Feb. 05, 2019 /
![Cox Sees Opportunities for Cooperation on Workforce Development in Governor’s Budget Proposal]()
HARRISBURG – Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget address delivered today to a joint session of the state House and Senate, state Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) – who recently began serving as chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee – issued the following statement:
Feb. 05, 2019 /
![House Committee to Hear about Broader Effects of Minimum Wage Hike]()
WHAT: An informational hearing to identify how a significant state minimum wage hike would affect not only minimum wage workers, but also other workers and consumers in the larger economy.
Jan. 03, 2019 /
![Cox Appointed Chairman of House Labor and Industry Committee]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) was appointed this week by the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to serve as chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee.
Jul. 17, 2018 /
![Every Role Matters When Protecting Care-Dependent People]()
Most of us were shocked and saddened when we read the series of Reading Eagle articles detailing unconscionable acts of elder abuse. We were angered to read stories about senior citizens and other care-dependent individuals whose caretakers, through willful acts of neglect, allowed them to suffer and perish.