Browsing: Pennsylvania Politics

PITTSBURGH (July 18, 2022) – UPMC Health Plan recently announced that Rachelle Graham has been promoted to Vice President, Marketing and Communications, UPMC Insurance Services Division.

With roughly six months left in office, the Wolf administration — aiming to recruit and retain educators, build a more diverse workforce, and reduce barriers to entering the profession — has released a three-year strategic plan to address the staffing shortage in Pennsylvania schools.

Harrisburg, PA – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today commended Governor Tom Wolf and the General Assembly for approving a state budget that supports and invests in Pennsylvania agriculture and families across the commonwealth.

Pennsylvania lawmakers have finally approved a $45.2 billion spending plan, sending it to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) – The Pennsylvania Senate today passed a constitutional amendment bill to enumerate in the Pennsylvania Constitution that there is no right to abortion.

HARRISBURG — Despite weeks of private negotiations between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative Republicans, Pennsylvania’s budget is officially late.

The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.

The state House Judiciary Committee sent four bills, including a proposed ban on assault weapons, to the chamber’s Local Government Committee, which brings them no closer to becoming law.

Harrisburg, PA — Governor Tom Wolf today signed into law legislation that improves nursing license requirements to support trained individuals who want to enter the nursing profession in Pennsylvania. 

In a statement on his Facebook page Wednesday, State Rep. Russ Diamond announced he was diagnosed with “a treatable form of prostate cancer.”