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Senate, House Members Unveil Election Reform Proposals
HARRISBURG - June 4, 2019 - State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Rep. Sara Innamorato (D-Pittsburgh) led House and Senate Democrats in announcing several voting reform proposals Tuesday in the Main Capitol Rotunda. The legislators were...
Dinniman, Fellow Senators Introduce TRU Bill
HARRISBURG - June 3, 2019 – State Senator Andy Dinniman and fellow senators announced new legislation to address security needs and confront violence against faith-based organizations and those with diverse members. Dinniman was joined by state Senators Jay...
Senator Costa Applauds Supreme Court Ruling, Calls for Continued Work on Health Care Access
PITTSBURGH - May 28, 2019 - Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. expressed hopefulness at today’s ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Commonwealth vs. UPMC. In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case back to the...
Senator Haywood Starts State-Wide Poverty Listening Tour
PHILADELPHIA – May 23, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) was joined by State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) on the first stop of his statewide poverty tour in Lock Haven today. The 5-stop tour will consist of elected...
Senators Santarsiero, Collett Introduce Bill to Provide Attorney General with Concurrent Jurisdiction in Environmental Crimes
HARRISBURG - May 16, 2019 – Senators Steve Santarsiero and Maria Collett issued a joint memorandum inviting fellow senators to join them in support of a packet of legislation that provides Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) with concurrent...
Alleged Victims of Convicted Child Molester Pediatrician Johnnie Barto File First Lawsuit and Call for Passage of SB 540
Harrisburg, PA – May 15, 2019 – Former patients of convicted pedophile pediatrician, Dr. Johnnie Barto announced the filing of a lawsuit against Conemaugh Health Systems, Laurel Pediatrics and Johnnie Barto. These are the first lawsuits filed since Barto was convicted...
