News Digest :: March 18, 2022

Legislature Pa. Senator Schwank Announces Hemp Feed Bill | Main Edition | lancasterfarming.com Warminster VFW Awarded $50K Grant For Building Upgrades | Warminster, PA Patch Fringe theory cited in Pa. redistricting case could give legislatures unchecked election power...

News Digest :: March 17, 2022

Legislature State Supreme Court upholds new House and Senate maps | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com) Pa. State Supreme Court rules Pa. State Senate, House maps constitutional (abc27.com) Pa. Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to state’s new legislative...

Senator Costa Applauds Supreme Court Decision on LRC Maps

Harrisburg, PA – March 16, 2022 – Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the bipartisan maps for state legislative districts drawn by the Legislative Redistricting Commission and scheduled the petition period for the May primary; the maps that passed the...

Costa, Frankel Unveil ‘Protecting Workers from Secondhand Smoke Act’

PITTSBURGH − March 16, 2022 − In an effort to strengthen health protections for Pennsylvania workers, state Rep. Dan Frankel and state Sen. Jay Costa, both D-Allegheny, have introduced the Protecting Workers from Secondhand Smoke Act. Currently, the state’s Clean...

News Digest :: March 16, 2022

Legislature A well-established housing cycle is being disrupted [Report to the People] – Reading Eagle Key Pennsylvania Senate Committee Completes Final Marijuana Legalization Hearing To Inform Reform Legislation – Marijuana Moment Sen. Comitta supporting...

Commonwealth Court Unanimously Overrules PSERS Preliminary Objections

HARRISBURG −March 15, 2022 ∧ In an opinion filed earlier today, Commonwealth Court unanimously overruled all seven of the preliminary objections filed by the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) in their continued fight to prevent access to...