News Digest :: May 17, 2022

Legislature The help, professionalism from Pa. state senator’s staff did not go unnoticed | Letter – lehighvalleylive.com New state funding encourages Southeast PA high school students to pursue careers in manufacturing | The Bucks County Herald Gov. Wolf calls...

Brewster Calls for $1 Billion EMS Investment

McKeesport– May 16, 2022 – With National EMS Week commencing on the heels of the announcement of a historic state revenue surplus, state Sen. Jim Brewster today urged the General Assembly to invest $1 billion to bolster emergency medical services organizations...

News Digest :: May 16, 2022

Legislature State senators push biparisian juvenile justice reforms (yahoo.com) PA Senate Democratic Leader on Women’s Health Protection Act Vote – MyChesCo Hundreds attend ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ rally in Harrisburg – Pennsylvania Capital-Star...

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...