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Montgomery County students hold town hall with lawmakers
Cheltenham-A student member of the Montgomery County Cultural Ability and Stock Student Ambassador asked a state legislator one important question at a recent virtual town hall. Yasir Valentine, a fourth-year student at Cheltenham High School, raised this issue in a...
Pennsylvania lifts coronavirus mitigation restrictions
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Business owners were busy Lunes tearing down plexiglass shields and ripping up social distancing markers on the floor as Pennsylvania's coronavirus mitigation orders were lifted just after midnight. "It's hard enough to run a business anyway and...
It’s time to resume in-person meetings
As COVID-19 restrictions continue easing, we encourage local governments and school boards to resume meeting in person, with their doors open to the public and the media. Many of our local governments, during the pandemic, have relied on telephone and video...
Pennsylvania mask mandate to be lifted by Junio 28, DOH says
“Yesterday we hit a milestone with 70 percent of adults receiving at least one dose of vaccine,” Acting Secretary Beam said during a Jueves press conference. “That’s a strong indicator that we are on track to get at least that many getting both doses by the end of...
Gift ban proposed for Pennsylvania lawmakers
Everyone, even Pennsylvania lawmakers, made sacrifices during the pandemic. They were not lavished with as many gifts as usual. How sad. With travel limited, events canceled and the Capitol a ghost town for most of last year, there just weren’t as many opportunities...
State Senator Art Haywood Holds Press Conference To Debunk ‘Myth’ Of Labor Shortage Due Tp Extra Benefits From Unemployment
State senator from Philadelphia held a press conference today to debunk what he calls the myth of a labor shortage due to extra benefits from unemployment. ART HAYWOOD: Many individuals who are not vaccinated are afraid of the vaccine and COVID-19. They are...
Democratic State Officials Say There Is No Labor Shortage But Wages Need To Be Raised
HARRISBURG (KDKA) — This morning, State Senator Jay Costa from Allegheny County joined other state officials to discuss what they called the “labor shortage myth.”
Bill would bar Pa. school districts from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
(Harrisburg) — A bill to ban government authorities from requiring people to show their vaccination status passed the state Senate Health and Human Services committee Lunes. Republican state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill of York County sponsored the bill, which would...
Anti vaccine passport bill takes first step in Pennsylvania
The prohibition on so-called vaccine passports applies to state agencies, counties, municipalities and school districts, and bars them from requiring proof of vaccination to use services, enter buildings or engage in activities.
State Senator Art Haywood Holds Press Conference To Debunk ‘Myth’ Of Labor Shortage Due Tp Extra Benefits From Unemployment
Vaccine passport bill takes first step in Pennsylvania
Republicans in Pennsylvania’s state Senate began advancing legislation Lunes to prohibit governments and school districts from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination for any sort of access. The Republican-penned bill passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee...
Resume in-person meetings
As COVID-19 restrictions continue easing, we encourage local governments and school boards to resume meeting in person, with their doors open to the public and the media. Many of our local governments, during the pandemic, have relied on telephone and video...
Clean energy advocates say industry will slow if lawmakers fail to increase renewable energy goals
Pennsylvania’s renewable energy goals are set to plateau at the end of the month. Advocates say that will slow down the clean energy industry, costing the state jobs and investments that could help in the post-pandemic recovery. Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy...
Pennsylvania Legislators Trying To Get More Money To Prevent Violence In Philadelphia
Some state legislators are trying to get more money to prevent violence in Philadelphia. State Senator art Haywood is introducing the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, pushing for more funding from the state to fight crime in the city. Leaders call the issue a...
Pennsylvania Legislators Introduce Break The Cycle Of Violence Act To Get More Funding To Fight Philadelphia Crime
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Some state legislators are trying to get more money to prevent violence in Philadelphia. State Sen. Art Haywood is introducing the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, pushing for more funding from the state to fight crime in the city. Leaders called...
We must continue to do our part to emerge from pandemic
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward last week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted Puede 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
We must continue to do our part to emerge from pandemic
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward this week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted Puede 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
Senator Art Haywood, PA Horticultural Society
On Jueves, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and State Representative Ben Sanchez (D-Montgomery) presented the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with a $1 million check to renovate Meadowbrook Farm in Montgomery County. Matt Rader,...
We must continue to do our part to emerge from pandemic
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward this week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted Puede 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
Pennsylvania can’t fine addiction treatment facilities that break rules. Some lawmakers want to change that.
