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PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service
Harrisburg – January 18, 2021 - At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on...
PA Senate Democrats Host PA Dept. of Corrections Sec. Wetzel & Others for Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons
Harrisburg – January 7, 2021 − At the request of state Senators Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) and Sharif Street (D- Philadelphia) the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a virtual public hearing on the impacts of COVID-19 on the communities,...
Senate Republicans Reject Efforts to Make the PA Senate More Effective and Transparent
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 5, 2021 − Today, Senate Republicans rejected efforts by Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester, Montgomery, Berks), and the Democratic caucus to reform the Senate operating rules and procedures in ways...
Senator Muth Announces $5.5 Million in RACP Funding for Local Community and Emergency Management Organizations
December 23, 2020 − State Senator Katie Muth (D - Berks, Chester, Montgomery) today announced more than $5.5 million in state grants that will support vital community and emergency service projects that will directly benefit the 44th senatorial district. “After a year...
Sen. Muth, Chester County coroner call for probe into veterans’ deaths in East Vincent
EAST VINCENT — State Sen. Katie Muth, D-44th, of Royersford, and Chester County Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol are calling for an immediate investigation into the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Southeast Veterans' Center in East Vincent. As of Sunday, April...
PA Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Replace General Assistance Program
Back in June, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed House Bill 33, which eliminated General Assistance and the benefits that came with it. Now, a new Bill has been introduced that would restore those benefits. General Assistance provided 11,000 vulnerable Pennsylvanians...
Lawmakers react to Sen. Folmer’s resignation
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The resignation of Republican state Sen. Mike Folmer, following his arrest on child pornography charges, shocked his constituents and his colleagues in Harrisburg. "I did talk to him on a regular basis towards the beginning of my tenure, but as the...
Otten and Muth to Hold Series of Town Halls this Month
EXTON, September 3, 2019 – State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, will hold three town hall meetings this month to address topics such as the cost of living, youth mental health and more. Sen. Katie Muth will co-host two of the three meetings. Town halls will...
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