News Digest:: August 15, 2023

Legislature Pa. Senate Holds Hearing on Child Advocacy Centers | The Legal Intelligencer (law.com) Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis to Host Hard to Read License Plate Replacement Event – thereporteronline PA Elected Officials Talk Farming at Ag Progress...

News Digest:: August 14, 2023

Legislature Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis to Host Hard to Read License Plate Replacement Event – thereporteronline Justice reform groups say bill could make probation ‘hamster wheel’ worse | News, Sports, Jobs – The Express (lockhaven.com) Plum...

Pennsylvania Budget Fails to Help Hard Working Homeowners

Op-Ed By Senator Lisa Boscola

The recently signed state budget fails to address Pennsylvania’s most pressing issue, reducing our reliance on local property taxes as the primary source for funding public education. Pennsylvania homeowners remain overtaxed and too many school districts are short- changed by our continued use of this antiquated, unfair, and unconstitutional system.

Fund with numbers: Basic Education Funding Commission to go on tour

Lawmakers have plenty of work to do when it comes to figuring out just how to fix the state’s now-unconstitutional public school funding system – and that work is set to begin this fall. The state’s Basic Education Funding Commission – a legislative body tasked with...

News Digest:: August 10, 2023

Legislature Pa. Whole-Home Repairs: Money needs extra budget step – WHYY Manufactured Pennsylvania Homeowners Rally for Lot Rent Caps – Tennessee Star Manufactured homeowners rally for lot rent caps – Pennsylvania – The Black Chronicle Police...