Fontana Praises PHEAA Decision that Avoids Cuts to Student Grants
Harrisburg, May 24, 2018 – State Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) today said he is pleased with the PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency) board decision to use additional reserve funds to maintain grants to students at the current amounts. Without...Post Session Report :: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
SB 257, PN 1761 (Ward) – Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921 providing for quality eye care for insured Pennsylvanians. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 439, PN 1759 (Fontana) – This legislation establishes the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards in Child...Post Session Report :: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
HB 566, PN 3544 (Santora) – This bill amends the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act to allow a contractor to suspended work on a construction project if payment is not received per the terms of their contract. A vote of 43-5 was recorded. SB 801, PN 1012...Post Session Report :: Monday, May 21, 2018
SB 189, PN 178 (McGarrigle) – This bill amends the Pennsylvania Crime Victims Act to grant crime victims the right to attend criminal trials unless the court determines that the victim’s testimony would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony in the...Schwank Invites Constituents for Coffee at the Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery
Reading, May 21, 2018 − Sen. Judy Schwank is inviting constituents to meet her for coffee, doughnuts and conversation at the Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery at 1245 Penn Avenue in Wyomissing from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 24. Instead of a typical Town...We must act to stop crumbling schools in Philadelphia, across Pa.
Op-ed By Senator Vincent Hughes
Our schools are crumbling. Before the Inquirer reported on the deplorable conditions in Philadelphia schools, I heard that message from parents and students and even viewed it with my own eyes while visiting city schools. Seeing the conditions in which some of our students learn broke my heart but challenged me to act. And my proposal, the “Public School Building Renovation and Rehabilitation Program,” aims to help K-12 public schools fight this infrastructure crisis.
Redlining is keeping people of color out of homes
Op-ed By Senator Vincent Hughes
The practice of redlining, which segregated communities and prevented minorities from achieving home ownership as their version of the American Dream, appears to be alive and well in our city and many communities across the nation.