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News Digest :: July 12, 2018

July 12, 2018

Legislature Can Philadelphia school officials be trusted with millions in state money to clean up lead paint? http://www.philly.com/philly/news/schools-lead-paint-philadelphia-pennsylvania-state-money-toxic-city-20180712.html Arnold solicitor casts doubt on effort to...

News Digest :: July 11, 2018

July 11, 2018

Legislature Holding Toomey to his word http://www.phillytrib.com/holding-toomey-to-his-word/article_3f2cec5c-f4dc-51f8-84a6-73df49920db8.html Arnold City Council to ask governor, Senate to remove mayor after social media post...

Hughes, Haywood, and Street celebrate Largest Summer Reading Program Ever

July 10, 2018

Senator Hughes, Senator Art Haywood, and Senator Sharif Street came together to celebrate the largest enrollment to date of their intensive summer reading program, Summer Reads: Read to Succeed.

News Digest :: July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

Legislature Reforms after Antwon: Local leaders promote laws for better policing http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/07/10/Reforms-after-Antwon-Local-leaders-promote-laws-for-better-policing/stories/201807100016 Call special session on redistricting...

Boscola Requests Governor to Call Special Session on Independent Redistricting

July 9, 2018

HARRISBURG, July 9, 2018 – In an effort to salvage Pennsylvania’s last opportunity until the 2030 U.S. Census for redistricting reform, today Sen. Lisa Boscola is calling on Governor Tom Wolf to use his authority to convene a special session of the General Assembly on...

News Digest :: July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018

Administration Gov. Wolf raises Pa. minimum wage for state employees to $12 per hour, $15 by 2024 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/07/09/Gov-Tom-Wolf-raises-minimum-wage-state-employees/stories/201807080085 Legislature Bill would make...

News Digest :: July 8, 2018

July 8, 2018

Legislature State Rep. Metcalfe sits on Toad Creek bill, boasts of blocking Democrats http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-rep-metcalfe-sits-on-toad-creek-bill-boasts-of-blocking-democrats Topton land swap: Why the legislation is needed...

News Digest :: July 7, 2018

July 7, 2018

Legislature Bid to make Harley-Davidson the Pa. state motorcycle gets traction amid Trump talk https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/07/06/harley-davidson-would-pa-state-motorcycle-under-bill/762761002/ As protesters camp outside Gov. Wolf’s York County home, he...

News Digest :: July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018

Legislature Litterers in Pa. will be sentenced to pick up trash https://triblive.com/local/regional/13835388-74/litterers-in-pa-will-be-sentenced-to-pick-up-trash Lawmakers ask Turnpike for “100 percent” of effort to address McDonald flooding...

News Digest :: July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018

Legislature Legislation Introduced To Make Police Training More Uniform Across Pennsylvania http://wesa.fm/post/legislation-introduced-make-police-training-more-uniform-across-pennsylvania#stream/0 New State Law Means No ARD For Sex Offenders...