News Digest :: July 13, 2019

  Immigration   Demonstrators Rally in Penn Square for Immigrant Rights https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lights-for-liberty-demonstrators-rally-in-penn-square-for-immigrant/article_0d14f958-a506-11e9-ab27-8773a56edf9f.html   How does Berks...

Senator Collett to Hold Open Houses at District Offices

NORTH WALES – July 12, 2019 – Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-Montgomery/Bucks) will hold open houses at her two district offices in Warminster and North Wales. Senator Collett is the first holder of this seat to open a second district office in Bucks County....

News Digest :: July 12, 2019

Legislature Why fire chiefs wants more restrictions on Pa. fireworks https://www.witf.org/news/2019/07/why-a-bucks-county-fire-chief-and-lawmaker-wants-more-restrictions-on-pa-fireworks.php Pennsylvania’s small cities are strapped for cash. Can lawmakers help them...

News Digest :: July 11, 2019

Legislature As General Assistance ends, worries grow about impact on low-income Pennsylvanians https://www.inquirer.com/news/general-assistance-pennsylvania-low-income-homeless-project-home-20190710.html DePasquale: Scrap Keystone exams for high school kids and...

Senator Hughes Proposes Legislation to Repeal of Act 58

HARRISBURG – July 10, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced plans to introduce legislation that would repeal the recently granted concurrent jurisdiction given to the Pennsylvania Attorney General in gun-related crimes,...

News Digest :: July 10, 2019

Voting Machines After Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announces $90 million to upgrade voting machines, GOP pushes back https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pa-voting-machine-funding-90-million-20190709.html GOP balks at Wolf’s plan to borrow up to $90M to fund voting...