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Election Reform

(Feb 02, 2023)

Policy Hearing: In search of election solutions, not political games Read more

 

Election Reform

(Feb 02, 2023)

Testimony for the House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on election reform Read more

 

Health care staffing at 'crisis' level

(Jan 27, 2023)

"A patient my age who came in for abdominal surgery that was pretty simple died because there were not enough staff," Michelle Boyle, a union nurse with SEIU Healthcare PA, told the panel. "Those nurses (involved in that patient's care) no longer work in nursing" because of the personal impact of the case." Read more

 

Worker Misclassification

(Jan 27, 2023)

Armed with the findings and calculations by a joint task force, the PA House Democratic Policy Committee heard detailed testimony on how the misclassification of workers in Pennsylvania illegally denies worker protections while also denying valuable revenue to the state. Read more

 

Worker Misclassification

(Jan 27, 2023)

Testimony for the House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on worker misclassification Read more

 

Policy Hearing: Testifiers detail issues affecting health care staffing

(Jan 26, 2023)

“While the pandemic did not cause these issues, it crystalized the problem in a way where the public became acutely aware of its importance,” said Rep. Arvind Venkat, an emergency physician and the first physician to serve in the PA General Assembly in about 60 years. “Unfortunately, no silver bullet – or magical solution – exists to fix this complicated problem. As we saw when we peeled back layers of the issue today, addressing one issue often calls for the need to find a solution to several more related issues." Read more

 

Health Care Staffing Crisis

(Jan 26, 2023)

Physicians, hospital administrators, nurses, and paramedics detailed their numerous staffing challenges at the House Democratic Policy Committee hearing held Thursday at McCandless Town Hall. Read more

 

Health Care Staffing Crisis

(Jan 26, 2023)

Submitted and written testimony for the Thursday, Jan. 26 Policy Committee hearing on the Health Care Staffing Crisis. Read more

 

Online higher education takes center stage at House Dem Policy hearing

(Oct 26, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee convened a hearing Wednesday morning in Harrisburg to discuss the affordability and accessibility of online higher education options across Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Online Higher Education

(Oct 25, 2022)

Submitted testimony on hearing on Online Education hosted Oct. 25, 2022 in Harrisburg. Read more

 

Education Funding: The Promise of Level Up, Need for Charter Funding Reform, and Threat of School Vouchers

(Oct 12, 2022)

Submitted testimony for Policy Committee hearing held on Oct. 12, 2022 in Sharon. Read more

 

Testifiers plea for updated Pa. charter school law during policy hearing

(Oct 11, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee convened a hearing Tuesday afternoon to discuss the need to reform Pennsylvania’s charter school law and address teacher shortages across the state. Read more

 

The Future of Education in Cambria County

(Oct 11, 2022)

Submitted testimony by testifiers for the Policy Committee hearing on Oct. 11, 2022 in Johnstown. Read more

 

Level Up and Threat of Charter School Expansion

(Oct 06, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee will convene a hearing with Rep. Mark Longietti to discuss the state’s Level Up initiative, and the threat of charter school expansion in PA. Read more

 

Charter School Reform

(Oct 06, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee will convene a hearing to discuss charter school reform with Rep. Frank Burns. Read more

 

Environmental Justice

(Oct 05, 2022)

Submitted testimony for the joint hearing on environmental justice held with the Policy Committee and the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus on Oct. 5, 20022 in Harrisburg. Read more

 

Joint HDPC/PLBC Hearing: Environmental Justice

(Oct 04, 2022)

The Policy Committee will join with the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus for a discussion on environmental justice and the impact it has on different communities across Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Policy committee tours groundbreaking research incubator in Bucks County

(Oct 04, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee was in Bucks County Tuesday morning for a tour and roundtable discussion at the Blumberg Institute in Doylestown. Read more

 

Policy hearing identifies problems and solutions of stormwater management

(Oct 03, 2022)

The House Democratic Policy Committee convened a hearing Monday in Montgomery County to discuss stormwater management and the impact it has on community infrastructure. Read more

 

Stormwater Management & Infrastructure Management

(Oct 03, 2022)

Submitted written testimony for the hearing Stormwater Management and Infrastructure Management on Monday, Oct. 3. Read more