Post Session Report :: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

SB 430, PN 1719 (Fontana) – This bill creates the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards in Child Care Facilities Act. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1125, PN 1759 (Martin) – The bill amends the Local Tax Collection Law to provide School District Property Tax Payment and...

Wolf Administration Outlines Impacts of Ending Disaster Declaration

Today, the Wolf Administration outlined the potential impact of ending the March 6 disaster declaration while clarifying that the legislature cannot end it unilaterally. The disaster declaration aids in speeding up the state’s response to the pandemic and provides...

News Digest :: June 10, 2020

Legislature Lawmakers vote to end Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 emergency disaster, but Gov. Wolf says it’s not over https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/06/lawmakers-vote-to-end-pennsylvanias-covid-19-emergency-disaster-but-gov-wolf-says-its-not-over.html Next move Wolf:...

Resumen de noticias :: 9 de junio de 2020

Legislature Sen. Tim Kearney: Will we change this time? https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/06/09/Tim-Kearney-racial-injustice-hard-truths-Pennsylvania/stories/202006090009 In party-line vote, Pa. Senate panel votes to end Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency...

PA Senate Democrats Announce Comprehensive Police Reform Legislation

HARRISBURG – June 10, 2020 – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced plans for a comprehensive package of legislation to reform policing in Pennsylvania. Two years ago, members of the caucus introduced police and community relations...