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Senate Education Committee Approves “Grow PA” Package of Bills to Boost College Affordability, Open Quality Career Pathways
The Senate Education Committee has approved a series of bills aimed at enhancing post-secondary education and career training opportunities in Pennsylvania. The package of bills, known as the “Grow PA” post-secondary education reform plan, includes measures to make higher education more accessible and to incentivize students to stay and work in the state after graduation.One of the key components of the Grow PA plan is the creation of new scholarship programs. Senate Bill 1150, sponsored by Senator Scott Martin, would establish the Grow PA Scholarship Grant Program,...
PA Senate Leaders Criticize Biden Administration's New Power Plant Emission Rules
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin have expressed strong criticism of the Biden Administration's new power plant emission rules.Ward highlighted concerns about the impact of the new rules on electricity consumers and grid reliability, stating, "It is deeply short-sighted that the Biden Administration is pushing yet another disastrous policy that will hurt electricity consumers and make our grid less reliable." She also emphasized the potential...