Mid-February to mid-March is a busy time at the Capitol. Multiple budget hearings are held every day on the many different components of the final budget. The budget is due…
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives will be out of session until March 15. Until that time, the Appropriations Committee will be conducting budget hearings and committee meetings on matters from…
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives met the week of February 1. After a two-day snow delay, the House entered session to take up voting on several impactful bills. This past…
Pennsylvanians may soon have a say in how emergency situations are handled by the state government. The House has passed a bill (House Bill 55) that is now on its…
I know many of us had hoped to start 2021 on a good note, but between the surge in COVID-19 cases and political unrest, that hope has to wait. The…
As we happily (and with great anticipation of better times) welcome 2021, I think back to New Year’s Day 2000. At that time, it seemed that all we had to…
I cannot remember a time in my life where a new year has been more anticipated and welcomed than 2021. The past year was bad on so many levels and…