After Scott Wagner led the charge in the Senate to refuse a vote on a bill that would fund Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation system, the state was forced to lay off hundreds of call center employees that has resulted in significant delays in the processing of unemployment compensation claims. Scott Wagner has repeatedly taken credit for ... Read more

Today, Jeff Bartos announced that he would be running for the Senate, solidifying Pennsylvania Republican’s terribly weak field of candidates. “The party of Trump is desperate for a Senate candidate, so they’ve turned to Jeff Bartos, a failed Congressional candidate and a salesman with a questionable record,” said Beth Melena, Communications Director of the Pennsylvania ... Read more

Today, the Associated Press reported that self-proclaimed health care expert Paul Mango confirmed that he would be running for governor. Also happening this week is a committee vote on a Scott Wagner co-sponsored bill that would defund Planned Parenthood and decrease women’s access to birth control and cancer screenings and treatments. “Paul Mango must choose ... Read more

Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians took to the streets on Earth Day to march in support of science. The Trump Administration is threatening to slash funding for scientific research and is appointing anti-science staffers to positions like EPA Administrator and Education Secretary. “Donald Trump’s administration’s denial of basic scientific facts threatens to undo all of ... Read more

With talk of another attempt at health care repeal in the coming weeks, more than 100 concerned citizens came out to the Allen Theater in Annville to express their concerns with their local congressmen, Ryan Costello (PA-6) and Charlie Dent (PA-15). The only problem? The elected officials weren’t there. The event, hosted by the Lebanon ... Read more

Yesterday, dozens of hardworking Pennsylvanians rallied across Southeastern PA on the last work day of the congressional recess to continue to hold their representatives accountable and demand better of them in Washington.    Their voices and their message were loud and clear: We deserve representatives who will stand up to the Trump-Ryan agenda and stand ... Read more

Representative Tim Murphy has been MIA during the congressional recess, even in spite of his constituents’ calls for a town hall. It’s gotten so bad that the people of Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District had to take matters into their own hands and hold a town hall without him. “Constituents should not have to be proactive ... Read more

As people across the United States are preparing to observe Earth Day, Trump’s Administration is working towards destroying the environment. Donald Trump’s budget plan puts polluters ahead of the health and safety of Pennsylvanians by slashing environmental protection programs to their lowest levels in 40 years. He is moving our country and our planet in ... Read more

Today Erie County Democratic Party Chair Bill Cole, Chapter One Chair of SEIU 668 Geoff Groce, retired SEIU 668 member Ted Oslak, Paige Bosnyak of Planned Parenthood PA, local activist Dan Doubet, and members of the community gathered to denounce Scott Wagner’s anti-worker stances and call for the state legislature to pass a minimum wage ... Read more