Press Releases

Senator Iovino Remarks on Providing Benefits to PA National Guard Members Who Contract COVID-19 During State Active Duty Deployment

Sens. Hughes, A. Williams Lay Out Proposed Temporary Changes to Business Interruption Insurance with Support of Small Business Owners, PRLA

Brewster: COVID-19 Updates on Liquor Sales and Unemployment Compensation

Brewster Details Business Restart Strategy: “COVID-19 Health and Business Recovery Plan”

McKeesport – April 16, 2020 – Ensuring that workers, customers and clients are protected while businesses are given a responsible schedule to resume operations are key elements of state Sen. Jim Brewster’s “COVID-19 Health and Business Recovery Plan,” he announced today.

Dinniman Releases Statement on COVID-19 Response, Senate Bill 613

Tartaglione Applauds Wolf Administration for Bolstering COVID-19 Protections for Essential Workers

Sen. Fontana: Returning Workers too Soon is too Dangerous

Kearney Votes Against Bill to Risk Public Safety and Put Workers in Harm’s Way

Legislation to Help Secure Paychecks & Healthcare for School Contract Workers During Pandemic Passes PA General Assembly

Dinniman Introduces Legislation to Combat Robocalls During COVID-19 Crisis

Dinniman Remarks on School Code Education Bill

Coronavirus Testing & Treatment in PA to be Covered by All Major Insurance Companies

Sen. Anthony Williams Joins Elected Officials to Stand Against Supervised Injection Sites Without Community Approval

Sen. Hughes: Bipartisan Effort Needed to Address Broken and Toxic Schools

Senator Haywood Issues Gun Violence Prevention Grants Statement

State Senate Committee Holds Philadelphia Hearing on Opioid Epidemic

State Senate Committee Holds Delaware County Hearing on State’s Opioid Epidemic

Wheatley, Hughes hold event recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Pennsylvania

Senate Approves Sen. Boscola’s Physical Therapist Compact Bill

Senator Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address

Brewster Says No Tax Increase, State Budget Proposal is Solid

Harrisburg – February 4, 2020 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today said that Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2020-21 state budget plan is a solid spending framework that emphasizes charter school funding reforms and investments in school safety.

Senator Street Pleased by Budget that Funds Education and Gun Violence Reduction

Tartaglione Applauds Investments, Initiatives in Governor’s Proposed 2020-2021 Budget

Philadelphia, PA, February 4, 2020 – State Senator Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) issued the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget address delivered by Governor Tom Wolf today to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Senator Collett Reacts to Governor Tom Wolf’s 2020-21 Budget Address