June 1, 2021
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...
May 31, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Business owners were busy Monday 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...
May 29, 2021
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...
May 27, 2021
“Yesterday we hit a milestone with 70 percent of adults receiving at least one dose of vaccine,” Acting Secretary Beam said during a Thursday 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...
May 27, 2021
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...
May 25, 2021
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...
May 25, 2021
HARRISBURG (KDKA) — This morning, State Senator Jay Costa from Allegheny County joined other state officials to discuss what they called the “labor shortage myth.”
May 25, 2021
(Harrisburg) — A bill to ban government authorities from requiring people to show their vaccination status passed the state Senate Health and Human Services committee Monday. Republican state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill of York County sponsored the bill, which would...
May 25, 2021
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.
May 25, 2021
May 24, 2021
Republicans in Pennsylvania’s state Senate began advancing legislation Monday 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...
May 22, 2021
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...
May 14, 2021
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...
May 14, 2021
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...
May 14, 2021
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...
May 12, 2021
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward last week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted May 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
May 8, 2021
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward this week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted May 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
May 8, 2021
On Thursday, 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,...
May 8, 2021
Pennsylvanians took another significant step forward this week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted May 31. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants and other businesses, as well as indoor and outdoor event gathering...
May 7, 2021
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,...
