Jesse White

In addition to going to Harrisburg and dealing with constituent issues back home, I am also in charge of staffing and running my district offices in Cecil, Washington and Burgettstown...

I have been a slacker on this blog lately, but I do have a somewhat legitimate excuse. I’m in the final stages of moving the whole blog and incorporating it with a ton of other stuff in a brand new site, so keep your pants on. ...

Somewhere in the 46th District needs water? You got it, Mr. Henry Winkler! More potentially great infrastructure news in the 46th. After literally years of work, there is a proposed settlement agreement to bring public water service to approximately 60 residents in Mt...

You know you live in a rural area when a new place to grab a sandwich is newsworthy. Whatever. If someone put a Cold Cut Combo in front of you, you'd be thrilled beyond words. Don't deny it...

After 101 days, Pennsylvania finally has a state budget. Interesting perspective from Brad Bumstead of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, particularly in regards to the role played by rank-and-file members in the process...

Thanks for destroying my hopes and dreams, Schoolhouse Rock. With the unbelievable procedural Olympics going on with the dueling, never-ending budget saga, I thought I would offer up a refresher course on how a bill becomes a law, courtesy of Schoolhouse Rock...

I'm talking about people respecting the municipal authority on which they serve, not my own personal authority, which is tragically limited...

I have a letter to the editor in today’s Washington Observer-Reporter. Here is the original letter that prompted my response: Voters put these boobs in office 9/20/20093:33 AM Let’s have a show of hands. Ho...

This has not been the most relaxing summer on record. I spent far more time than anyone would have wanted in the State Capitol, on the muggy shores of the Susquehanna River...

I could make a case here for being Charlie Brown, Lucy, the football or even the “Aaugh!” Sadly, that is all.

"Do You Believe in Miracles???" Breaking News: Tentative Budget Agreement Reached I am happy to announce that a tentative budget agreement has been worked out to give Pennsylvania a prudent spending plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year...

I have deliberately tried to steer clear from commenting on the ongoing health care debate, primarily because the legislation is at the federal level. But recent events have forced me to speak up. This afternoon, a woman sat across my desk...

First, the happy blog post I had been working on about the new sewage project we broke ground on in Avella. Then some comments from a constituent...

Tremendous letter to the editor in today’s Observer-Reporter. 8/31/2009 3:32 AM What, no protests over sewers? “President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus bill couldn’t have come at a better time for a costly rural sewerage project in Washington County” (O-R, Aug. 28). Is this ...