Senator Costa Announces $100K in Grants to Prevent Community Violence
Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 9, 2022 − Today, Senator Costa announcSenator Costa Announces $100K in Grants to Prevent Community Violenceed the award of nearly $100,000 in state grant money for local organizations to do violence prevention work. “We hear about acts of...Senator Lindsey M. Williams to Introduce Legislation to Allocate $2 Million in State Funding to Support Ukrainian Refugees
Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 9, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that she will introduce legislation to allocate $2 million in state funding to provide assistance to Ukrainians refugees fleeing war in their country who make it to Pennsylvania....News Digest :: March 9, 2022
Legislature Pennsylvania state lawmakers call for bridge funding as PennDOT releases new Fern Hollow design | WITF Nursing home staffing regulations a sticking point in Pennsylvania DHS hearing | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com Pa. Bill Would Make Drunk Drivers Pay...News Digest :: March 8, 2022
Legislature Readers React: Support right to repair – The Morning Call (mcall.com) Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf supports full Russia divestment, help for Ukraine refugees – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com) Gov. Tom Wolf calls for $2M to help...Senate Dems to Host Policy Hearing on Housing Scarcity and Houselessness
HARRISBURG, March 7, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, will join Senators Sharif Street, Nikil Saval, Amanda Cappelletti, Tina Tartaglione and Art Haywood to host public hearing next week on housing scarcity...News Digest :: March 7, 2022
Legislature Pa. lawmakers, advocacy groups want to see pandemic-related learning gaps closed – pennlive.com Gov. Wolf to discuss support for Ukraine, severed ties with Russia (abc27.com) Rep. Kerry Benninghoff: Pennsylvania can substantively marginalize Putin’s...Sens. Fontana, Pittman Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Identify Risk, Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease
HARRISBURG − March 4, 2022 − Legionnaires’ disease is on the rise across the country but especially in Pennsylvania, with the commonwealth showing some of the highest rates of infection and illness year after year, according to state and federal data.