State Senate
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Rural Pennsylvania impacted the most by medical debt
Medical debt is an issue that disproportionately impacts rural Pennsylvanians. Efforts to reduce medical debt have been thwarted by legislators representing those communities.
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Efforts to combat medical debt stalled at PA Assembly, but one lawmaker remains optimistic
State Rep. Arvind Venkat remains optimistic that the PA General Assembly will combat medical debt in the next legislative session after efforts to combat it stalled over the past year.
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Josh Shapiro, PA lawmakers secure $1.1 billion education funding increase in budget
Josh Shapiro and PA lawmakers agreed to the 2024-25 fiscal budget and it includes a historic $1.11 billion education funding increase.
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Josh Shapiro and PA Democrats renew calls for LGBTQ+ protections after murder of transgender teen
Gov. Josh Shapiro and PA lawmakers renew calls for LGBTQ+ protections in the commonwealth’s anti-hate crime law after the murder of Pauly Likens.
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Opinion: PA Mother Asks the Legislature to Approve the ID/A Budget
In this op-ed, Pennsylvania resident Colleen Tomko, parent of an adult son with Intellectual Disability and Autism (ID/A) discusses the importance of increasing the 2024-25 budget for the ID/A community.
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442,000 PA seniors to start getting their property tax and rent rebates in the mail
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Monday that 442,000 Pennsylvania seniors will start getting their property tax and rent rebates as part of the expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program.
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NAACP urges PA lawmakers to oppose new school voucher program
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are pushing for the creation of a new school voucher program, sparking the country’s oldest civil rights organization to urge lawmakers to vote against it.
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Opinion: Advocating for Pennsylvania’s heroes: Supporting Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and individuals with disabilities
In this op-ed, Pennsylvania resident and Direct Care Professional (DSP), advocates for ongoing commitment and investment to support Pennsylvania heroes, DSPs.
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Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing the measure.
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Opinion: Harrisburg Republicans’ Budget Surplus Flip-Flop Reveals True Priorities
Harrisburg Republicans have spent years honing a simple political strategy that could be described as oppose, pander, and negotiate in bad faith.
