News Digest :: February 24, 2023

Legislature Pa. lawmakers to re-introduce bills on death penalty as Shapiro backs ban – pennlive.com Five things to know about the death penalty in Pa. | Friday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com) Pa. Gov. Shapiro evolves,...

News Digest :: February 23, 2023

Legislature Pennsylvania Senate to hold its own hearings on East Palestine train derailment – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com) PA senator examining East Palestine derailment’s impact on resid – WFMJ.com Proposed legislation would require coaches to be...

News Digest :: February 22, 2023

Legislature Here We Go! PA House Returns to Session (politicspa.com) PA House starts special session as Dems, GOP spar over operating rules – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com) Pennsylvania House advances child sex abuse survivor legislation amid...

News Digest :: February 21, 2023

Legislature Pennsylvania Senator is making history in the Commonwealth (abc27.com) What is the government in Pennsylvania doing about transparency? (phillyburbs.com) Special session revived in state House | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com PA House returning after...

News Digest :: February 20, 2023

Legislature Pa. lawmakers are slamming Norfolk Southern as ‘ignorant’ and greedy after the East Palestine derailment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette State officials ramp up scrutiny on Norfolk Southern’s handling of Ohio train derailment – City & State...

Brewster Leads Bipartisan Effort to Push Mon-Fayette Completion

Harrisburg – February 17, 2023 – With a new administration taking charge in Harrisburg, Sen. Jim Brewster is leading a bipartisan effort to push for expedited completion of the long-delayed Mon-Fayette Expressway. In a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro, Brewster...

Pennsylvania House & Senate Issue Death Penalty Repeal Act

PHILADELPHIA, PA. February 17, 2023 – Today Senators Katie Muth and Sharif Street resubmitted a co-sponsorship memo to repeal the death penalty in PA, heeding Governor Shapiro’s call for its repeal by the General Assembly following his announcement to extend the...

News Digest :: February 17, 2023

Legislature Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on legislature to abolish death penalty (inquirer.com) Shapiro shelves Pennsylvania’s death penalty | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com Josh Shapiro calls on General Assembly to abolish the death penalty – City & State...

Senator Fontana Unanimously Elected Chairman of PHEAA Board of Directors

Harrisburg – February 16, 2023 – State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D-Allegheny) today was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Created in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, PHEAA...