Senate Democrats Decry Wasted Session Time, Urge Senate Republicans to Focus on PA Budget and Affordability Crisis
HARRISBURG, PA – May 6, 2026 − Today, May 6, is the Senate’s final day in session until June 1, 2026. But despite the lengthy break, Senate Republicans moved no bills to raise wages, bring down costs, or work on the 2026-27 Pennsylvania Budget, due on June 30. On...Shapiro to State Senate: “Come Back To Work” and “Do Their Jobs”
Calling out the Pennsylvania State Senate that is presently scheduled to reconvene on June 1, Gov. Josh Shapiro said that the chamber should “come back to work” and “get a budget to my desk as soon as possible.” Speaking in Lancaster County on Friday, the governor was...Senator Costa Talks Affordability Action Plan on This Week in Pennsylvania
Democrats enter Senate work week with policy laundry list | This Week in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — State senators return briefly to Harrisburg on Monday before going on break until June. Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny), the Senate Democratic leader, has a laundry list of things he’d like to get done before leaving. The Democrats have focused their eyes on...While Trump builds ballrooms, Pennsylvania families lose healthcare and food assistance
Op-ed by Senator Jay Costa
From the moment that President Trump was sworn into office, the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus has sounded the alarm about how he and his cronies would enrich themselves by making backroom deals and at the same time, enact heartless policies that ravage the pocketbooks of working families right here in Pennsylvania.