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Mar 22, 2023 - Reform for charter reimbursement necessary in PA, testifiers say
Mar 21, 2023 - House, Senate Dems discuss bills to extend workplace protections to public employees
Mar 21, 2023 - Senate, House Dems discuss need for COLA for PSERS and SERS retirees
Mar 14, 2023 - Bipartisan Policy Committee gathers info on derailment response
Mar 13, 2023 - Looking for ways to empower residents to revitalize Main Street
Mar 10, 2023 - Train derailment focus of upcoming bipartisan policy hearing
Feb 8, 2023 - Policy Committee addresses needs for South Side neighborhood
Feb 6, 2023 - Policy roundtable: Committee talks green construction and innovation
Feb 3, 2023 - Policy Roundtable: Union leaders discuss importance of organizing
Feb 2, 2023 - Policy Hearing: In search of election solutions, not political games
Jan 27, 2023 - Policy Hearing: Misclassification hurts workers, taxpayers and state
Jan 26, 2023 - Policy Hearing: Testifiers detail issues affecting health care staffing
Dec 8, 2022 - Bizzarro welcomes new leaders to House Democratic Policy team
Oct 26, 2022 - Online higher education takes center stage at House Dem Policy hearing
Oct 11, 2022 - Testifiers plea for updated Pa. charter school law during policy hearing
Oct 5, 2022 - State government should refocus its efforts on environmental justice
Oct 4, 2022 - Policy committee tours groundbreaking research incubator in Bucks County
Oct 3, 2022 - Policy hearing identifies problems and solutions of stormwater management
Sep 28, 2022 - Hearing explores growing need to support grandparents
Sep 27, 2022 - Mullins hosts tour to illustrate local flood mitigation plans

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Mar 21, 2023 - Pa Democrats Continue Push for OSHA Protections in Public Sector
Mar 21, 2023 - Rep. Salisbury looks for ways to revitalize Swissvale Main Street
Mar 21, 2023 - Pa Lawmakers Hold Hearing to Discuss Lingering Impacts of Train Derailment
Mar 21, 2023 - PA Democrats push support for COLA increase for retirees
Feb 9, 2023 - South Side businesses renew calls to end neighborhood violence
Feb 9, 2023 - Residents, business owners and leaders meet to discuss South Side safety
Feb 2, 2023 - Pa. election debate on precanvassing mail ballots confronts new governor, Legislature
Jan 27, 2023 - Health care staffing at 'crisis' level
May 4, 2022 - More than 200 calls this year for illegal dirt bikes and ATVs in Allentown, chief says
Apr 23, 2022 - Senate, House Democrats Host Roundtable Discussion on EMS Issues
Mar 2, 2022 - Legalizing weed in Pennsylvania faces complicated demands
Feb 3, 2022 - PA lawmakers hear from Penn State faculty about inclusion, diversity concerns
Oct 19, 2021 - Lawmakers Get First-Hand-Look at Businesses Impacted by COVID During Phoenixville Tour
Oct 13, 2021 - State lawmakers, health care workers discuss hospital consolidations
Oct 7, 2021 - People living with HIV ask for ‘dehumanizing’ state laws to be taken off the books
Oct 6, 2021 - ‘HIV is not a crime’: Pa. House panel tackles outdated laws targeting those living with the virus
Aug 2, 2021 - Representative Ryan Bizzarro shows House Democratic Policy Committee erosion and infrastructure of Presque Isle
Jun 7, 2021 - Pennsylvania Must Dramatically Expand Access To Housing, Advocates Say
May 25, 2021 - We’ve lived the pain of separation from incarcerated loved ones. Pa. can do better for families. | Opinion
May 25, 2021 - We’ve lived the pain of separation from incarcerated loved ones. Pa. can do better for families. | Opinion

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Feb 8, 2023 - Public Safety & Nightlife
Feb 3, 2023 - Union Organizing
Feb 2, 2023 - Election Reform
Jan 27, 2023 - Worker Misclassification
Jan 26, 2023 - Health Care Staffing Crisis
Oct 12, 2022 - Education Funding
Oct 11, 2022 - Charter School Reform
Oct 5, 2022 - Environmental Justice w/ PLBC
Oct 3, 2022 - Stormwater Infrastructure Management
Sep 28, 2022 - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Sep 27, 2022 - Floodplain Mitigation Efforts
Sep 26, 2022 - Reclaimed Coal Sites
Sep 23, 2022 - Establishing a Statewide Rape Kit Tracking System
Sep 22, 2022 - Interaction of the Disabled Community with Technological Innovation
Aug 23, 2022 - Youth Violence Intervention & Prevention
Aug 16, 2022 - Balance in the Rental Market
Aug 15, 2022 - Healthy Parks and Open Spaces
Aug 11, 2022 - Navigating a Post-Roe Pennsylvania: Providers
Aug 10, 2022 - Developing a Hydrogen Hub
Aug 9, 2022 - Powering Pennsylvania: Fusion Energy

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