March 29, 2019
The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 49, which would protect a person from civil liability for damaging a vehicle if they forcibly entered it to save a child from imminent danger This legislation would provide this protection if: the child is in imminent...
March 29, 2019
Legislature Looking for an ‘Amen’: Some want rules for prayers in Pa. House, lawmaker defends her controversial invocation...
March 28, 2019
Philadelphia – March 28, 2019 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) yesterday applauded the findings of Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella’s Private Sector Retirement Security Task Force to establish a state-managed private retirement savings plan....
March 28, 2019
HARRISBURG – March 28, 2019 – State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today announced legislation designed to increase the number of Pennsylvania school children who are immunized against diseases that spread easily among groups, interrupt school life...
March 28, 2019
Legislature Students rally for affordable higher education https://www.abc27.com/news/local/students-rally-for-affordable-higher-education/1882013464 Efforts to salvage cash assistance for Pa.’s poorest citizens fail in the House...
March 27, 2019
HARRISBURG – March 27, 2019 – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved both Marsy’s Law (SB149) and Karen’s Law (SB123), Sen. John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia) announced. Both bills passed unanimously, 12-0. They now head to the full senate for consideration. “Both...
March 27, 2019
HARRISBURG- March 27, 2019 – Hundreds of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Students rallied with Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Representative Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia), Representative James Roebuck (D-Philadelphia), and...
March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
SB 115, PN 98 (Killion) – This bill would provide for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) curriculum in high schools. A vote of 45-0 was recorded. SB 298, PN 260 (Baker) – This legislation amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 51 (Military Affairs) to...
March 27, 2019
Legislature Teacher pay: Some need second jobs to make ends meet, concerning Pa. lawmakers https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/03/teachers-having-to-hold-down-side-jobs-to-make-ends-meet-is-a-growing-concern-to-pa-lawmakers.html In wake of Barclay Friends fire, local...
