News Digest :: December 20, 2021

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

December 17, 2021

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.

News Digest :: December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021

Legislature Democrats could make sizeable gains in Pennsylvania legislature under proposed new maps · Spotlight PA Panel gives state House, Senate district maps preliminary OK – Daily Local Pennsylvania House redistricting map 2022: Better for Democrats or...

News Digest :: December 16, 2021

December 16, 2021

Legislature Op/Ed: The time for gun safety reform is now | The Unionville Times Better internet access coming to Pa. counties, with the passage of landmark broadband bill (abc27.com) Pa. Senate passes bill to help increase broadband access | State |...

Post Session Report :: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021

SB 291, PN 1273 (Hughes) – Provides for the Capital Budget Act of 2021-2022. The maximum bond indebtedness that the Commonwealth may incur is $1.01 billion. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 412, PN 2533 (Gleim) – Amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30,...

Senator Haywood Responds to Probation Reform Vote

December 15, 2021

Harrisburg, Pa. – December 15, 2021 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement after his vote in support of Senate Bill 913, bipartisan legislation designed to reform Pennsylvania’s probation system: “This...