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Philadelphia Expands Shelter Capacity to Reach “Functional Zero”

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Philadelphia is moving forward with a plan to reach what city officials describe as “a functional zero in homelessness,” defined as a point where...

Rep. Brian Munroe Pushes Action on Online Scams Targeting Seniors

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As older Pennsylvanians navigate rising costs and inflation, another threat to their financial security has been growing at an alarming rate. Bad actors are...

Wolf calls for paid sick and family leave for workers

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Enacting a paid sick leave law would help an estimated 400,000 Pennsylvanians, particularly low-wage workers who are forced to work when ill

Tomlinson, Schroeder co-sponsor legislation to require establishment of medical director registry in nursing homes

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House Bill 2792, sponsored by Rep. Wendi Thomas, would require maintenance of a registry of medical directors to be used by the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services

Fitzpatrick helps introduce legislation that would foster diversity, inclusion within the armed services

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Provisions in the bill include establishing a chief diversity officer, developing plans to increase female and minority representation, and issuing maternity-related uniform items to pregnant members of the armed forces

Pennsylvania State Association of Letter Carriers endorses Fitzpatrick

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Fitzpatrick has worked to repeal the mandate to prefund retiree health benefits decades in advance via the USPS Fairness Act

Majority Policy Committee hearing discusses importance of law enforcement in protecting communities

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Officers highlighted efforts to serve their communities in the face of growing challenges

Wolf urges legislature to pass proposals for election

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The governor is recommending the pre-canvassing of ballots to begin 21 days before election day

PA conducts first enhanced statewide election audit

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Based on the results of a random sampling, the chance that the audit gave a false-positive result is less than 0.1 percent

Wolf urges legislature to protect Pennsylvanians from evictions and foreclosures

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The governor sent letters to the House and Senate asking them to temporarily extend the existing moratorium and fix defects in Act 24 of 2020 - a recently-created program that aims to help renters and homeowners

Wolf calls on legislature to act immediately on COVID-19 recovery and government reform

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Proposals include the legalization of recreational marijuana, with proceeds going to existing small business grant funding

Consistent reopening guidance requested from Wolf

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Rep. Tina Pickett sent a letter to the secretaries of Health and Education requesting more consistent guidance for school leaders as they prepare for the start of the new academic year
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