April 25, 2019
HARRISBURG – April 25, 2019 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) – a strong advocate for additional mental health funding — applauded state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s recent call for more mental health resources to prevent gun deaths. “A...
April 25, 2019
HARRISBURG – April 25, 2019 – The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are hosting a screening of the 1971 documentary “Keep Your Trash,” followed by a discussion on economic justice to close out the 30-day statewide Call to Action on the Crisis of Poverty and...
April 25, 2019
ROYERSFORD, PA – April 25, 2019 – On April 27, Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) will participate in a panel discussion on the impact of rape culture and sexual violence in our communities. Sen. Muth believes that too many victims of sexual assault are...
April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
HARRISBURG – April 25, 2019 – The state Senate and House Democratic Policy committees will hold a joint public hearing Monday on legalizing recreational marijuana for adults. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, April 29 at 10 a.m. in Hearing Room #1,...
April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
Legislature No take off: Gov. Wolf opposes airport authority bill https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2019/04/24/Mike-Turzai-Rich-Fitzgerald-Airport-Authority-Pittsburgh-International-Airport-Tom-Wolf/stories/201904240155 Practice what you preach: Mike...
April 24, 2019
WEST CHESTER – April 23, 2019 – State Senator Andy Dinniman announced today that he is introducing legislation to require consent education in the school curriculum. Dinniman, who serves as minority chair of the Senate Education Committee, said the curriculum...
April 24, 2019
PITTSBURGH, April 23, 2019 – At the request of state Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Forest Hills) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Brookline), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing today in Pittsburgh on strategies for combatting climate change by...
