Post Session Report :: Monday, September 23, 2019

HB 318, PN 544 (Mizgorski) – This legislation amends the Telemarketer Registration Act (Act 147 of 1996) by providing for permanent enrollment in the “do-not-call” registry. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 723, PN 944 (Laughlin) – This bill would provide...

News Digest :: September 23, 2019

Legislature Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says he wants to move past clash with Pa. Senate GOP, but Republican leaders won’t forget it...

News Digest :: September 22, 2019

Legislature Lawmakers return to governor’s fall ‘conversation openers’ https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20190921/lawmakers-return-to-governors-fall-conversation-openers At brunch, Kaufer boasts veteran-related proposals At brunch, Kaufer boasts veteran-related...

News Digest :: September 21, 2019

Legislature Muth hosts hearing on ending rape culture epidemic https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/muth-hosts-hearing-on-ending-rape-culture-epidemic/article_0b77e900-dbd6-11e9-bc98-eb0018dfc1ca.html   Property Taxes Impasse looms over latest effort to ease...

Senator Anthony H. Williams Named to Special Council on Gun Violence

Harrisburg, PA – September 18, 2019 – Governor Tom Wolf this week appointed Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) to serve as a member of the Special Council on Gun Violence. The Special Council was established by the Governor’s Executive Order...

Muth Hosts Hearing on Ending the Rape Culture Epidemic

Phoenixville – September 20, 2019 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) joined victim-survivors, advocates, and lawmakers for a Democratic Policy Hearing on ending the rape culture epidemic. Muth requested and hosted the hearing with Sen. Tim Kearney...

News Digest :: September 20, 2019

Legislature ‘Murder by proxy’: Pa. lawmaker wants tougher penalty for those who guide people toward suicide https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/murder-by-proxy-pa-lawmaker-wants-tougher-penalty-for-those-who-guide-people-toward-suicide.html Keefer, family of...

News Digest :: September 19, 2019

Legislature Lawmakers to host senior expo https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/lawmakers-to-host-senior-expo-1.2534800 Impasse looms over latest effort to ease bite of Pennsylvania school property taxes...

News Digest :: September 18, 2019

Legislature The new minimum wage fight, basically the same as the old fight https://www.witf.org/2019/09/17/the-new-minimum-wage-fight-basically-the-same-as-the-old-fight/ Calls for a red flag gun law in Pa.: ‘This isn’t a gun issue. This is a public health issue.’...