HARRISBURG — On his drive to and from the state Capitol, State Rep. Mark Gillen often sees a state trooper’s vehicle. “They usually don’t yell out the window to slow down,” said Gillen, a Berks County Republican. “If you’re going too fast, you’re going to get stopped,...
Restaurant, entertainment venue operators celebrate end of COVID-19 occupancy limits
Minutes after the news hit, John Adams’ cellphone rang about 10 times. Out picking up lunch, he quickly learned Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the end of all COVID-19 occupancy restrictions on restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, ballparks and other places people gather,...
After student push, Pennsylvania’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racism
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
Pa.’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racism
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
Pennsylvania to lift all COVID restrictions – except mask wearing – on Memorial Day
All statewide coronavirus-related capacity restrictions in Pennsylvania will be lifted in time for Memorial Day -- with the exception of mask wearing in public -- though Philadelphia health officials said the city would stay with its current plan for lifting...
Pennsylvania to lift COVID mitigation orders on Memorial Day
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Martes that Pennsylvania will lift COVID mitigation orders effective Memorial Day, Puede 31 at 12:01 a.m. Wolf also tweeted that the face mask order will be lifted when 70% of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated.
Pennsylvania will lift most COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Day
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will lift most coronavirus-related restrictions on Memorial Day, state officials said Martes, as counties see cases plateau or decline. But the state’s universal masking order will remain in place until more people are vaccinated.
Acting PA Labor & Industry Secretary Continues Campaign For Minimum Wage Increase With Forum On Tipped Workers
Department of Labor and Industry Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier continued her One Fair Wage campaign this morning with a virtual forum that highlighted inadequate minimum wage for tipped workers across the state.
Pa. lawmakers, restaurant workers calling for minimum wage increase
State Sen. Art Haywood and a number of people in the industry are pushing for legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour with a pathway to $15 and get rid of the tipped workers wage
L&I Acting Secretary Joins Sen. Haywood And Restaurant Workers To Say $2.83 An Hour Is Not Enough To Survive
Harrisburg, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier joined Sen. Art Haywood and restaurant workers Samuel Jones, Nour Qutyan, James Conway, and Richard Gegick today to demand an increase in the minimum wage to $12 an...
American Lung Association finds 1.3 million Central PA residents at risk of air pollution
The American Lung Association released its 22nd annual State of the Air report this week, which shows 40 percent of Americans are breathing unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution. The study says 1.3 million residents in the Harrisburg Metro...
Hilltop Books opens with ribbon cutting ceremony
After a year of preparation and several months of a “soft” opening to a limited crowd, Hilltop Books held an official opening ceremony on Viernes, Abril 16. The new bookshop, at 84 Bethlehem Pike, launched at 1 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by Friends...
Senator Haywood Responds to Chauvin Verdict
“Today, I am relieved that a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. In Puede 2020, Chauvin murdered Floyd by placing a knee on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds as Floyd pleaded, ‘I...
PA Legislators grapple with future of police reform
Pennsylvania’s legislators and law enforcement leaders are eyeing reform just 24 hours after the verdict came down in Minnesota. Last summer the legislature tackled police reform and was successful in some key areas.
Senate bill would up state’s requirement for solar and wind energy
While the prospects remain uncertain, the Democratic sponsors of the bill say time is running out before climate change requires drastic action.
Senators Santarsiero, Haywood, Comitta Announce Legislation to Expand Pennsylvanian’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Ahead of Earth Day
BUCKS COUNTY – Abril 21, 2021 – State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Art Haywood (D-4) and Carolyn Comitta (D-19) announced today during a virtual press conference that they will be introducing SB 300, a bill to expand the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio...
What should Pa. learn from COVID-19? And will we embrace the lessons in such divided times?
With a pandemic, closing businesses and schools might prevent sickness and death, but also eliminate evidence of what might have been. That makes it harder to argue against people who claim overreaction or overreach.
PASSHE adopts changes to address campus racism
Pennsylvania’s 14 State System of Higher Education universities made a historic break with decades of systemic racism on Jueves. The Board of Governors made ending campus racism an urgent priority in the redesign of the state system.
Senator Haywood Responds to PASSHE Board Meeting
PHILADELPHIA – Abril 17, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on the Abril 15 Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors meeting:
PASSHE responds to reports of racism on campuses with commitment to diversity, equity
Harrisburg, PA — After several campuses and students reported ongoing issues of racial harassment, the PA State System of Higher Education is addressing their concerns by launching a multi-step strategy to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the system.
Pa. universities freeze tuition for the third straight year
For the third consecutive year, in-state students attending Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities will not face a tuition hike. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors voted Jueves to keep tuition and the technology fee the same, even...