Democracy On The Line

Philadelphia – January 13, 2022 – For months Senator Sharif Street, Democratic Chair of State Government, has had the shared responsibility of redrawing Congressional Districts. Please see his statement on the current process as it progresses in Pennsylvania’s...

Fontana Statement on Act 77 Ruling

HARRISBURG, January 28, 2022 – State Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny County) issued the following statement on today’s ruling by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court that Act 77 is unconstitutional: ‘Pennsylvania voters have enjoyed no-excuse, mail-in voting for four...

Sen. Street’s Statement on Commonwealth Court’s Ruling of Act 77

Philadelphia, PA − January 28, 2022 − Senator Sharif Street, Democratic Chair of the State Government Committee and the Special Committee on Elections, released the following statement on today’s Commonwealth Court’s ruling: “Today’s attempt by the Commonwealth Court...

News Digest :: January 28, 2022

Legislature Rich Fitzgerald and Farnam Jahanian: Autonomous vehicle testing bill essential to regional economy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Local schools get state funding to improve safety – Daily Local PA Democrats Seek Bipartisan Support for Prison Reform – Erie...

 Fontana: Regional Efforts Earn $2M in Violence Prevention Grants

HARRISBURG, January 27, 2022 – Efforts to mitigate the rise in violence in the Pittsburgh region earned more than $2 million in state grants, Sen. Wayne Fontana announced today. “We haven’t been immune from the increasing violence that has accompanied the pandemic and...

News Digest :: January 27, 2022

Legislature Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pennsylvania congressional map sent to him by Republicans · Spotlight PA Maps. So Many Maps. | PoliticsPA General Assembly sends Pennsylvania congressional map to Wolf | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com Gov. Wolf vetoes congressional...

Brewster: McKeesport Program Wins $150K Violence Prevention Grant

Harrisburg, January 26, 2022 – A McKeesport violence prevention program will receive a $150,000 state grant to help address an uptick in incidents that coincided with the COVID pandemic. “I’m proud of this community-based effort to interact with people where they live...