What’s Happening in Pennsylvania?
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Over 850 Workforce Development Leaders Gather in Hershey – Honoring Top Employers and Customers
HERSHEY, PA — Over 850 local, state, and national workforce development professionals from the public and private sectors concluded today one of the nation’s largest statewide workforce development conferences. Hosted by the PA Workforce Development Association (PWDA), the conference was held from May 8-10 and brought together the state-wide system of 22 workforce development boards,…
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Casey adds backing to $15 minimum wage bill in US Senate
From pennlive.com HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he is adding his support to legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, joining the party’s growing chorus at the state and federal level ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The bill Casey is joining is…
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Gov. Tom Wolf wants to offer first-of-its-kind college tuition benefit to Pa. National Guard member families
From pennlive.com Gov. Tom Wolf wants to break new ground with a new incentive program to entice members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to re-enlist for six years by offering them a tuition assistance plan for their spouses or children. The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Family Education Program, or Pennsylvania GI Bill of Rights as…
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Senator Hughes proposes legislation to reduce poverty in PA
Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia / Montgomery) today announced plans to introduce a pair of bills designed to assist lawmakers in reducing the commonwealth’s poverty and deep poverty rates. These proposals, SB360 and SB361 will take a data-driven approach to public policy to ensure that lawmakers are fully informed of the potential impacts of legislation…
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As work for welfare battle continues, Wolf admin will put a new spin on old jobs programs
From Pennsylvania Capital-Star As legislative Republicans again push to require work for welfare benefits, the Wolf administration is redesigning ineffective job training for the state’s poorest parents. Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration are strongly opposed to adding work requirements for programs like Medicaid, fearing that older, sicker people could lose their health care. The…
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University leaders look to the state to help them achieve their tuition freeze goal
From pennlive.com The presidents at Penn State, Pitt and Temple are looking to the state to make it possible for them to announce a tuition freeze for their students for next year. All three leaders said that was their desired goal in arriving at the amount of state funding their schools were requesting for 2019-20.…
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State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie offers bill aimed at getting schools, employers together on job-readiness
From the Reading Eagle State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, a Lehigh County Republican who represents part of Berks County, said in a news release last week that he reintroduced legislation he wrote several years ago to help increase awareness among middle and high school students about potential career opportunities in high-demand fields. Mackenzie said his proposal,…
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Minimum Wage, Possible Economic Downturn Loom Over State Budget
From wesa.fm / Associated Press Every year after Pennsylvania’s governor makes his budget pitch to the House and Senate, lawmakers hold weeks of budget hearings with state departments and agencies to get a sense of the way money is being spent, and what should change. They kicked off this week with the Independent Fiscal Office,…