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Kenyatta seeks to commemorate Jan. 6 as Democracy Observance Day in Pa.

(Jun 29, 2021) Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

Kenyatta said that this dark day is a day to never be forgotten in America and should serve as a reminder to all Pennsylvanians of how democracy was threatened, the blood spilled in pursuit of protecting it and what is required of citizens to preserve it. Read more

 

House passes Solomon bill to expand affordable housing 

(Jun 28, 2021) Rep. Jared G. Solomon

“For every 100 people who need affordable housing in Pennsylvania, only 42 people will get it,” Solomon said. “In extreme cases, in counties like York and Monroe, only 28 people out of 100 will get the affordable housing they need; in Lancaster, only 19 people. This is unacceptable." Read more

 

Freeman bill would compensate communities with high percentage of tax-exempt properties

(Jun 28, 2021) Rep. Robert L. Freeman

Freeman explained that H.B. 1702 would establish the Tax-Exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund to help municipalities with 15 percent or more of their total assessed property value as tax-exempt property within their borders. It would be funded by the state's existing 18% Liquor Tax, known as the Johnstown Flood Tax. Read more

 

Rep. Bizzarro support for municipal governments included in 2021-22 fiscal code

(Jun 28, 2021) Rep. Ryan Bizzarro

House Bill 1348 — awaiting the Governor’s signature — permits the funding to qualify as a local match for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 fiscal years. Read more

 

Schlossberg’s Level Up proposal for education funding included in 2021-22 state budget

(Jun 25, 2021) Rep. Mike Schlossberg

“This is a monumental breakthrough in the ongoing fight for fair education funding for the school districts that need it the most,” said Schlossberg, D-Lehigh. “This funding will benefit some of Pennsylvania’s hardest hit districts in Allentown, Philadelphia, Scranton, Reading, Harrisburg, York and Erie which have been grossly underfunded for too long and help give every student the chance to succeed.” Read more

 

House Democrats: state budget full of missed opportunities

(Jun 25, 2021) Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

“It’s always good to prevent tax hikes on working families, and we did manage to get more money to schools, seniors, violence prevention, and roads and bridges, but that’s just not enough,” House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware said. Read more

 

Shusterman backs legislation ensuring success of special education students

(Jun 24, 2021) Rep. Melissa Shusterman

Shusterman’s bill (H.B. 909) was incorporated into S.B. 664. If enacted, S.B. 664 would give all students in the commonwealth the choice to repeat a grade level during the 2021-22 school year due to potentially lost educational opportunities in the last year due to COVID-19. Read more

 

Commentary - Have a miscarriage in a hospital? PA Republicans are ready to charge you for it.

(Jun 24, 2021) Rep. Maureen E. Madden

Women in Pennsylvania are simply unwilling to go back in time. H.B. 118 creates difficult and confusing regulations for clinics and hospitals to adhere to, all of which create barriers to reproductive health care. Read more

 

Burns: $10 billion excess should fund property tax relief

(Jun 24, 2021) Rep. Frank Burns

Burns, D-Cambria, believes Pennsylvania’s projected $3 billion budget surplus, combined with a whopping $7 billion in federal stimulus funding, leaves no room for excuses in returning money to taxpayers. Read more

 

A Magic Act: The Republicans Make Your Money Disappear ... Again

(Jun 23, 2021) Rep. Bridget M. Kosierowski

While Republicans are too busy making sure your constitutional rights are suppressed, the Pennsylvania House Democrats are working to make sure you have a job to drive to every morning, a house to come home to every evening, and a safe school for your children to attend. Read more

 

McNeill: Let’s make mental health the priority it should be

(Jun 23, 2021) Rep. Jeanne McNeill

McNeill said the legislation would not only expand access to mental health services and support to underserved communities, but also provide an opportunity to better train and retain psychologists in Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Fighting for public safety, working across the aisle

(Jun 22, 2021) Rep. Amen Brown

It’s time to advance on the issue of gun violence. We are going to lose generations to unnecessary violence if we do not act now – let’s find policy solutions we can advance instead of focusing on and arguing over ones we cannot. Read more

 

Conklin: House Bill 1300 is nothing but ‘smoke and mirrors’

