June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
HARRISBURG – June 24, 2020 − The Senate Judiciary Committee approved today a bipartisan bill which would improve Pennsylvania’s probation system by addressing antiquated and arbitrary provisions in the law that have unnecessarily trapped nonviolent offenders in a...
June 24, 2020
Harrisburg, June 24, 2020 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved State Senator Lisa Boscola’s legislation (Senate Bill 655) that would cut red tape and qualify more nurses for licensure in Pennsylvania. “Joining this Nurse Licensure Compact will expand...
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 24, that there are 495 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 83,191. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...
June 24, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the USDA to extend waivers granted to provide states for longer than a month at a time to preserve flexibility they...
June 24, 2020
Legislature Bills to end choke holds, require use-of-force policies could get Pa. Senate vote this week https://papost.org/2020/06/23/bills-to-end-choke-holds-require-use-of-force-policies-could-get-pa-senate-vote-this-week/ Prospects dimming for behind-the-scenes...
June 24, 2020
June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020
HB 808, PN 3947 (Mehaffie) – The bill amends Title 30 (Fish) by authorizing the PA Fish & Boat Commission to set their fees. A vote of 44-5 was recorded. HB 1003, PN 3134 (Gillespie) – The bill amends Title 30 (Fish) to address the marking of low head...
