News Digest:: August 16, 2023
Legislature Pa.’s Whole-Home Repairs money still in limbo despite passed budget | 90.5 WESA Pa. Senate Holds Hearing on Child Advocacy Centers | The Legal Intelligencer (law.com) Plan to stop diverting road dollars state police could be final piece of Pa. budget...Senator Santarsiero and Representative Brennan Announce $279,200 for Traffic Safety Improvements in Doylestown Township
BUCKS COUNTY − August 15, 2023 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tim Brennan (D-29) announced $279,200 in state funds for Doylestown Township through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Green Light-Go program. The funding will...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...Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Over $3.1 Million in Grant Funding for Local Traffic Signal Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − August 14, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the City of Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel Borough, and the Town of McCandless will receive $3,193,655.06 in Green Light-Go grant funding. The Green Light-Go Program is designed to improve...Senator Collett Announces $1.4 Million to Improve Traffic Safety in Montgomery County
Fort Washington, Pa. – August 14, 2023 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) announced that $1,425,380 in grant funding has been awarded to improve traffic safety and efficiency in her district through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s...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.