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Pa. House Democrats renew fight for public transportation funding
Public transportation funding continues to remain a top issue during the new legislative session. SEPTA, the country’s sixth largest transit agency, faces an annual $240 million budget shortfall.
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Josh Shapiro praises bipartisan efforts to reelect Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton was reelected as speaker even though the House is tied at 101 members in each caucus. Gov. Josh Shapiro praised House Republicans for allowing the vote to happen.
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New Pa. law protecting pets from domestic abuse starts next week
Act 146 of 2024, which protects pets from domestic abuse situations, will go into effect starting Jan. 17, 2025. The Humane Society states that 71% of domestic violence victims reported that their abuser also targeted their pets.
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Pa. House Democrats hopeful for bipartisanship at start of new legislative session
Pa. House Democrats will control the chamber even though one of their members suffered a medical emergency last week. They will lead operations of the House even though it is tied 101 to 101 for the start of the new legislative session.
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21 states started 2025 by raising their minimum wage. Pennsylvania wasn’t one of them
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. It’s the lowest minimum wage compared to all of the commonwealth’s neighboring states.
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Five issues Pennsylvanians should pay attention to in 2025
From the ongoing fight to fully fund public education to the legalization of adult use cannabis, the Pennsylvania General Assembly will have their work cut out for them in 2025. Democrats will also have to work on protecting three Supreme Court justices who are up for retention election in the new year.
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Incoming Pennsylvania House Democrats want to focus on kitchen table issues in next session
Pennsylvania House Democrats are welcoming five new members to the chamber when the session starts in January. They look forward to making progress with education funding, protecting workers rights and delivering justice for survivors of child abuse.
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PA residents have until Dec. 31 to apply for their property tax rent rebate. Here’s how.
Pennsylvania seniors and residents living with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the commonwealth’s rebate through the Property Tax / Rent Rebate program. Over 550,000 residents have applied so far.
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2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
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Democratic lawmakers celebrate funding to clean PA’s toxic schools
Pennsylvania has some of the oldest school buildings in the country and cleaning toxic schools will cost billions of dollars. A new round of funding will help restart the cleaning process.
