News Digest :: June 23, 2019

Budget Budget pressure, policy agendas collide ahead of deadline https://hosted.ap.org/thetimes-tribune/article/2bc748dfc24249d88dde4954a94d4211/budget-pressure-policy-agendas-collide-ahead-deadline Lawmakers prepare for final push to pass state budget...

News Digest :: June 21, 2019

Legislature Pa. bill would help college students with crushing debt burden | By Sens. Vincent Hughes, Lindsey Williams and Katie Muth https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2019/06/pa-bill-would-help-college-students-with-crushing-debt-burden-opinion.html Letter to...

News Digest :: June 20, 2019

Legislature Pa. Senate vote puts victims’ rights amendment before voters https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-senate-vote-puts-victims-rights-amendment-before-voters/ Voters to decide whether to add victims’ rights to Pa. constitution: ’We are sending a clear...

News Digest :: June 19, 2019

Legislature Bill to move to open primary elections represents ‘a promising day for independent voters across Pa.’ https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/06/bill-to-move-to-open-primary-elections-represents-a-promising-day-for-independent-voters-across-pa.html Watered down...

News Digest :: June 18, 2019

Legislature Lawmakers ask for help to curb gun violence in Philadelphia after a weekend of 19 shootings, 5 deaths...

News Digest :: June 17, 2019

Legislature Old enough to marry? Or buy cigarettes? Age matters in bills before Pa. lawmakers https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/06/old-enough-to-marry-or-buy-cigarettes-age-matters-in-bills-before-pa-lawmakers.html Pennsylvania breweries might dodge sales tax bullet...