June 26, 2019
June 25, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 HB 65, PN 2240 (Sankey) – This bill makes several highway and bridge designations. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 265, PN 2177 (Staats) – This bill would further provide for vocational, technical and agricultural educational...
June 25, 2019
Legislature Cash assistance program for Pa.’s poorest residents appears to be on brink of elimination https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/06/cash-assistance-program-for-pas-poorest-residents-appears-to-be-on-brink-of-elimination.html General Assembly moves closer to...
June 24, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 24, 2019 – Health and Human Services Committee Democratic Chairman State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined members of the PA General Assembly and statewide advocates to fight to protect the General Assistance program. House Bill...
June 24, 2019
HB 65, PN 69 (Sankey) – This bill designates a bridge in Cambria County as the Private First Class Steve L. Klosz Memorial Bridge. Senator K. Ward offered amendment A0 2192, which designates a plethora of highways and bridges across the Commonwealth. The amendment...
June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 24, 2019 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today jointly sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf requesting a disaster declaration for gun violence in the Commonwealth. “We believe it is necessary to raise the public’s...
June 24, 2019
Legislature Voting rights and election reform are hot topics with Pa. lawmakers. It’s a moment three decades in the making. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/voting-rights-elections-legislation-pa-20190624.html When it comes to grading teachers in Pa.,...
June 23, 2019
Budget Budget pressure, policy agendas collide ahead of deadline https://hosted.ap.org/thetimes-tribune/article/2bc748dfc24249d88dde4954a94d4211/budget-pressure-policy-agendas-collide-ahead-deadline Lawmakers prepare for final push to pass state budget...
June 21, 2019
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 276, known nationally as “Marsy’s Law.” The measure would place the Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights in the state’s constitution. The amendment would enshrine into the state constitution rights that include notifications and...
