State Assembly
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Should ICE agents be allowed to mask? Not in Pa., state senators say
Pennsylvania Sens. Amanda Cappelletti and Nikil Saval, both Democrats, have introduced a bill that would prohibit ICE officials from masking while on the job in the commonwealth, saying the practice damages trust in law enforcement and enables police impersonation.
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Movement on the state budget in the Pa. Senate – more than 130 days after the deadline
Lawmakers made a series of moves to advance a reported $50.1 billion spending, but few details have emerged.
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Environmentalists urge Shapiro, lawmakers not to compromise on climate to end budget impasse
Republican lawmakers have staunchly opposed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as an economic burden.
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Pa. Treasury reports making $21 million in bridge loans as state budget impasse continues
The office started the $500 million Budget Bridge Loan Program in September to support county governments and Head Start local agencies, which provide education, health and social services to families with children aged 3 to 5.
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State Senate Democrats pitch grant program to offset possible SNAP cuts
The Pennsylvania Food and Hunger Relief Grant Program would divert $50 million from interest earned on the commonwealth’s rainy day fund to food banks and $10 million to Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania, plus $2 million to the state Department of Agriculture.
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Democrats propose compromise on cyber charter tuition amid Pennsylvania budget impasse
School districts would be permitted to deduct more from their per-student payments to online schools.
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School weapon alerts bill heads to governor
Senate Bill 246 gives schools 24 hours to notify parents, staff about weapons incidents.
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Plan to help domestic violence victims collect unemployment frozen in the Pa. Senate – again
Unemployment recipients eligible for benefits under the legislation would have to provide a recent protective order or other reasonable evidence.
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Senate Republican budget plan draws criticism from Democrats, as ‘unserious’
The $47.9 billion proposal passed with a party-line vote on the 113th day of the impasse.
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Pa. senators’ bipartisan plan for online porn tax would generate revenue for state
Pennsylvanians who buy content from or subscribe to online adult websites should pay more than just the state’s 6% sales tax, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers contend.
