March 18, 2019
HARRISBURG -March 18, 2019 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Senator Katie Muth (D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery) today introduced Senate Bill 13 aiming to provide mandatory paid sick leave to all Pennsylvania workers. SB 13 would create...
March 18, 2019
HARRISBURG – March 18, 2019 – State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and State Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) today announced legislation that would end Pennsylvania’s prohibition of cannabis and would ultimately legalize cannabis for...
March 18, 2019
Legislature Local residents to attend anti-pipeline rally in Harrisburg March 19 https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/local-residents-to-attend-anti-pipeline-rally-in-harrisburg-march/article_2e1019c8-4749-11e9-957c-4b7f14c1e222.html Berks lawmakers react to bill...
March 17, 2019
Legislature Senate hearing in East Whiteland to focus on robocalls https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/senate-hearing-in-east-whiteland-to-focus-on-robocalls/article_7ad69f6a-474a-11e9-a6da-fbfbcfd13a78.html Guest Column: Tom ,Wolf has a vision to Restore...
March 16, 2019
Legislative Issues Pa. Senate GOP accuses AG Shapiro of overstepping authority in UPMC legal fight Pa. Senate GOP accuses AG Shapiro of overstepping authority in UPMC legal fight Pa. considers raising legal age to buy tobacco to 21...
March 15, 2019
Legislature Pa. may raise legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/03/pa-may-raise-legal-age-to-buy-tobacco-from-18-to-21.html Work begins on $2.6 million project to improve Route 796 intersection in Jennersville...
March 14, 2019
PITTSBURGH – March 14, 2019 – Senators Lindsey M. Williams, Jay Costa, and Vincent J. Hughes, joined by local elected officials, Allegheny County Labor Council members, and a crowd of union workers, announced the introduction of the Workplace Freedom Act...
March 14, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – March 14, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined PennEnvironment, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc., the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and the Montgomery County Planning Commission for a Town...
March 14, 2019
Legislature Kosierowski’s historic win energizes area women https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/kosierowski-s-historic-win-energizes-area-women-1.2457109 Term limits: Proposal would end career politicians serving in Pa. Legislature...
March 13, 2019
HARRISBURG – March 13, 2019 — State Senator Steven J. Santarsiero, Senator Art Haywood and Senator Thomas H. Killion issued a co-sponsorship memorandum detailing their proposed expansion of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS). AEPS was...