News Digest :: February 21, 2022
Legislature How Pa. residents are trying to bring racial equity to a fraught redistricting | Analysis – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com) ‘The best way to protect your dog is with a license’: Ag Sect’y Redding says –...Schwank Hosts Model Senate Program for Local High Schoolers
Reading – February 18, 2022 – Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11th district) welcomed roughly 40 students from local high schools to her office in Muhlenberg Township to participate in the first of three sessions for her annual model senate program. After a year...News Digest :: February 18, 2022
Legislature Benninghoff asks high court to suspend use of new state legislative maps | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com) House GOP leader asks high court to throw out Assembly maps | ABC27 House Republican leader asks high court to throw out Assembly maps |...Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Local EMS Leaders Announce $99,000 in DCED Grant Funding for EMT Recruitment and Training
Natrona Heights, Pa. − February 17, 2022 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams was joined by EMS leaders and the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation to announce a $99,000 Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) grant for EMS agencies across Senate...PA Voters Deserve a Say in who Becomes Lieutenant Governor
Op-ed By State Senator Katie Muth
Elections are the one way that you — the voters and taxpayers of Pennsylvania — can make your voices heard and impact the direction of your communities, your counties, and your commonwealth.
News Digest :: February 17, 2022
Legislature PA Turnpike tolls keep rising, some drivers not paying up (wtae.com) Fentanyl test strips could be legalized in Pa. sooner than you think (abc27.com) Fentanyl test strips, currently a crime in Pennsylvania, could soon be legalized | fox43.com Legislators...Joint House & Senate Hearing on Safe Schools
Senator Kearney Hosts First Town Hall of 2022 in Swarthmore
SPRINGFIELD, PA – February 16, 2022 – Senator Tim Kearney (D–Delaware/Chester) yesterday evening hosted his first in-person town hall of 2022 at the Swarthmore Borough Hall. Speaking to a room full of constituents, Kearney opened the meeting by giving updates on...House and Senate Lawmakers Announce Relief Plan for Rental Assistance Fund
HARRISBURG − February 16, 2022 − Lawmakers from the state House and Senate held a news conference today to outline plans to restore Pennsylvania’s depleted Emergency Rental Assistance Program and help thousands whose incomes were affected by the pandemic.