News Digest:: August 28, 2023

Legislature State public education funding’s teachable moment – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com) Funding for home repairs, public defense on hold as Pa. lawmakers negotiate final budget pieces | Local News | ncnewsonline.com Comitta announces...

State public education funding’s teachable moment

William Sax didn’t mince words as he led a group of lawmakers through the sweltering halls of his workplace in July. “You thought it was bad for a couple of minutes here … we come here every day,” Sax, a social studies teacher and building representative at South...

News Digest:: August 25, 2023

Legislature Pennsylvania budget delay snares $1.1B in state funding | 90.5 WESA Could games of skill in Pennsylvania soon be taxed? (mytwintiers.com) Erieite becomes new governing member of PA Historical & Museum Commission | WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com Addiction...

Lehigh Township Farm to Receive Funding to be Preserved

August 24, 2023 – A 22-acre crop farm in Lehigh Township will be preserved, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. By preserving the farm via the State Agriculture Land Preservation Board, the land is prevented from future development. Farmers sell...

Senate Dems Discuss Skill Games at Radnor Hearing

RADNOR, August 24, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) co-hosted a public hearing yesterday in Radnor to discuss skill games...

Sen. Fontana Announces Traffic Safety Grant to Ingram

Allegheny County − August 24, 2023 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced that a half million-dollar state grant was awarded to Ingram Borough to improve traffic along Ingram Avenue. Ingram Borough received $555,046 from PennDOT to implement traffic calming...

News Digest:: August 24, 2023

Legislature Addiction recovery services grant possible in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com Pa. eyes regulating AI’s role in health insurance claims | WITF Philly officials introduce Rental Improvement Fund for small landlords to repair...