News Digest :: February 14, 2022
Legislature How much of Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal will remain intact? Depends on who you ask. | WITF Senator Street Supports Education Spending Proposed in Governor’s Budget, Calls for More Aggressive Funding for Gun Violence Prevention – MyChesCo...Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds Funding Approval for Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Norristown, PA – February 11, 2021 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) applauds Governor Tom Wolf for approving funding and loan programs for fire and emergency medical services across the Commonwealth. Yesterday, Governor Wolf signed...Upper Darby High School Education Funding News Conference
News Digest :: February 11, 2022
Legislature Pennsylvania Senate committee advance turnpike legislation – Transportation Today (transportationtodaynews.com) PSERS board member Muth criticizes investment transparency (abc27.com) Representatives advocate to create organization to attract, embrace...Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Moves Fentanyl Test Strip Bill to Full Senate
HARRISBURG −February 10, 2022 − The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) and co-chaired by Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), advanced a bill legalizing the personal use and possession of fentanyl test strips to the full Senate for...Boscola Announces $368,695 in State Funding for Fire and EMS Departments
BETHLEHEM – February 10, 2022 – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that twenty-six fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the Northampton and Lehigh County portions of her district will be awarded $368,695 through the...News Digest :: February 10, 2022
Legislature Governor Wolf’s final budget address prioritizes education | WHP (local21news.com) Gov. Wolf visits Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary in Erie to outline plan for $1.9 billion increase in education | ABC27 Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget would boost...Welcoming PA Caucus Introduces Bill to Create Office of New Pennsylvanians
HARRISBURG — February 9, 2022 — Joined by immigration advocates across Pennsylvania, members of the Welcoming PA Caucus unveiled legislation Wednesday to establish the Office of New Pennsylvanians. The bill, known as H.B. 2173, is sponsored by Reps. Sara Innamorato, D-Allegheny, and Joe Hohenstein, D-Phila.