Senator Haywood Opposes Restrictions on Women’s Right to Choose

Harrisburg – November 18, 2019 – Democratic Chair of the PA Senate Health and Human Services Committee State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement opposing Down Syndrome abortion legislation: “Termination of a pregnancy is an...

News Digest :: November 19, 2019

Legislature Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf makes a deal with GOP to move minimum wage bill in Senate https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania-minimum-wage-increase-tom-wolf-republicans-20191119.html In Pennsylvania, a proposed minimum wage increase may hinge on the...

Post Session Report :: Monday, November 18, 2019

SB 67, PN 60 (J. Ward) – The legislation authorizes Pennsylvania to enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact (PSYPACT). A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 906, PN 1327 (Yudichak) – This bill would provide for a moratorium on the closure...

Innamorato, Muth host briefing on SW PA childhood cancer

HARRISBURG, November 18, 2019 – Over the last decade at least 67 children in rural southwestern Pennsylvania have been diagnosed with rare childhood cancers, diagnoses that coincided with the rapid development of the Marcellus Shale gas fields across the Allegheny region.

Committee Approves Boscola’s Infant Opioid Addiction Reporting Bill

Harrisburg, November 18, 2019 – The state Senate Aging and Youth Committee today unanimously approved Sen. Lisa Boscola’s bill that would mandate the reporting of any infant born with an addiction to opioids. “My bill (Senate Bill 368) would ensure the coordination of...

News Digest :: November 18, 2019

Legislature Some lawmakers had concerns about pipeline safety long before FBI probe https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/some-lawmakers-had-concerns-about-pipeline-safety-long-before-fbi/article_b0f14494-0890-11ea-8a2d-1fe72c1e14f6.html A rising number of pregnant...

News Digest :: November 17, 2019

Legislature State rep tells panel of family pain of suicide https://www.delcotimes.com/lifestyle/state-rep-tells-panel-of-family-pain-of-suicide/article_01451d75-94e2-551a-bd5c-a5ea2b060cbd.html Editorial: Property tax relief a must...