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100,000 more Pennsylvania seniors received property tax and rent ...
Jan 17, 2025 · The number of seniors who qualified for Pennsylvania’s property tax and rent rebate grew by more than 100,000 following an increase of the program’s income cap last …
Fetterman touts new federal rule boosting wages for thousands of ...
1 day ago · More than 2,100 hourly federal workers in Pennsylvania will get a pay increase later this year due to a new rule approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). U.S. …
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Jan 17, 2025 · Pennsylvania Senate announces new committee chairs BY: John Cole - January 17, 2025 Four freshman senators have been tapped to serve in leadership roles on the state …
Pennsylvania Senate announces new committee chairs
Jan 17, 2025 · Four freshman senators have been tapped to serve in leadership roles on the state Senate’s standing committees for the 2025-2026 session, although most committee chairs in …
Pa. Democrats call on GOP state Senate leaders to raise minimum …
5 days ago · Twenty one states raised their minimum wages on Jan. 1, but Pennsylvania was not among them.. The minimum wage, the lowest hourly wage employers can legally pay, has …
The top 5 stories from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives …
Dec 23, 2024 · In their second year controlling the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after more than a decade as the minority party, Democratic lawmakers had some success. That …
Pa. House session opens with 'feel-good story' of bipartisanship …
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives began its new legislative session Tuesday like the previous session, with conditions ripe for partisan gridlock. Instead, a dose of pragmatism and …
Pennsylvania General Assembly session draws to a close with …
Oct 23, 2024 · “That said, there is still time to work on critical legislation, including providing survivors of child sex abuse an opportunity to seek justice, ensuring protections from …
The top 5 Pennsylvania Senate stories of 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · This year’s legislative session saw fewer new laws passed than any session in more than a decade, attributable in part to the partisan divide between the Democrat …