John's Blog

Happy Election Day. I hope that all of the informed voters made it to the polls today. Obviously, the readers of this blog fit that definition. Despite the office being closed, I had a full schedule today starting with a … Read more>

I didn’t have anything on the schedule today, save a Habitat For Humanity board meeting tonight. My plans changed when I read the obits in Saturday’s paper. I went to 2 funeral homes this morning. First to see an old … Read more>

Charlotte, my mother and I got back this evening from Austin, TX, where Johnny graduated from the University of Texas School of Law on Saturday. It was a whirlwind trip, but we enjoyed it very much. We ate some good … Read more>

Following up on my blog post from last night, I’ve heard arguments from status quo advocates that are repeated over and over again with the goal of convincing the public that the issue in question should be left alone. For … Read more>

The national media is reluctantly covering the current Obama administration’s scandals to some degree. They operate as more of a monothith than not in what they’ll cover and how they’ll spin it. Anyone who follows current events soon discerns that … Read more>

This time of the year, I spend a lot of time meeting with people who want something from the taxpayers of this state. As the final decisions on the budget draw near, the people affected by the amount in any … Read more>

I was booked all day starting with an early trip to Johnstown and ending the day in Thompson Twp., Fulton County. We had our Spring LEAD meeting at the Township building and had a good turnout for it. I reviewed … Read more>

We were only in session two days this week, but work on the issues continues. I had several positive meetings yesterday and today on bills I’ve been working on, and today we concurred on Senate Bill 5, which sends this … Read more>

The jury finally arrived at its decision on the murder trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. He was convicted on three counts of murder for babies he killed and one count of manslaughter on one of the women he killed. What … Read more>

Another thing that I missed writing about last week, due to the volume of things that happened, was the sentencing of former Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin. If you missed it, for using her official office resources for campaign … Read more>