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Blue Zones Ignite Bucks Area Brings Hundreds Together for Wellbeing Initiative
BUCKS COUNTY − July 30, 2024 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership (BCHIP) brought together hundreds of Bucks Area residents for three days of in-community events with the national Blue Zones organization, engaging...
Comitta Reminds Residents of Opportunities to Oppose Aqua Rate Increase
West Chester, Pa − July 30, 2024 – Residents served by Aqua Pennsylvania will have the opportunity to voice their opposition to the company’s plans to increase water and wastewater bills by nearly 20 percent, state Senator Carolyn Comitta said. Under the proposals,...
Senate Democratic Leaders Share Statement on Passing of FY24-25 Budget
Harrisburg, PA − July 11, 2024 – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate and House passed a $47.59B dollar budget that makes significant investments in basic education, higher education, public safety, health and human services, and economic development.
Governor Shapiro Signs Act 53 of 2024, Senator Jay Costa’s LOOP Legislation, into Law
HARRISBURG, PA − July 11, 2024 − Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed SB 219, State Senator Jay Costa’s Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP), into law. Now Act 53 of 2024, this program will allow Pittsburgh’s mayor and city council to exempt or defer...
State Senator Jay Costa’s LOOP Legislation Passes House, Awaits Governor’s Signature
HARRISBURG, PA − July 10, 2024 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa celebrates the passage of the Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP) in the House of Representatives, which will protect homeowners living in areas with rapidly...
Brewster Blight Legislation Heads to Governor’s Desk
Harrisburg, July 8, 2024 – A bill aimed at helping local communities battle blighted and abandoned properties has been approved by the state House and now heads to the governor’s desk, state Sen. Jim Brewster announced today. Brewster’s Senate Bill...
