Collett’s Bipartisan Nurse Education Bill Advances Through Committee

October 29, 2025

Senate Bill 998 would create the Nurse Education Capacity Expansion Grant Program to grow nursing faculty and boost the nursing workforce pipeline in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa. − October 29, 2025 − On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate Institutional...

Senate Democrats Introduce Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program to Fight Hunger Amid SNAP Funding Freeze

October 28, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA − October 28, 2025 − Today, Senate Democrats held a press event to introduce the Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program, legislation that will allocate $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund for the Department of Agriculture to send to...

Senator Cappelletti Puts Families First, Moves Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Human Breast Milk Online

October 28, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed Senator Amanda Cappelletti’s (D-17, Delaware/Montgomery) Senate Bill 270 on Tuesday, October 28. This bill, which Senator Cappelletti first introduced in...

Senator Malone’s Legislation to Protect Minors from Sexually Explicit AI Deepfakes Advances Through the Judiciary Committee

October 28, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 − Today, State Senator James Andrew Malone’s legislation to protect minors from sexually explicit AI deepfakes advanced through the Judiciary Committee as an amendment to State Senator Tracy Pennycuick’s legislation that deals with...

Senate Committee Advances Boscola Proposal to Phase Out Toxic Additives in IV Bags and Other Medical Devices

October 28, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – October 28, 2025 – The Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee voted unanimously to advance legislation authored by Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) that would phase out, and ultimately ban, a toxic chemical additive found in...

Bucks County Lawmakers Call on Senate Republicans to Do Their Job and Pass a Real Budget  

October 27, 2025

BUCKS COUNTY − October 27, 2025 − One hundred and sixteen days after the June 30th budget deadline, Senator Santarsiero (D-10) hosted a press conference on Friday to call out Senate Republicans’ lack of leadership and failure to pass a responsible budget that...