New legislation could help renters from high rent increases
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – There are over 1.5 million renter households in Pennsylvania. Some of those people fear for when the next rise in rent will come. “We pay so much money,” renter Mauro Chiapinni said. Chiapinni lives on a fixed income through social security....
New Pennsylvania legislation hopes to protect renters from unfair price hikes
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A new bill designed to protect tenants from exorbitant rent hikes was unveiled in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The Action News Troubleshooters get a lot of complaints from people who say their rent has suddenly and unexpectedly skyrocketed and...
Bi-partisan interest emerges in election security reforms
Elections technology experts say 20 Pennsylvania counties covering 30% of the state’s voters use voting machines that are vulnerable to malfunction or malfeasance. The experts, who testified on Monday to the Senate’s State Government Committee, critiqued a type of...PA Resident Mauro Chiapinni shares his support for Senate Bill 1095
Senator Cappelletti speaks on the need for Senate Bill 1095
Senators Cappelletti and Dillon Unveil Senate Bill 1095
Letters to the Editor | Fighting words
As I reflect on how far we have come — for the first time in Pennsylvania, a woman is speaker of the House, and we have a woman serving as vice president of our nation — I realize how far we have to go. My reflection is broken by flashes of the sexism and misogyny I...Senator Cappelletti questions DOS at State Budget Hearing
The PCN Capitol Preview – Voting Laws in PA
Sen. Cris Dush, Majority Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, and Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Minority Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, discuss voting laws in Pennsylvania. Then, PCN’s Larry Kaspar speaks with Rep. Brian Munroe on his proposed bill on keeping children safe on social media.