(Jun 21, 2021) Rep. Scott Conklin

“This bill is disguised as an effort to protect voter integrity and security but, in reality, it is designed to drive down voter turnout and make it harder and more complicated for Pennsylvanians to cast their vote." Read more

 

Freeman introduces bill aimed to address fireworks

(Jun 17, 2021) Rep. Robert L. Freeman

“My proposal would provide local governments with the authority to pass local ordinances to better regulate the use of fireworks and to impose substantial penalties for the violation of those local ordinances,” Freeman said. Read more

 

Vitali: Environmental Protection needs more funding

(Jun 17, 2021) Rep. Greg Vitali

Budget negotiations will likely be concluded in a couple of weeks. Now is the time that concerned citizens should tell Gov. Wolf and their state representatives and senators that the DEP needs more funding. Read more

 

Rep. Fiedler, colleagues host No More Excuses, End Toxic Schools rally

(Jun 16, 2021) Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler

“We can use just a portion of the $7 billion in federal funding that has already been sent to PA to this substantive investment in public buildings from Philly to Scranton to Allegheny County,” Fiedler said. “We could create thousands of jobs — good paying, union jobs!” Read more

 

Young condemns H.B. 1300 as ‘Voting Rights Suppression Act’

(Jun 16, 2021) Rep. Regina Young

“House Bill 1300 is 150 pages of drivel and lies outfitted as policy. Its author and supporters have dubbed it with a virtuous name, the Voting Rights Protection Act, but whose voting rights is it really protecting?” Young said, a day after voting no on the bill’s passage in the House State Government Committee. Read more

 

Now open for applications: Pregnancy support, career/technical training, museum, library and vaccine funding opportunities

(Jun 15, 2021) Appropriations

Learn about state and federal grant programs open for applications. Read more

 

Schlossberg, McNeill introduce legislation to address shortage of available mental health services

(Jun 15, 2021) Rep. Mike Schlossberg, Rep. Jeanne McNeill

According to Schlossberg, the program would not only expand access to mental health services and support to underserved communities, but also provide an opportunity to better train and retain psychologists in Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Kenyatta calls latest GOP election bill ‘artisanal voter suppression’

(Jun 15, 2021) Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

“You have the same people who have been stoking the raging fire that we’re currently seeing burn up the trust in the sanctity of our democratic process now wanting to come and act like they’re the firefighters,” Kenyatta said, following the Republican-dominated House State Government Committee’s approval of H.B.1300 along party lines. Read more

 

Kenyatta seeks to commemorate Jan. 6 as Democracy Observance Day in Pa.
Jun 29, 2021

House passes Solomon bill to expand affordable housing 
Jun 28, 2021

Freeman bill would compensate communities with high percentage of tax-exempt properties
Jun 28, 2021

Rep. Bizzarro support for municipal governments included in 2021-22 fiscal code
Jun 28, 2021

Schlossberg’s Level Up proposal for education funding included in 2021-22 state budget
Jun 25, 2021

House Democrats: state budget full of missed opportunities
Jun 25, 2021

Shusterman backs legislation ensuring success of special education students
Jun 24, 2021

Commentary - Have a miscarriage in a hospital? PA Republicans are ready to charge you for it.
Jun 24, 2021

Burns: $10 billion excess should fund property tax relief
Jun 24, 2021

A Magic Act: The Republicans Make Your Money Disappear ... Again
Jun 23, 2021

McNeill: Let’s make mental health the priority it should be
Jun 23, 2021

Fighting for public safety, working across the aisle
Jun 22, 2021

Conklin: House Bill 1300 is nothing but ‘smoke and mirrors’
Jun 21, 2021

Freeman introduces bill aimed to address fireworks
Jun 17, 2021

Vitali: Environmental Protection needs more funding
Jun 17, 2021

Rep. Fiedler, colleagues host No More Excuses, End Toxic Schools rally
Jun 16, 2021

Young condemns H.B. 1300 as ‘Voting Rights Suppression Act’
Jun 16, 2021

Now open for applications: Pregnancy support, career/technical training, museum, library and vaccine funding opportunities
Jun 15, 2021

Schlossberg, McNeill introduce legislation to address shortage of available mental health services
Jun 15, 2021

Kenyatta calls latest GOP election bill ‘artisanal voter suppression’
Jun 15, 2021