Senator Costa Announces Clean-Energy Job Grant for Allegheny County

May 13, 2022 – Today, Senator Jay Costa announced a $500,000 grant to support clean-energy job training for underserved communities in Allegheny County. The award comes from the Clean Energy Workforce Development Grant Program, which is designed to: Create...

News Digest :: May 13, 2022

Legislature Senator Kearney Sponsors Legislation for $300M Spending to Address Educational Inequities – MyChesCo State Sen. Steve Santarsiero wants to head Bucks County Democratic Party (buckscountybeacon.com) DDAP discusses efforts to manage addiction crisis...

Hughes, Fiedler, Rally with Educators for Full School Funding

PHILADELPHIA − May 12, 2022 − With Pennsylvania sitting on more than $8 billion in excess revenue, and a dismal national ranking for school equity, state Sen. Vincent Hughes and Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler held a pre-budget school funding rally in South Philadelphia today...

Senators Push Bi-Partisan Juvenile Justice Reforms

HARRISBURG – May 12, 2022 – Legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system is set for action according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Senator Jay Costa (D-43), who have been working to implement reforms needed to...

News Digest :: May 12, 2022

Legislature GOP Sen. Cris Dush calls on state to disavow ballot drop box use – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com) Wolf calls for pandemic fund allocation to property, rent program during Lansdale visit (mainlinemedianews.com) Wolf comes to...

Senator Haywood Responds to Gun Violence Meeting with Mayor Kenney

PHILADELPHIA – May 11, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to a virtual meeting with Mayor Jim Kenney (D- Philadelphia): “On 18 April, I led a sit-in with advocates outside of Mayor...

News Digest :: May 11, 2022

Legislature Cannabis data concealed, bigger bills, and Pa. ‘abortion deserts’ · Spotlight PA Corman looks to form cryptocurrency task force – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com) PA Business Groups, GOP Still Pushing Back Against...