June 27, 2018
Legislature Program sets up Pa. children with seed money to start saving for college https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/program_sets_up_pa_children_wi.html#incart_river_index Long-awaited bipartisan report slams Pa.’s death penalty policies...
June 26, 2018
Philadelphia – June 26, 2018 – A program that would create $100 savings accounts for Pennsylvania newborns was signed into law Friday and praised by State Senator Vincent Hughes. Senator Hughes was the prime co-sponsor to Senate Bill 1130, which addressed...
June 26, 2018
Legislature Pa. House exits, leaving for fall decisions on several key bills https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/house_of_representatives_leave.html#incart_river_index Proposal to shrink Pennsylvania’s General Assembly falters before final vote...
June 25, 2018
Harrisburg – June 22, 2018 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/ Montgomery) released the following statement regarding the state Senate’s passage of the $32.7 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19. “For the first time during my tenure in the Senate,...
June 25, 2018
Budget In year of budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/in-year-of-budget-firsts-plan-passes-on-time-and-wolf-signs-it.php State’s fiscal picture shows ray of sunshine State’s fiscal picture shows ray...
June 24, 2018
Budget Early Pa. budget deal possibly a milestone for deficits, school aid http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13794040-74/early-pa-budget-deal-possibly-a-milestone-for-deficits-school-aid Legislature Bill would require court approval to take conserved land, like...
June 23, 2018
Budget Gov. Wolf signs no-new-taxes Pa. budget http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/pa-budget-no-tax-increase-more-education-money-20180622.html What will Pa.’s $32.7 billion budget buy?...
June 22, 2018
HB 2078, PN 3746 (Markosek) – This legislation would appropriate $62,123,000 of Commonwealth funds from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and other restricted revenue accounts to the Department of State for operations. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. HB...
June 22, 2018
Harrisburg – June 22, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione applauded today’s early passage of a Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget that includes new investments in workforce development, education, health care and social justice. The Senate voted, 47-2, in support of...
June 22, 2018
