Post Session Report:: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 SB 635, PN 1660 (Browne) – This bill allows for further consolidation of the collection of local, non-real estate taxes. A vote of 39-10 was recorded. SB 961, PN 1585 (Rafferty) – Amends Titles 18 and 75, to increase mandatory...Post Session Report:: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
HB 595, PN 627 (Brown) – Amends Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) to allow condo and cooperative the ability to seek assistance and investigation from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection in the event of a violation by the declarant or the...Senate Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Career Readiness at Penn State Scranton
SCRANTON, April 17, 2018 – State Sen. John Blake and members of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on career readiness and workforce development this Thursday at Penn State Scranton. The hearing, titled “Our Students, Our Workforce and...Post Session Report :: Monday, April 16, 2018
SB 880, PN 1431 (Langerholc) – The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to allow for 102-inch wide trailers on all Pennsylvania highways. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. HB 1341, PN 2065 (Pyle) – House Bill 1341 amends the Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act to add “emergency...Boscola Announces Local $246,000 Machining Job Training Grant
Bethlehem, April 13, 2018 − State Sen. Lisa M. Boscola today announced a $246,000 state grant aimed at training Lehigh Valley workers for machining jobs in manufacturing plants. “I am excited about the growth and continued diversification of our economy,” Boscola...Tartaglione’s Legislation Would Lift Tens of Thousands of Tip-Earners Out of Poverty-level Wages
Op-ed By Christine M. Tartaglione
In February, I introduced legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate to give the state’s low-wage earners a much needed and long overdue raise this year, next year and for years to come based on a consistent, predictable and sustainable schedule for both workers and employers.
Senator Costa Hosts a Financial Freedom for Working Families Event
Senator Costa Talks About a Series of Comprehensive Bills that Address Workplace Harassment
Senator Tartaglione Joins Governor, Colleagues to Strengthen Sexual Harassment Protections
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 6, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione yesterday announced new legislation that proposes to add sexual orientation and gender expression as protected classes under Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act, while expanding the act’s worker protections to include non-employee contractors and unpaid interns.