by Susan Spicka | Dec 4, 2017 | blog
At 2:00 am on Saturday morning, 51 US Senators voted to pass the Republican tax bill, a 479-page document that was so hastily written it had illegible policy changes scrawled in the margins. Senators were given the bill on Friday evening and told that they would have...
by Susan Spicka | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Harrisburg, almost four months late, lawmakers finally completed the 2017-2018 PA budget. In June, our legislature were happy to pass a $32 billion spending plan that protected programs and services important to their constituents, including a $100 million increase...
by Susan Spicka | Nov 2, 2017 | blog
Education Voters of PA supports the dissolution of the School Reform Commission and the return of the School District of Philadelphia to local control. Sixteen years of state control by the School Reform Commission have not solved the issues of the District. Instead,...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 26, 2017 | blog
After a confusing series of events that took place on Tuesday, October 24, the education savings account/DeVos school voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, remains in the Senate Education Committee, where lawmakers may vote on it in the future. Initially, the Senate Ed...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 24, 2017 | Latest News from Ed Voters
UPDATE: Senator Eichelberger adjourned the Senate Education Committee meeting on October 24th after announcing a 6-5 vote in favor of Senate Bill 2. Later in the day, after an outcry from many people, Education Committee leaders acknowledged that Senator...
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