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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...
Remarks on Raising the Minimum Wage
Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: 4,614 Patients Hospitalized And 945 Patients In The Intensive Care Unit
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 18, that there were 4,045 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 6,023 new cases reported Sunday, January 17 for a two-day total of 10,068 additional...
Policy Committee Hearing on Minimum Wage
Capitol closure precautions welcomed by local legislators
The Pennsylvania Capitol will remain closed for most of this week following a violent insurgency in Washington, D.C., that left five dead, a move some local lawmakers said they agreed with. “While it’s regrettable that they’re necessary, the precautions in advance of...
Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: 4,848 Patients Hospitalized And 1,010 Patients In The Intensive Care Unit
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., January 16, that there were 7,166 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 761,777. There are 4,848 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, near...
Senator Kane and Secretary Redding on the PA Farm Show.
Senator Kane Announces Committee Assignments for 2021-22 Session
Chester, PA – January 15, 2020 – Senator John Kane (D, Delaware/Chester) today announced his committee assignments for the 2021-22 session. Senator Kane will serve on the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee, the Labor & Industry Committee,...
Department Of Health Highlights December 2020 Nursing Home Inspection, Sanction Information Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
In the December 2020 report, Pennsylvania Department of Health nursing home surveyors conducted 624 inspections, including 394 complaint investigations, of 400 unique nursing homes. Of these, 249 were COVID-19-specific investigations. One sanction was...