September 24, 2019
SB 473, PN 1052 (Scavello) – Raising the age of purchase of tobacco products to 21 and creating additional penalties. Senator Farnese offered amendment A02549 which would clarify that the definition of a tobacco product does not include devices sold by a dispensary...
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
Legislature Why we marched from Overbrook to Lower Merion to demand fair school funding | Sen. Vincent Hughes and Gregory Holston https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/school-funding-formulas-philadelphia-overbrook-lower-merion-high-20190923.html Pa.’s...
September 23, 2019
HB 318, PN 544 (Mizgorski) – This legislation amends the Telemarketer Registration Act (Act 147 of 1996) by providing for permanent enrollment in the “do-not-call” registry. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 723, PN 944 (Laughlin) – This bill would provide...
September 23, 2019
Legislature Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says he wants to move past clash with Pa. Senate GOP, but Republican leaders won’t forget it...
September 22, 2019
Legislature Lawmakers return to governor’s fall ‘conversation openers’ https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20190921/lawmakers-return-to-governors-fall-conversation-openers At brunch, Kaufer boasts veteran-related proposals At brunch, Kaufer boasts veteran-related...
September 21, 2019
September 21, 2019
Legislature Muth hosts hearing on ending rape culture epidemic https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/muth-hosts-hearing-on-ending-rape-culture-epidemic/article_0b77e900-dbd6-11e9-bc98-eb0018dfc1ca.html Property Taxes Impasse looms over latest effort to ease...
September 20, 2019
Harrisburg, PA – September 18, 2019 – Governor Tom Wolf this week appointed Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) to serve as a member of the Special Council on Gun Violence. The Special Council was established by the Governor’s Executive Order...
September 20, 2019
Phoenixville – September 20, 2019 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) joined victim-survivors, advocates, and lawmakers for a Democratic Policy Hearing on ending the rape culture epidemic. Muth requested and hosted the hearing with Sen. Tim Kearney...
