News Digest :: July 22, 2021
Legislature State wants nursing homes to provide over an hour more direct care to patients | ABC27 Nursing homes would provide more direct care to residents under proposed Pa. rule · Spotlight PA Wolf admin. announces its first round of fixes to Pa.’s nursing...PA Senate Dems Host Policy Hearing on the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in PA
Harrisburg – July 21, 2021 – At the request of Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D- Allegheny), Sen. Wayne Fontana (D- Allegheny), Sen. Jim Brewster (D- Allegheny/Westmoreland), Sen. Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny), & House...Updating PA’s Skilled Nursing Facilities Regulations
News Digest :: July 21, 2021
Legislature Gov. Wolf changes course, says he’s now open to some stricter voter ID rules | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania voter ID is no longer a nonstarter for Gov. Tom Wolf (inquirer.com) Report: In a shift, Wolf says he’d support...Senate Democratic Policy Committee: Hearing on the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
Senator Santarsiero Secures $60,000 in State Funds for Lower Makefield Township Police Department Crime Scene and Accident Investigation Vehicle
BUCKS COUNTY – July 20, 2021 – Lower Makefield Township Police Department is getting a new crime scene and accident investigation vehicle thanks to $60,000 in state funds secured by State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10). “Beginning when I was a...GOP Senators, Accept Reality, Move on
OpEd by Senator Marty Flynn
I must address the call for an investigation into the results of the 2020 Election made by Pennsylvania Senate Republicans. To be honest, folks, I had a hard time deciding if I should even write this. It’s frustrating to have to respond to claims so absurd. The Republicans are living in a fantasy world, and they want us to pay for their room and board. This is beneath us. It should be beneath them, too.