Joint State Legislative Hearing Focuses on Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
Harrisburg, June 10, 2019 – Democratic lawmakers today held a joint Senate-House hearing on Gov. Tom Wolf’s “Restore PA” proposal that would place a severance tax on gas drillers to generate $4.5 billion over the next four years for statewide economic development,...
State Senate Hearing in Philly on Ride-hailing Companies
Philadelphia, PA − June 6, 2019 – At the request of state Senator Anthony Hardy Williams (D- Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a hearing on ways to improve the accessibility, safety and reliability and working conditions for...
Antiquated Basic Education Funding Formula is Hurting Lehigh Valley Homeowners and Students
Op-Ed Column by State Senator Lisa Boscola
The Basic Education Funding Formula is the single largest education funding stream in the commonwealth’s budget. Until 2014, each year when the General Assembly passed a budget it distributed basic education funding dollars to our school districts based on what they received the year before — regardless of whether the student population grew or shrank. This led to large disparities throughout the state when it came to where money went versus where it was needed.
Committee Holds Capitol Hearing on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Harrisburg, April 29, 2019 – State Democratic lawmakers today held a joint Senate-House hearing at the Capitol on legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana. “It is imperative that the legislature carefully consider both the advantages and consequences of legalizing...