News Digest :: May 26, 2019

Legislature Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto joins other mayors to push state for safer bike lanes https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2019/05/24/Pittsburgh-Mayor-Bill-Peduto-bike-lanes-state-legislation-Philadelphia-Harrisburg-Lancaster/stories/201905240140...

News Digest :: May 25, 2019

Administration Gov. Wolf applauds Pennsylvanians for successful ‘1-4-3 Day’ https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/gov-wolf-applauds-pennsylvanians-for-successful-1-4-3-day/ Demolition, sale of Allentown State Hospital still sought, Wolf administration says...

Senator Haywood Starts State-Wide Poverty Listening Tour

PHILADELPHIA – May 23, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) was joined by State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) on the first stop of his statewide poverty tour in Lock Haven today. The 5-stop tour will consist of elected...

News Digest :: May 24, 2019

Legislature Funding for Pennsylvania family centers restored for 2 years https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/funding-for-pennsylvania-family-centers-restored-for-2-years/ Democrats take to Broad Street Market to argue for higher wage in Pa....

News Digest :: May 23, 2019

Legislature PA officials reverse course on local family support center funding https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2019/05/22/family-support-centers-pennsylvania-allegheny-county-funding-threatened-reversed/stories/201905220123 Ex-offenders in Pa. can be...

News Digest :: May 22, 2019

Legislature Wolf hikes closed trail to pitch $4.5B projects plan https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/wolf-hikes-closed-trail-to-pitch-4-5b-projects-plan-1.2485638 Editorial: Parents must hear truth about vaccines...

THE COST OF ABUSE | House-passed abuse bills now in Senate

Earlier this month, the state House of Representatives approved measures to eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for child sex crimes and to propose a constitutional amendment to open a window for lawsuits in cases where the statute of limitations has already...

News Digest :: May 21, 2019

Legislature Lawmakers want to strike ‘good moral character’ from occupational licensing criteria https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/lawmakers-want-to-strike-good-moral-character-from-occupational-licensing-criteria/ Growing up through the cracks: Bid to shift...

News Digest :: May 20, 2019

Legislature State Senate bill would eliminate vaccination exemptions for religious, philosophical reasons https://www.timesonline.com/news/20190520/state-senate-bill-would-eliminate-vaccination-exemptions-for-religious-philosophical-reasons/1 Berks lawmakers predict...