Written by Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf was joined today by Acting State Police Commissioner Lt. Col. Robert Evanchick, legislators and stakeholders to urge passage of commonsense gun safety legislation, including background checks on all gun purchases in Pennsylvania. “All of Pennsylvania’s citizens have the right to live happy, healthy lives free from fear about their and […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today joined in a streamside tree planting event at a farm in Lancaster County to kick off a local, state, and federal partnership to plant 10 million trees to improve water quality in Pennsylvania’s part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Department of […]
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has obtained certification from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) programs to meet a new federal requirement in advance of the April 2019 deadline. Under newly established federal law, states with rail transit […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Environmental groups say changes proposed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt would gut federal coal-ash regulations put in place in 2015. Coal ash contains toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead and radioactive elements, many of which have no federal maximum contaminant level for drinking water. According to Lisa […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – High rents are threatening families’ financial security and putting home ownership out of reach for many, according to a new report. The analysis from The Pew Charitable Trusts says since the Great Recession, the number of households paying more than 30 percent of their pre-tax income in rent has grown. […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – State lawmakers were urged on Tuesday to end exemptions to Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act. Almost 81,000 Pennsylvanians will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and close to 30,000 will die of cancer-related causes. Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers spent the day asking their representatives to protect more workers […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new report calls for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour to reduce poverty and promote pay equity. The minimum wage in 21 states, including Pennsylvania, is still $7.25 an hour. Since the current federal minimum wage went into effect nine years ago, it has lost […]
April 11, 2018 Public Meeting Video Now Available The April 11, 2018 Public Meeting held at Villanova University is now available for viewing. Click the link below to view the video. Public Meeting – April 11, 2018 Download QR 🡻
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