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We hate the office. We love the office. Do we want to go back?
During a global pandemic, when most people were stuck at home every day, all day, there was one TV show Americans couldn’t stop watching: “The Office.” Viewers spent more than 57 billion minutes in 2020 on Netflix binge-watching the sitcom’s paper company drones —...
To-go cocktails legislation appears dead in Pennsylvania Senate — at least for the summer
Just in time for sultry summer evenings that could have been brightened by a mojito or two from the corner bar, the Pennsylvania Senate on Friday did not act on legislation — passed Thursday in the House — that would have permanently allowed cocktails-to-go....
Pa.’s $40 billion budget includes more money for poorest school districts, saves bulk of federal relief funding
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania legislature on Friday advanced a $40 billion budget package that sends more money to the state’s poorest school districts, includes no new taxes, and saves billions of federal relief dollars. Unlike in years past, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf...
Senator Saval Votes NO on the Budget, Calls for Investment in the People of Pennsylvania
Senator Saval Urges Action on the Budget and Investment in Pennsylvanians
Ready to drink spirits causing a roadblock for cocktails to-go in Pa.
(WHTM) — During the pandemic, restaurants were allowed to sell cocktails to-go. Many say it was a lifeline during a dark time. House Bill 1154 would let restaurants and bars sell customers cocktails to-go post-COVID. The bill sailed through the House, but in the...
Sen Saval Pushes for Drivers Licenses for All
Senate Democrats Offer Restaurant & Tavern Recovery Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. – June 21, 2021 − After Republicans failed to pass a clean, bipartisan bill to extend mixed drinks to go for restaurants and taverns, the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that will provide the opportunity for bars, taverns and...
Parkway Corp. seeks second injection of state money into Center City tower
Parkway Corp., a major Philadelphia parking garage operator and real estate developer, is seeking millions in state development grants for the construction of a downtown office tower that has already broken ground. The tower, at 2222 Market St., will house a new...
To-go cocktail bill approved by Pa. Senate could be doomed to veto over GOP amendment
The Pennsylvania Senate narrowly approved a bill Wednesday to continue allowing to-go cocktails despite Democratic objections over an amendment that also authorizes manufactured ready-to-drink cocktails. House Bill 1154 passed 26-24, but goes back to the House for...
Pennsylvania Senate approves drinks-to-go measure to help restaurants and bars; detractors say it will do more harm than good
HARRISBURG — A desire to support shutdown-ravaged bars and restaurants disintegrated Wednesday into a verbal tennis match that ended when the state Senate passed a bill that would let the businesses sell mixed drinks to go but — in the minds of its detractors — does...
Sen. Saval Defends Workers and Small Businesses in the Hospitality Industry
Sen. Saval Speaks on RGGI and the Need for Action on Climate Change
Senator Saval on How RGGI Works
Senator Saval on the RGGI Investment Act
Wolf touts financial benefits of climate change partnerships
Gov. Tom Wolf says the revenue from enrolling in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will provide funding to train workers to move out of jobs in the fossil fuels industry while allowing the state to ramp up its effort to combat climate change. “Participating in...
Senator Saval and Representative Fiedler Announce Formation of Student Advisory Council with Sunrise of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA − June 14, 2021 − Recognizing the urgent need to include Philadelphia youth in conversations about the legislation and initiatives that impact them, State Representative Elizabeth Fiedler (D–Philadelphia) and State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia)...
General Assembly Democrats, Local Leaders Across PA Call for Immediate Action on Toxic and Unsafe School Infrastructure
Statewide, PA − June 11, 2021 -- As the projected state budget surplus surged to $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid remains idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across Pennsylvania on Friday to call for...
Pa. Department of Labor says nearly 300,000 workers age 40 and older would benefit from minimum wage increases
Harrisburg, Pa. - Dispelling the harmful stereotype that hardworking and experienced adults will not benefit from a minimum wage increase, Jennifer Berrier, acting secretary of the Department of Labor & Industry, joined Sen. Nikil Saval; and a Westmoreland County home...
Philly progressives, urbanists blast $130 million cut to city parking tax
Opposition is rising to a City Council proposal to slash Philadelphia’s parking tax rate by nearly a third, in exchange for the promise of better pay and more work for lot employees and a boost to the city’s economy. The city’s tax on parking lot revenues is already...