Todd Rock

A $27.7 billion spending plan passed Thursday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives calls for 10 percent cuts to human services, flat funding for state-supported colleges and universities, and slight increases for K-12 education. The Pennsylvania Senate may vote as early as Friday on the budget, which affects the 2012-13 fiscal year starting Sunday. The House passed the plan 120-81 after three hours of debate. In interviews at the Capitol, Republican lawmakers from Franklin County, Pa., said they support the budget drafted by their party's leadership.

Franklin County, Pa., municipal leaders joined their counterparts from communities with similar demographics Monday to push for prevailing wage reform in the state's capital. Washington Township Manager Mike Christopher, Chambersburg Borough Council President William McLaughlin and Southampton Township Supervisor Samuel Cressler participated in a news conference in the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg, Pa. They told lawmakers that relief from the mandate could allow for more efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

“Does anyone know of a place that recycles or shreds tires? Or maybe someone that will pick them up. We would appreciate it if you left a message on Mail Call.” — Boonsboro “I am always outraged by violence, whether it be against men or women. You can help do something about it by contributing to CASA, which offers programs and shelter for the abused. They can be reached at 301-739-4990. I personally have seen what changes they can make in a person’s life — including saving lives.”   — Williamsport “I haven’t heard any liberals mention how Obama stuck his nose in Boeing wanting to build a plant in North Carolina.

The following candidates who represent residents in Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania ran unopposed Tuesday: State representatives: 86th -- Mark Keller, R-Perry/Franklin 89th -- Rob Kauffman, R-Franklin/Cumberland 90th -- Todd Rock, R-Franklin 91st -- Dan Moul, R-Adams/Franklin

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The 11th annual Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce Business Expo is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 17, from 7:30 a.m. to noon Waynesboro Area Senior High School. The event again will be partnered with the Waynesboro Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast. State Rep. Todd Rock, R-Franklin, will host an information fair for senior citizens.

Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner Robert L. Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic syndrome. Thomas, 58, made the announcement Friday in the commissioners meeting room, in the presence of his wife, Sherryl, daughters Bobbie and Kelly, other family members, friends and fellow Commissioners David Keller and Robert Ziobrowski.

A Greencastle, Pa., Democrat who mounted a write-in campaign for 90th House District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appears to have been unsuccessful. Sheldon Schwartz, 75, received approximately 170 write-in votes from Democrats in the April 24 primary election, according to results from the Franklin County (Pa.) Elections Board. He would have needed 300 votes to appear on ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. State Rep. Todd Rock, who was first elected in 2006, was unopposed on Republican ballots.

In the primary election, Todd Rock of Mont Alto, Pa., won the Republican nomination for the 90th District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives over incumbent and fellow GOP-party member Patrick E. Fleagle, who voted in favor of the pay raise. Fleagle could appear on November's ballots as the Democratic nominee if he garnered at least 300 of the 769 write-in votes cast by 90th District Democrats last week. "We are expecting to have those numbers on Tuesday morning," Franklin County Commissioner Bob Thomas, a member of the Board of Elections, said.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - State Rep. Todd Rock, R-Franklin, is warning residents about a new scam thieves are using to get consumers' personal and financial information. Victims of a "vishing" scam receive phone calls in which a recorded message claims their credit cards have been compromised. The message instructs victims to call another phone number immediately. People who call the phone number are then asked to dial their 16-digit credit card numbers, which then are converted into a numeric display.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Ronald Eberly's name is not to appear on May 16 Republican primary ballots as a 90th District candidate for the state House of Representatives, a senior Commonwealth Court judge ruled Tuesday. Without Eberly, the field narrows to Todd Rock of Mont Alto, Pa., and incumbent Patrick E. Fleagle. Eberly, who did not return calls made to his house and cell phone Tuesday, would have to appeal the decision very quickly, Judge Jim Flaherty said at a March 21 hearing.