Sen. Anthony H. Williams Commends Broadband Expansion in PA

Philadelphia – December 22, 2021 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams announced today that House Bill 2071, now Act 96 of 2021, has been signed by the governor to create the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. This is the first official broadband entity in state...

Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $1M for Local Improvement Projects

HARRISBURG – December 22, 2021 – Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) announced today that $950,000 in in state grant funding from the Keystone Communities Program (KCP) has been awarded to organizations within the community. “Utilizing state funding...

News Digest :: December 22, 2021

Legislature County, state must agree on voting system inspection rules | WITF Groups go to court against Senate election review | Smart Talk (witf.org) Pennsylvania lawmakers giving up on banning consumer fireworks despite widespread complaints – The Morning...

News Digest :: December 21, 2021

Legislature Pennsylvania State Senator Sharif Street discusses gun violence, solutions, shooting at NAACP office in Nicetown, on Gun Violence – 6abc Philadelphia $50,000 State Grant Announced for Women’s Resource Center – MyChesCo Pa on legislative rights...

Senator Costa Announces More Than $800K in Community Grants

Pittsburgh, Pa. − December 20, 2021 − Today Senator Jay Costa announced the award of more than $800,000 in state grants from the Keystone Communities Program (KCP) for community organizations in the 43rd senatorial district. “These grants are going to worthy...

Brewster: Important Deadline Looms for Property Tax or Rent Help

HARRISBURG – December 20, 2021 –The deadline to apply for relief from property tax and rent costs is quickly approaching, State Senator Jim Brewster reminded constituents today. Older adults and people with disabilities have until Friday, December 31 to apply for...

News Digest :: December 20, 2021

Legislature Championed by Senator John Kane, Broadband Access Bill Passes PA Senate – MyChesCo New front in GOP election ‘investigation’ draws challenges | WITF Latest effort in Pennsylvania GOP’s election ‘investigation’ — to look at voting systems in...

State to Provide Big Savings to Many Workers by Not Taxing Student Loan Forgiveness

Harrisburg, Pa. – December 17, 2021 –  Governor Tom Wolf announced today that Pennsylvanians will not have to pay state income tax on the student loan debt relief they get from the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program and the Pennsylvania Student Loan Relief for Nurses (SLRN) Program. The decision by the Wolf Administration will save people eligible for those programs potentially thousands of dollars in state tax.