PA State Rep. Curt Schroder

Contact Information

District Office:
Exton Mailing Address:
315 Gordon Drive
Exton, PA, 19341
Phone: (610) 524-5595
Fax: (610) 524-5667
Hours: M-F 9:00 - 4:30

Harrisburg Office:
41A East Wing
House Post Office Box 202155
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2155
Phone: (717) 783-2520
Fax: (717) 705-1994

Working For You

I believe that it takes a group effort working toward common goals to make a community shine. Below are links to stories that demonstrate the ongoing work to make our communities the best that they can be. Please contact my office for more information about these stories or if I may assist you with any state-related matter.

House, Senate consider education reforms as session clock winds down
From The PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Reforms intended to improve Pennsylvania’s taxpayer-funded public school system by giving more educational options to low- and middle-income families and holding teachers more accountable may not be resolved until next year.

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Rep. Schroder says he won’t seek re-election
From The Pottstown Mercury
DOWNINGTOWN — State Rep. Curt Schroder announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to the legislative seat he has held since 1995.

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Morning Magazine: State Representative Curt Schroder
From PodOMatic

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Jimmy Carter an Ally on the Left in Voter ID Crusade
From Human Events
As the number of states enacting the requirement of a form of identification to vote increases, so does the intensity of debate over the issue. This intensity is partisan. In every state that has enacted voter ID, most of the proponents are Republican and most opponents are Democrats.

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Pennsylvania losing three veteran legislators
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
HARRISBURG - State Sen. Jeffrey Piccola, one of the Capitol's most vocal advocates for taxpayer-funded school vouchers and architect of a bill to let the state take over the City of Harrisburg's finances, says he will not seek reelection next year.

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State House bill would open Philly casino license to state
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- A House committee voted today to make it much harder to locate a second casino with slots and table games in Philadelphia.

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Gaming Board head endorses investigative changes for casinos
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- House Republicans have been trying for five years to shift the investigatory bureau of the state Gaming Control Board over to the attorney general's office.

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Panel tackles casino grand jury report
From The Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice
HARRISBURG - A House panel will start deliberations this week on a package of prospective bills to implement recommendations made to overhaul the state Gaming Control Board by a state grand jury last spring.

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From Pennsylvania, a cautionary tale of casino profits trailed by corruption
From The Boston Globe
Legislative leaders appointed four of the commission’s seven members and - through language written into the initial legislation - each of those members was given a veto over the awarding of each of the state’s casino licenses.

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Treasurer oversees casino marketing study
From The Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice
HARRISBURG - A marketing study to suggest where any new Pennsylvania casino should be located is being carried out under the direction of state Treasurer Rob McCord.

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Corbett expected to sign bill limiting liability to fair share
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG -- Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign legislation aimed at improving the business climate by limiting how much minor defendants must pay in civil damage lawsuits.

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Next two days will determine outcome of school choice battle
From The PA Independent
HARRISBURG — A Chester County Republican wants to simplify the complex debate over school choice by giving every child a voucher, a proposal that differs from two other bills on the issue.

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Corbett open to voucher compromise to get legislation passed
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett wants to see a school voucher program enacted by June 30 and would support a compromise to scale the program back to two years from the four years he wanted, his spokesman said Monday.

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Two House GOP members to introduce voucher legislation
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG -- Two Republican House members from opposite ends of the state this week will announce separate tuition voucher bills that would allow parents to choose schools for their children.

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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board riddled with culture of ‘noncriminal misconduct,’ grand jury report says
From The Harrisburg Patriot
Pennsylvania has earned the reputation of having one of the most corrupt legislatures in the United States.

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‘Scrubbing’ casino reports
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The much-maligned Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement (BIE) did its job.

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Grand jury’s scathing casino report sparks state hearings
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — The House Gaming Oversight Committee will hold hearings this summer on developing legislation stemming from a blistering grand jury report on casino regulation.

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Who has signed on for change?
From The Doylestown Intelligencer
The State of Health - The list of co-sponsors for HB 1561 introduced by Bucks County Rep. Frank Farry, R-142, that would raise lawmakers' health care contributions to 20 percent of the cost of the health plan, phased in over 10 years. BOLD indicates Bucks County or Eastern Montgomery County representative.

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Second grand jury report blasts Pa. gaming board
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
A state grand jury on Tuesday slammed the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, characterizing it as a patronage-filled, secretive agency that failed to safeguard the public by inadequately investigating casino operators and vendors.

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Key senator now considering move for investigative bureau
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG -- In the wake of a state grand jury report alleging that supervisors at the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board watered down casino investigation reports, state Sen. Jane Earll, who chairs an oversight panel, said she is considering moving the Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement out of the agency.

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Pennsylvania gaming board spends thousands on probe defense

From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The state Gaming Control Board spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in staff time and outside legal fees in responding to a two-year investigation by the Attorney General's Office that ended with no criminal charges.

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Gaming report: Public wasn’t protected
From The Allentown Morning Call
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regulators knew about Louis DeNaples' alleged ties to organized crime figures, about him being investigated for an alleged scheme to resell trucks damaged in Hurricane Katrina and that he was guilty of a felony.

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Grand jury calls for gaming oversight overhaul
From The Towanda Daily Review
HARRISBURG - A state grand jury report issued Tuesday calls for an overhaul of state oversight of the casino licensing process and looks exhaustively into the many controversies surrounding the awarding of a slots license to Mount Airy Casino Resort in 2006.

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