News Digest :: December 1, 2021

Legislature State Lawmaker Has Plan To Collect $104 Million In Lost Turnpike Revenue – CBS Pittsburgh (cbslocal.com) Flynn legislation would address $104M in uncollected turnpike tolls (yahoo.com) Wages rise while pols apply pressure; lawmakers continue push for...

News Digest :: November 30, 2021

Legislature Flynn legislation would address $104M in uncollected turnpike tolls | Times Leader Pa. lawmakers prepare for intense redistricting negotiations – WHYY Bills to Prevent Uncollected Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike | (wkok.com) The ‘People’s Maps’...

Senator Nikil Saval Announces Fair Records for Renters Legislation

Harrisburg, PA − November 29, 2021 − Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced Fair Records for Renters legislation, which would rectify false eviction records data and thus eliminate a major barrier that currently prevents tens of thousands of...

News Digest :: November 29, 2021

Legislature PA Turnpike Reform Package Planned In Harrisburg – LevittownNow.com Guest editorial | Compromise a lost art in Harrisburg | Editorials | tribdem.com $5M in Pa. funding OK’d for Lehigh Valley transportation projects – lehighvalleylive.com...

News Digest :: November 26, 2021

Legislature To prevent future toll ‘leakage,’ Pa. Sen. Marty Flynn introduces Turnpike reform package – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com) Central Pa. lawmaker making push to put regulations on cryptocurrencies | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...

News Digest :: November 24, 2021

Legislature Questions remain about GOP’s election ‘investigation’ | WITF Envoy Sage president says ‘facts’ will guide state’s election probe | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com) Firm assisting Pa. Senate GOP’s election investigation will focus on...

Senator Collett Condemns Anti-Asian Attack on Philadelphia Students 

Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − November 23, 2021 − In response to last week’s attack on four Asian American high school students on the Broad Street Line, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) would like to share the following statement:  “I am deeply...

News Digest :: November 23, 2021

Legislature Senate Republicans pay Iowa firm $270K to investigate Pennsylvania elections | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com Pa. Republicans hire vendor to ‘investigate’ 2020 election, Dems question qualifications and GOP motivations (abc27.com) What we...

Senator Haywood Announces $1.3 Million in Infrastructure State Grants

PHILADELPHIA – November 22, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that two organizations in the fourth senatorial district were awarded a total of $1.3 million to improve infrastructure in the community. On Friday afternoon,...