier in the day; and John Haas, a jitney driver who was killed while picking up a charge in a McKeesport housing complex because his vehicle was mistaken for a rival gang member’s, the community will come together to take a stand against the acceptance of senseless violence in their neighborhoods at Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Stop the Violence & Community Awareness Event on June 29 at Stage AE from 1-4 p.m.

Starting Sunday, nearly 430 stops will be eliminated from 36 Port Authority of Allegheny County bus routes in the first phase of a consolidation process approved four years ago. The stops being cut are those used the least.

Soiree
    JUNE 14—The Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh will host its Commit to Care Soiree at 9 p.m. at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Ave., Cultural District. This event is to raise awareness of the importance of service to youth and challenge attendees to dedicate time to a child. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ULYP’s “Bridging the Gap” mentoring program. For more information, call Marisa Bartley at 724-307-8597 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .