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...

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.

Why Pennsylvania minimum wage might be going up; what to know

The Pennsylvania House passed a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over a gradual, three-year increase. Here’s what it means for workers and employers. The Democratic-led state House of Representatives passed the bill, H.B. 2189...