The Senate approved budget implementation language today that will drive out critical funding to schools and present a more streamlined approach to school safety, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Legislation championed by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-141) and Rep. Brian Munroe (D-144) has been signed into law making it easier for students of relocating military families to enroll in school. [Read More]
Having received unanimous support from the General Assembly, legislation sponsored by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) to provide critical nourishment for medically fragile babies is poised to be signed into law. [Read More]
Professionals who make minor mistakes deserve a second chance at having a clean disciplinary record. That’s the sentiment behind a bill introduced by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) that was unanimously approved today by the state Senate. [Read More]
The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Monday approved a bill introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) that would promote private-sector job creation by eliminating costly, ineffective state regulations that hamper economic growth. [Read More]
The Senate today approved a bill introduced by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and Sen. Maria Collett (D-12) that would enhance the availability and quality of service at long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
A bill introduced by Sens. Frank Farry (R-6) and Christine Tartaglione (D-2) to safeguard transit operators against assault was passed unanimously by the Senate Transportation Committee today. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) along with Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), and Sen. Maria Collett (D-12), today issued a co-sponsorship memo announcing the Senate’s intent to advance a bipartisan legislative package consisting of two bills to increase measures when addressing matters of sexual harassment in the workplace. [Read More]
Advocates and cancer survivors joined Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) today in support of his lifesaving legislation. [Read More]
The state Senate today approved two bills addressing stream maintenance and giving counties and municipalities greater flexibility in handling obstructions and flood-related hazards in local waterways, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measures. [Read More]
