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Sen. Lindsey Williams Releases Statement Criticizes Senate Passage of School Privatization Bill
Harrisburg − June 29, 2023 − Sen. Lindsey Williams released the following statement on the passage of HB 479: I oppose tonight’s passage of HB 479 as amended because I support our public schools and because I believe in the separation of church and...
Schwank Applauds Shapiro Administration for Securing Small Business Administration Assistance for Businesses Impacted by R.M. Palmer Explosion
Reading − June 29, 2023 − State Sen. Judy Schwank applauded Gov. Josh Shapiro’s announcement this afternoon that the U.S. Small Business Administration has agreed to his request to provide up to $2 million in loan assistance through the Economic Injury Disaster...
Declaración del senador Street sobre la sentencia del TSE sobre discriminación positiva "Una mayor erosión de la equidad"
HARRISBURG, PA – June 29, 2023 − Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement after this morning’s SCOTUS ruling finding affirmative action unconstitutional. " I am deeply disappointed in today’s U.S. Supreme Court's decision finding affirmative action in...
El senador estatal Jay Costa reacciona a la decisión del Tribunal Supremo que anula la discriminación positiva y expresa su decepción
Harrisburg, PA – June 29, 2023 – Today, the Supreme Court decided in a 6-3 decision to strike down affirmative action in the case of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. Democratic Leader Jay Costa, representing...
El senador Art Haywood responde a la decisión del Tribunal Supremo sobre la discriminación positiva
HARRISBURG – June 29, 2023 – Senator Art Haywood (D-4) issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court Decision to strike down affirmative action programs at Harvard, UNC and across the nation. “Today, the Supreme Court put our nation in...
La senadora Collett celebra la aprobación por la Cámara de la Ley de Seguridad del Paciente
Harrisburg, Pa. - June 28, 2023 — Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) joined her colleagues in the legislature and fellow nurses from across the Commonwealth to celebrate the passage of HB 106, the companion to Senator Collett's Patient Safety Act (SB 247),...
Los senadores estatales Dillon y Farry reúnen apoyos para la ampliación de la declaración de emergencia en respuesta al derrumbe del puente de la I-95
Harrisburg, June 28, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Senate today passed S.R. 136 from State Senators Jimmy Dillon (D, Philadelphia) and Frank Farry (R, Bucks) by a vote of 50 to 0. The bi-partisan resolution extends Governor Shapiro's emergency disaster proclamation in...
El senador Santarsiero y el diputado Warren aprueban por unanimidad en el Senado un proyecto de ley contra el aumento del coste de los seguros de inundación
HARRISBURG − June 28, 2023 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Perry Warren (D-31) announced that Senate Bill 442 and House Bill 735, each of which would establish a task force to address rising flood insurance premiums, were voted unanimously out of...
El Senado aprueba el proyecto de reforma de la libertad condicional de los senadores Williams, Baker y Bartolotta
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2023 – Today, the Senate voted to pass a bill sponsored by Sens. Anthony Williams (D-8), Lisa Baker (R-20) and Camera Bartolotta (R-46) that will reform Pennsylvania’s probation system. “I’ve said this before, and I will continue to say it—people...
State Sen. Nick Miller Advocates to Expand Property Tax and Rent Rebates for Older Pennsylvanians and Cut Excess Cell Phone Bill Taxes
Harrisburg, PA − June 27, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh Valley), the Democrat chair of the Finance Committee, supported two bills considered by the committee to help Lehigh Valley residents save on rent, homeownership and cell phone taxes. House Bill 1100,...
El Senado aprueba la resolución bipartidista de Boscola sobre las necesidades sanitarias de las mujeres veteranas
Harrisburg − June 22, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved legislation, State Senate Resolution 46, aimed at ensuring the health care needs of women veterans are met in Pennsylvania introduced by Senator Lisa Boscola and her colleagues,...
Sen. Fontana Statement on His Blight-Fighting Bill Soon to Become Law
Allegheny County, June 22, 2023 – Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement today, after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed his Senate Bill 202, which provides land banks in Allegheny County a streamlined process for acquiring abandoned and...
La Cámara aprueba el proyecto de ley de morbilidad materna grave de Schwank y lo envía al Gobernador para que se convierta en ley
Harrisburg − June 22, 2023 − The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has unanimously passed SB 262, which will require the Department of Health to annually publish severe maternal morbidity data using hospitalization discharge data. The CDC defines severe...
Senate Approves Collett and Ward Bill to Protect Prescription Coverage for Social Security Recipients
HARRISBURG – June 19, 2023 –The state Senate today approved legislation introduced by Sen. Maria Collett (D-12) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) that would ensure older Pennsylvanians do not lose access to two state prescription medication programs due to an increase in...
Resumen de noticias:: 19 de junio de 2023
Legislature What other newspapers are saying: Electric vehicle fee for road use is only fair | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette (sungazette.com) Tree of Life, community react to guilty verdict in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial – WPXI After...
El senador estatal Jay Costa reacciona ante el veredicto de Robert Bowers
Pittsburgh, PA – June 16, 2023 − Today, a jury found Robert Bowers guilty of 63 charges related to the deadliest antisemitic attack in recent history, which left eleven Jewish worshippers dead in Squirrel Hill. State Senator Jay Costa, whose senatorial district...
