Democratic State Senators Reintroduce Bills to Protect Quality, Stable Health Care in PA
HARRISBURG – January 28, 2021 – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Maria Collett (D-Montgomery/Bucks), Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), and Tim Kearney (D-Delaware), reintroduced package of bills to ensure Pennsylvanians maintain quality, stable...Senator Hughes responds to Gov. Wolf’s 2021 agenda, plan to address broken and toxic schools
PHILADELPHIA – January 28, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to get Pennsylvania back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic: “I am grateful to Gov. Tom Wolf for this...El Departamento de Sanidad proporciona información actualizada sobre COVID-19: 6.036 nuevos casos, 3.768 pacientes hospitalizados y 759 pacientes en la unidad de cuidados intensivos
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 28, there were 6,036 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 824,405. Note that case counts today include backlogged antigen...News Digest :: January 28, 2021
Legislature Pa. General Assembly advances $912M COVID aid package Pa. General Assembly advances $912M COVID aid package Pennsylvania Senate passes COVID-19 relief package, including grants of up to $50,000 for small businesses...Session Proceedings :: January 27, 2021
Brewster Announces $100K in Grants for School Food Service in 45th
Harrisburg, January 26, 2021 – Seven schools in the 45th Senate District will share more than $100,000 in state grants aimed at food service improvements, state Sen. Jim Brewster announced today. “We know that too many students show up to school hungry and making...Post Session Report :: Wednesday January 27, 2021
SB 87, PN 64 (Baker) – The bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes Code), 23 (Family Code), and 42 (Judicial Code) to strengthen the enhancement on child pornography crimes against very young children. A vote of 46-2 was recorded. SB 109, PN 102 (Pittman) – Amends...El Departamento de Sanidad proporciona información actualizada sobre COVID-19: 5.874 nuevos casos, 3.790 pacientes hospitalizados y 760 pacientes en la unidad de cuidados intensivos
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 27, there were 5,874 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 818,369. There are 3,790 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of...Senator Tartaglione, Congressman Boyle Detail Efforts to Raise Minimum Wage for PA and Nation
Philadelphia, PA – January 27, 2021 – Pennsylvania’s minimum wage workers haven’t received a substantial pay raise in more than 14 years. Today, State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) and U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) detailed their efforts to raise the minimum wage for the Commonwealth and for the nation as new legislative sessions commence in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C.