June 27, 2019
SB 144, PN 1078 (Martin) – This bill would create the Keystone Telepresence Education Grant Program for intermediate units. Senate concurred in House amendments. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 700, PN 1074 (Browne) – This bill would further provide for...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Appropriations budget which is now headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk; Senator Costa looks forward to returning to session...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today said that the state budget package includes $60 million for school district safety initiatives. “There are a great many needs to fill in helping school district improve safety...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – Today, Pennsylvania State Senator Pam Iovino released the following statement on the passage of the state’s budget: “I voted in support of the state budget because the package moves Pennsylvania forward and makes vital...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today released the following statement regarding Senate passage of a $34 billion state budget for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year. “For all the positives on which we were able to reach...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 — The Pennsylvania legislature passed a $34 billion budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) voted for the budget and was pleased with several aspects of it, like the $25 million increase in...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today provided the following statement on the state’s new $33.9 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2019-20. The Senate approved the budget by a vote 42-8 today. The spending plan (House Bill...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) spoke today on the Senate floor to detail his reasons for opposing the proposed 2019-2020 General Fund budget bill. “Simply put, I believe there are multiple reasons to say we could do better for...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 27, 2019 – State Senator Andy Dinniman announced that applications are now available for the new PA Forward Student Loan Program. The PA Forward Student Loan Program provides low-cost, alternative student loans for undergraduate and...
June 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 26, 2019 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) spoke out against the news of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’(PES) plans to close the South Philadelphia oil refinery next month. “The decision to close the refinery is extremely disappointing news...
