June 24, 2019
Legislature Voting rights and election reform are hot topics with Pa. lawmakers. It’s a moment three decades in the making. https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/voting-rights-elections-legislation-pa-20190624.html When it comes to grading teachers in Pa.,...
June 23, 2019
Budget Budget pressure, policy agendas collide ahead of deadline https://hosted.ap.org/thetimes-tribune/article/2bc748dfc24249d88dde4954a94d4211/budget-pressure-policy-agendas-collide-ahead-deadline Lawmakers prepare for final push to pass state budget...
June 21, 2019
The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 276, known nationally as “Marsy’s Law.” The measure would place the Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights in the state’s constitution. The amendment would enshrine into the state constitution rights that include notifications and...
June 21, 2019
Legislature Pa. bill would help college students with crushing debt burden | By Sens. Vincent Hughes, Lindsey Williams and Katie Muth https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2019/06/pa-bill-would-help-college-students-with-crushing-debt-burden-opinion.html Letter to...
June 20, 2019
HARRISBURG– June 20, 2019 – Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) applauded the passage of his Sunday Hunting Bill (Senate Bill 147) out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation, which would authorize the Game Commission to allow Sunday hunting...
June 20, 2019
Legislature Pa. Senate vote puts victims’ rights amendment before voters https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-senate-vote-puts-victims-rights-amendment-before-voters/ Voters to decide whether to add victims’ rights to Pa. constitution: ’We are sending a clear...
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
SB 241, PN 1016 (Browne) – Senate Bill 241 makes annual appropriations to the Philadelphia Parking Authority for fiscal year 2019-20. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 112, PN 1017 (Yaw) – The bill amends Title 35 (Health and Safety) to expand the current...
June 19, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 18, 2019 — The state Senate State Government Committee today unanimously approved Sen. Lisa Boscola’s senate bill 421, which would do away with straight party voting. The bill will now move on to the full Senate. “Informed and...
June 19, 2019
HARRISBURG – June 19, 2019 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) joined advocates of the clean energy movement today as they rallied to promote renewable energy initiatives at the state capitol. “We have a duty to maintain our values of security, safety,...
