COVID-19 pandemic Archives

Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Tartaglione-Costa Legislation to Fund PA Higher Education Institutions

September 9, 2020

Philadelphia, PA – September 9, 2020 − The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by State Senator Christine Tartaglione and Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa that would allocate $130 million in federal CARES Act funding to help higher education institutions in the Commonwealth manage financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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State Senate Committee Holds Online Hearing on Strategies to Safely Reopen Schools

August 3, 2020

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Philadelphia lawmakers lay out path for a ‘Just Recovery’ in Pa.

June 18, 2020

‘Legislature must take steps to safeguard marginalized communities’

PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2020 – Philadelphia lawmakers today held a virtual news conference to lay out the steps the Pennsylvania legislature must take to create a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the calls for racial justice demanded by Pennsylvanians across the state are acted on.

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Sen. Blake Statement on Passage of $25.789 Billion Interim State Budget and CARES Funding

May 28, 2020

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Senator Pam Iovino Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Business Interruption Insurance Claims, Provide Needed Cash Flow to Struggling Businesses During Crisis

April 28, 2020

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