PA House Democratic Policy Committee

25/07/2024

TOPIC: Providing Help for Kids // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

24/07/2024

TOPIC: More Money for Schools, Kids // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

23/07/2024

TOPIC: No New Taxes // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

22/07/2024

TOPIC: Workforce Needs // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

20/07/2024

“... we are making higher education more affordable and accessible, and strengthening the college-to-career pipeline of innovative thinkers and problem solvers, which benefits the students, their families and Pennsylvania’s economy.”

Tuition across Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities will not increase this fall as the State System of Higher Education on Wednesday approved a sixth consecutive tuition freeze, this one for 2024-25. During a special meeting, held virtually, the State System’s Board of Governors vo...

19/07/2024

Properly funding our state-run universities means good things for Pennsylvania families.

The vote maintains in-state undergraduate tuition at $7,716 per year. Officials credited a boost in state funding in the new budget deal.

19/07/2024

It’s for people going to bat for their communities and taking on special interests,” Representative Ryan Bizzarro said. “They can no longer silence them through expensive court cases.”

Meritless SLAPP lawsuits can drain people's pockets. A new Pennsylvania law strengthens protections against those cases.

19/07/2024

TOPIC: Delivering for You // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

18/07/2024

Frivolous lawsuits should not be a tool of the rich to attack people or groups they want to silence.

Representative Ryan Bizzarro's bill to preserve free speech and end litigation intimidation has been signed into law by Governor Shapiro.

HARRISBURG, July 18 – The governor’s signature marked the culmination of years of work by state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro to enact a law to end frivolous lawsuits and preserve freedom of speech.  “The need and impetus for this legislation arose more than a decade ago when a...

18/07/2024

“This bill is the next step in meeting consumer demand,” said Rep. Dan Deasy. “It provides consumers with better access to their desired products, in this particular case, ready-to-drink cocktails.”

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law a measure offered by Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York counties, that allows low-alcohol mixed drink cocktails sold in cans to be sold outside of state liquor stores.

18/07/2024

TOPIC: Slashing Spending Through Reform // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

17/07/2024

TOPIC: School Vouchers // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

17/07/2024

Funding for Pennsylvania’s K-12 public education system is the centerpiece of the 2024-25 budget deal approved last week.

The state's 2024-25 budget, finalized last week, includes a billion-dollar boost to K-12 public education across several funding mechanisms.

16/07/2024

TOPIC: Abortion Restrictions // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

15/07/2024

“This is a down payment and a promise to keep working and negotiating so we can fully fund our transit agencies in all 67 counties..." - Rep. Ed Neilson

Gov. Josh Shapiro may not have gotten all the money he wanted for public transit, but the Legislature took steps in several key transportation areas last week. The compromise $47.6 billion state budget approved late Thursday provided the first increase in the state transit subsidy in more than 10 ye...

15/07/2024

TOPIC: Impartial Court? // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

11/07/2024

TOPIC: Restricting Abortions // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

09/07/2024

TOPIC: Adult-Use Cannabis // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

08/07/2024

TOPIC: Why Unions Matter // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

05/07/2024

TOPIC: Tax Refunds // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

04/07/2024

Happy Independence Day!

03/07/2024

TOPIC: Voter Access // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

02/07/2024

TOPIC: Improving Voter Access // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

01/07/2024

TOPIC: Stalled in the Senate // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

28/06/2024

TOPIC: Cutting Higher Ed Costs // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT

27/06/2024

Businesses and communities thrive when people can reliably get to work - public transit makes that happen.

Representative Ryan Bizzarro makes the case that growing PA's economy can't be done without growing public transit service, and that means better funding.

Businesses thrive when employees can reliably get to work and consumers can easily access services and products.

27/06/2024

“It doesn’t help our community as a whole,” Rep. Carol Hill-Evans said. “The longer I see this voucher program, the fewer I see people that look like me being helped.”

While the proposed school voucher program is targeted to schools that serve a majority of Black and brown students, the idea doesn't have a great deal of support among Black and brown lawmakers.

27/06/2024

TOPIC: Cutting Costs for Students // DAILY DEM POLICY POINT