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News Digest :: June 24, 2022

Legislature Pennsylvania Senate Democrats call for 3-month state gas tax suspension (wgal.com) Pennsylvania Dems Introduce Plan to Suspend State’s Gas Tax and Push Anti-Price Gouging Laws – The Keystone (keystonenewsroom.com) Federal gas tax holiday has pros and...

News Digest :: June 23, 2022

Legislature Pa. Senate Democrats demand Republicans pass gas tax holiday: ‘It’s time to free the funds’ – pennlive.com Pa. Democrats push gas tax holiday, strengthening state price gouging laws to help alleviate impact of inflation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gas...

Senate Democrats Support Pres. Biden’s Call for State Gas Tax Holiday

Harrisburg, PA – June 22, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats held a press conference shortly after President Joe Biden made a call to federal and state law makers to pause gas taxes.   “Our stance is simple; we are calling on state Republicans to join us...

Senate Passes Hughes Workforce Development Plan

Harrisburg, June 22, 2022 – The Senate today passed a workforce development initiative authored by Sen. Vincent Hughes that will help those preparing students for the workforce better predict what employers will be looking for when they enter the job market. Hughes’...

Berwyn Fire Co. to Receive Additional State Funding

HARRISBURG, June 22, 2022 – State Sens. Carolyn Comitta and Tim Kearney and state Reps. Kristine Howard and Melissa Shusterman announced today an additional $500,000 state grant for the Berwyn Fire Co. to assist in replacing its main station with a state-of-the-art...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

HB 723, PN 3155 (Mizgorski) – This legislation makes updates to the Workforce Development Act of 2001 to bring our state law in compliance with the federal requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 1173, PN...