On Marzo 15, Senators Schwank, Haywood, and Muth will host a hearing on taking a proactive approach to addressing gun violence and crime by determining the key causes of violence and delinquency among youths. Instead of reacting to crime when it happens, we'd like to examine programs that engage teens before they have any major […]

On Marzo 20th, Chairs Muth and Bizzarro along with Senator Tartaglione and Representative Harkins will hold a hearing on extending OSHA protections to public employees in the commonwealth. Currently, Pennsylvania public workers do not have Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) protection. This means that workers of state and local governments are powerless to change […]

On Marzo 21, Senators Muth and Kane, along with Representatives Bizzarro, Deasy, and Malagari, will hold a hearing on cost of living adjustments for public retirees. More than 20 years have passed since Pennsylvania’s retired state workers and public school employees received a cost-of-living adjustment. Over that same time period, several measures show a cumulative […]