News Digest :: 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
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
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...News Digest :: July 4, 2018
Legislature With Pa. House, Senate gone, big issues remain unresolved http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/pa-unresolved-legislation-abortion-speed-cameras-gun-control-domestic-violence-hazing-redistricting-20180704.html Local eighth-grader raises $1,500...Senator Williams Applauds Signing of Clean Slate Legislation
Harrisburg – July 3, 2018 – Last week, Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) joined Governor Tom Wolf, lawmakers, and advocates for the signing of House Bill 1419, also known as the Clean Slate bill. “There are too many people who have done their time and...News Digest :: July 3, 2018
Legislature Local lawmakers laud new school safety measures signed into law http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180702/local-lawmakers-laud-new-school-safety-measures-signed-into-law Pennsylvania lawmakers tour Berks County Residential Center...Summer Gun Buyback Program
Two Pa. House and Senate leaders (sorta) defend our lackluster legislature | John Baer
A key element in my unending criticism of our insulated, leaden legislature is that its leaders and separate chambers operate in silos of self-interest — to the detriment of democracy and the common good. Plus, leaders demonstrate little concern for the image of the...Workers need a Pa. Workplace Freedom Act
The following op-ed was posted by PennLive.com.
As expected, the Supreme Court voted against unions and working people in the Janus v. AFSCME case. This landmark decision makes it easier for anti-worker extremists to rig the economy and try to divide working people.
The outcome of the Janus case will harm public servants such as nurses, teachers, school district workers, police, firefighters and social workers, in addition to driving down wages for everyone, eliminating health insurance for many working families and making workplace accidents and deaths more likely.