June 22, 2020
SB 331, PN 1264 (Brooks) – This bill would allow establish the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and the Fire Training Fund for purposes of providing firefighter training to high school students. Senator Scarnati offered amendment A05643 which adds...
June 22, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that since March 1, the population of those in state correctional facilities has been reduced by 3,471 individuals, the largest multiple-month decrease ever experienced by the Department of Corrections and one that likely helped the...
June 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced a new online permit application tool that will help permit applicants submit their permit applications electronically. The new tool, OnBase-DEP Upload Form, will...
June 22, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 22, that there are 456 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 82,186. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...
June 22, 2020
Legislature Local Democrats push for wider safety net, want state to ‘re-imagine’ policies quickly https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/06/22/Pennsylvania-state-legislators-post-COVID-19-economy-Pittsburgh-area/stories/202006220017 Video gambling...
June 21, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 21, that there are 464 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 81,730. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...
June 21, 2020
Legislature ‘People Are Screaming For Reform’: State Legislation Following Antwon Rose’s Death 2 Years Ago Expected To Be On Gov. Wolf’s Desk Soon https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/06/19/police-reform-antwon-roses-death/ Lawmakers urged to make police discipline...
June 20, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 20, that there are 504 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 81,266. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...
June 20, 2020
Legislature Top Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would benefit a major campaign donor https://whyy.org/articles/top-pa-gop-lawmaker-fast-tracking-a-lucrative-gambling-expansion-that-would-benefit-a-major-campaign-donor/ Mother of...
June 20, 2020
Legislature Pa. Dems call for ‘recovery and healing,’ as state emerges from COVID-19 pandemic https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-dems-call-for-recovery-and-healing-as-state-emerges-from-covid-19-pandemic/ State lawmakers take on coronavirus recovery’s...