News Digest :: January 20, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. Day For just one day, put the guns down for Martin Luther King Jr. | Jenice Armstrong https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/martin-luther-king-jr-day-service-gun-violence-philly-jenice-armstrong-20200118.html ‘Still much work to be done’: Carlisle...

News Digest :: January 19, 2020

Legislature GOP eyes shakeup of Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority court https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/01/gop-eyes-shakeup-of-pennsylvanias-democratic-majority-court.html Courts might force Legislature’s hand in property tax fight...

News Digest :: January 18, 2020

Legislature Sen. Williams opening district office in Harrison https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/sen-williams-opening-district-office-in-harrison/ Bucks County’s last dry town could start allowing alcohol sales thanks to a new state law...

News Digest :: January 17, 2020

Legislature Carroll: Driver cellphone use bill a step backward https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/carroll-driver-cellphone-use-bill-a-step-backward-1.2584117 Trying to stay informed? Pennsylvania schools, municipal boards don’t have to tell you what...

Sen. Hughes announces bold, comprehensive plan to address Pa.’s affordable housing crisis through his New Deal for Housing initiative

PHILADELPHIA – January 16, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) unveiled a bold and aggressive plan to address the state’s affordable housing crisis, alongside members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, more than 50 housing advocates, and concerned citizens today at the People’s Emergency Center in Philadelphia.

News Digest :: January 16, 2020

Legislature House passes ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving, but provision limits police https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/01/15/House-passes-ban-on-hand-held-cellphones-driving-pennsylvania/stories/202001150167 After years of trying, Pa....

Senator Santarsiero Responds to Suicide Prevention Task Force Report

BUCKS COUNTY — January 15, 2020 — The following statement is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) in response to the release of the initial report from Governor Wolf’s Suicide Prevention Task Force: The initial report from Governor Wolf’s Suicide...