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Senator Saval Joins Community Organizations and Advocates in Call for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
READING, ALLENTOWN, PITTSBURGH, and LANCASTER, PA—State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Stands Up, One Pennsylvania, Make the Road Pennsylvania, POWER Interfaith, Sunrise Pennsylvania, state and local representatives, and residents and community...
Senate Dems to Host Hearing on Shale Gas, Policy and Public Health Tomorrow in Monroeville
ROYERSFORD, June 1, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, will join Senator Jim Brewster tomorrow at CCAC's Boyce Campus in Monroeville to host a public hearing on state policy and health impacts of the shale...
Post Session Report :: Monday, October 5, 2020
SB 890, PN 1814 (Mensch) - The bill amends the Tobacco Settlement Act by allow individuals with disabilities to increase their earnings. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1075, PN 2002 (Arnold) - Strengthens the enhancement on child pornography crimes against very young...
Senate Democrats Highlight Funding for Affordable Housing in the PA 2019-2020 Budget
HARRISBURG - July 1, 2019 - The just-passed state budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 included a large increase in funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). Several members of the Senate Democratic Caucus...
Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s Final 2019-2020 Budget
HARRISBURG – June 28, 2019 – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget and related code bills and will now be sending them on to Governor Wolf for enactment. Senator Maria Collett (D-12, Bucks and Montgomery) wishes...
Senator Costa Supports State Budget, Looks to Fall Session to Accomplish Policy Goals
HARRISBURG - June 27, 2019 - Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Appropriations budget which is now headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk; Senator Costa looks forward to returning to session in the fall...