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Senate Democrats Applaud Wolf’s Swift Action to Fund Voting Security Upgrades
HARRISBURG– July 9, 2019 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) today applauded the swift action by Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration to fund essential county voting security upgrades via the issuance of up to $90 million in bonds. The bond funding...
Sen. Street: Bipartisan Healthcare Bills Moving Through the Senate
HARRISBURG - July 2, 2019 – Sen. Sharif Street (D- Philadelphia) announced today a bipartisan healthcare bill is moving through the Pennsylvania Senate. House Bill 3 will create a Pennsylvania based health insurance exchange for individual market plans. “I am very...
Democratic Senators to Introduce Emergency Relief Program Legislation
HARRISBURG - June 2, 2019 - Following the elimination of General Assistance, several members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus circulated a cosponsorship memo to create an emergency relief program that would serve the population now without cash assistance....
Senate Democrats Highlight Funding for Affordable Housing in the PA 2019-2020 Budget
HARRISBURG - July 1, 2019 - The just-passed state budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 included a large increase in funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). Several members of the Senate Democratic Caucus...
Senator Costa Supports State Budget, Looks to Fall Session to Accomplish Policy Goals
HARRISBURG - June 27, 2019 - Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Appropriations budget which is now headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk; Senator Costa looks forward to returning to session in the fall...
Senate Approves Boscola’s Bill to Eliminate Straight Party Voting
HARRISBURG - June 25, 2019 --- The state Senate today voted 30 to 20 in favor of Sen. Lisa Boscola’s Senate bill 421, which would do away with straight party voting. “Straight-ticket voting promotes the election of a party, not the election of a candidate,” Boscola...
