News Digest :: July 1, 2019

Legislature Pa. Senate shouting match makes national news https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/06/pa-senate-shouting-match-makes-national-news.html Video of Corman Shouting at Lt. Gov. While Senate Colleague Spoke Gets National Attention...

News Digest :: June 30, 2019

Budget As fiscal year dawns, let’s wait and see As fiscal year dawns, let’s wait and see   Minimum Wage At Allentown rally, calls for upping minimum wage, improving housing...

News Digest :: June 29, 2019

Budget Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs $34 billion ‘divided government’ budget https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-budget-work-continues-20190628-oz4mpdcwrjek3jzv7squxznbhi-story.html Highlights of Pennsylvania’s 2019-20 budget package...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up for the Week of June 24, 2019

The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 3, which establishes a PA Health Insurance Exchange Authority to create, manage and maintain the PA Health Insurance Exchange. The bill authorizes the Insurance Department to apply for a federal state innovation waiver to...

Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s Final 2019-2020 Budget

HARRISBURG – June 28, 2019 – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget and related code bills and will now be sending them on to Governor Wolf for enactment. Senator Maria Collett (D-12, Bucks and Montgomery) wishes...