June 10, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced a one-month extension of the temporary Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) and reminded Pennsylvanians of other assistance programs that remain available as the commonwealth reopens and...
June 10, 2020
SB 430, PN 1719 (Fontana) – This bill creates the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards in Child Care Facilities Act. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1125, PN 1759 (Martin) – The bill amends the Local Tax Collection Law to provide School District Property Tax Payment and...
June 10, 2020
Today, the Wolf Administration outlined the potential impact of ending the March 6 disaster declaration while clarifying that the legislature cannot end it unilaterally. The disaster declaration aids in speeding up the state’s response to the pandemic and provides...
June 10, 2020
The Wolf Administration today issued preliminary guidance for high school and recreational sports teams to resume voluntary workouts and other in-person activities in the state’s yellow and green phases. The guidance includes college and professional sports....
June 10, 2020
Harrisburg – June 10, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in opposition to the vote to end Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 Emergency Disaster Declaration: “Yesterday, Republican politicians in Harrisburg decided...
June 10, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 10, that there are 410 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 76,846. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...
June 10, 2020
Legislature Lawmakers vote to end Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 emergency disaster, but Gov. Wolf says it’s not over https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/06/lawmakers-vote-to-end-pennsylvanias-covid-19-emergency-disaster-but-gov-wolf-says-its-not-over.html Next move Wolf:...
June 10, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf today released updated guidance regarding the types of outdoor recreation that businesses may offer during the yellow and green phases of reopening, and how they may do so safely, as the commonwealth continues to open its own public...
June 10, 2020
Legislature Sen. Tim Kearney: Will we change this time? https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/06/09/Tim-Kearney-racial-injustice-hard-truths-Pennsylvania/stories/202006090009 In party-line vote, Pa. Senate panel votes to end Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency...
June 10, 2020
HARRISBURG – June 10, 2020 – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced plans for a comprehensive package of legislation to reform policing in Pennsylvania. Two years ago, members of the caucus introduced police and community relations...
