News Digest :: October 12, 2018

Legislature Yudichak, Baker support bill on prison closure procedure Yudichak, Baker support bill on prison closure procedure House approves bill requiring state to establish guidelines for public facility closures...

News Digest :: October 11, 2018

Legislature Pa. legislature stood up to frat hazing. Will it stand up to the Catholic Church to give justice to sex abuse victims? | Editorial...

It’s Time to Stand Up for the Sex Abuse Victims

Op-ed by Senator Wayne Fontana

I was raised Catholic and spent all 12 years of schooling in Catholic schools. As an adult, I was married in the Catholic Church, raised my children in the faith and sent them to Catholic school. I still firmly believe in God, but my trust and respect for the Catholic institution has been shattered.

Now that the church hierarchy has finally admitted that hundreds of priests sexually abused so many children for so many years and that church leaders took part in an elaborate coverup scheme, the church’s continued resistance to changing the law to protect victims is clearly all about the money.

News Digest :: October 10, 2018

Legislature Her son died from cardiac arrest at age 15; now Pa. mom wants CPR to be a graduation requirement https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/10/her_son_died_on_the_basketball.html#incart_river_index Pa. lawmakers embrace alternatives to high-stakes exams to earn a...

News Digest :: October 9, 2018

Legislature Your next work zone speeding ticket might come from a camera http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/10/07/Pennsylvania-Legislature-cameras-in-work-zones-PennDOT-Pennsylvania-Turnpike-speeding-fines/stories/201810040200 Work-zone speeders...

News Digest :: October 8, 2018

Legislature Senate Republicans weigh alternatives to giving child sex abuse victims more time to sue abusers https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/10/senate_republicans_hear_the_ca.html#incart_river_index Dinniman accuses Sunoco of botching pipeline work...

Senate Democratic Wrap-Up for the Week of October 1, 2018

The Senate passed Senate Bill 623 by a vote of 47-1. The bill formalizes and further defines laws on Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment. These orders convert an individual’s end of life wishes regarding health care into a medical order that applies...

News Digest :: October 5, 2018

Legislature Philly-area lawmakers emerge as key votes in battle over child sex-abuse bill http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-republican-senators-sex-abuse-statute-limitations-window-lawsuits-20181005.html Western Pa. schools receive $154,000...