El senador Hughes aplaude el avance del proyecto de ley de Declaración de Impacto Legislativo
Harrisburg, PA – June 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes applauded the advancement of House Bill 1188 from the House Judiciary Committee. The bill, sponsored by Representative Chris Rabb, provides Pennsylvania legislators the ability to request demographic impact...
State Senator Jimmy Dillon Reacts to I-95 Collapse
Philadelphia, June 12, 2023 – State Senator Jimmy Dillon (D, Philadelphia) has been actively engaged with city, state, and local officials to ensure a coordinated response to the fire that caused a partial collapse of Interstate 95 in his Northeast Philadelphia...
Senator Santarsiero Urges Eligible Constituents to Apply for Property Tax and Rent Rebates Ahead of June 30th Deadline
BUCKS COUNTY – June 9, 2023 – Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) today urged all eligible constituents to apply for Property Tax and Rent Rebates through the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue ahead of the June 30th deadline. “Each year my office assists...
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis Host Scam Jam to Help Residents Stay Safe from Scams and Identity Theft
BUCKS COUNTY – June 9, 2023 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tina Davis (D-141) hosted an event in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities to help constituents learn how to avoid becoming the victim of a scam or...
Resumen de noticias:: 9 de junio de 2023
Legislature 'Keystone Saves' aims to help millions of working Pennsylvanians | State | wfmz.com National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse: Senate Judiciary Committee advances bill strengthening guardianship laws (nasga-stopguardianabuse.blogspot.com) Education...
Senator Street & Act. DHS Secretary Arkoosh Host N. Phila. Mental Health Tour as PA Budget Talks Near
PHILADELPHIA − June 7, 2023 – On Thursday May 25th Senator Sharif Street joined Dr. Val Arkoosh, Acting Secretary of the Department of Human Services, for a Mental Health Awareness Tour in North Philadelphia, closing out Mental Health Awareness Month. Acting DHS...
Schwank’s Severe Maternal Morbidity Bill Passes Senate
Harrisburg — June 6, 2023 — Today, SB 262, sponsored by Senator Judy Schwank (D-11th), passed the Pennsylvania Senate by a vote of 50-0. Schwank’s bill is part of a legislative package on maternal mortality. SB 262 adds “severe maternal morbidity” to the...
La senadora Collett reconoce el Mes de la Concienciación sobre la Violencia Armada con un renovado llamamiento a la acción
Harrisburg, Pa. - 6 de junio de 2023 - Durante el Mes Nacional de Concienciación sobre la Violencia Armada, la senadora Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) renueva su llamamiento para dar prioridad a la seguridad pública y aprobar una legislación popular de seguridad de armas que salve vidas en Pensilvania. Ella habló en el...
La Comisión de Gobierno Estatal del Senado de Pensilvania aprueba el nombramiento del Secretario en funciones de la DGS, Reggie McNeil
Harrisburg, PA – June 6, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware), Minority Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee, applauds the swift favorable recommendation of Reggie McNeil to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania...
Resumen de noticias:: 5 de junio de 2023
Legislature Free school meals under consideration as state budget work set to resume | Cnhi Network | template2.cnhionline.com State to consider free school meals | Don't Miss This | sharonherald.com Schwank visits Mt. Penn Fire Company to tour day room renovations...
El senador estatal Art Haywood y el representante estatal Smith-Wade-El se manifiestan a favor del aumento del salario mínimo
LANCASTER, June 1: State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Phila) and state Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D-Lancaster) today held a rally to raise the state minimum wage in Reservoir Park in Lancaster where Haywood announced the introduction of his Raise the Wage...
Comitta galardonada por el Consejo de SME del condado de Chester
In recognition of her work on behalf of the emergency services community, state Senator Carolyn Comitta was recently honored by the Chester County EMS Council with the organization’s Robert Thompson Memorial Award. Comitta was presented with the award, named in memory...
El senador Vincent Hughes anuncia una nueva legislación de 10.000 dólares para estipendios a estudiantes de magisterio con apoyo bipartidista
Philadelphia, PA – May 26, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes held a press conference at Drexel’s School of Education with teacher advocates and education experts to introduce new, bipartisan legislation that would offer up to $15,000 in stipends to student teachers. Senate...
Los demócratas del Senado debaten en el Capitolio sobre la concienciación y la financiación de la violencia doméstica
HARRISBURG, May 26, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) co-hosted a public hearing earlier this week in Harrisburg to discuss the effectiveness...
Frankel y Schwank elogian la creación por Biden de un plan nacional de lucha contra el antisemitismo
HARRISBURG, May 25 – Pennsylvania Jewish Legislative Caucus Co-chairs Rep. Dan Frankel and Sen. Judy Schwank praised the White House announcement Thursday that the Biden-Harris Administration has established the first-ever U.S. national strategy to fight antisemitism....
La delegación del Senado del condado de Delaware pide una reforma de la sanidad con ánimo de lucro para desalentar las prácticas depredadoras de capital privado
Delaware County – May 24, 2023 – The Delaware County Senate Delegation has recently reintroduced a package of bills to prevent financial looting of Pennsylvania hospital systems by private equity and for-profit companies. Last year, the Delaware County Senate and...