Jan. 29, 2020 /
![State Rep. Wendi Thomas backs bills to fight human trafficking]()
HARRISBURG-- State Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) joined her colleagues in passing a package of legislation to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania, including a companion bill to Thomas’s “Buyer Beware” bill to increase the penalties for anyone convicted of soliciting a victim of human trafficking.
Jan. 29, 2020 /
![PA House Passes Bills to Combat Human Trafficking]()
Harrisburg, PA (WENY)-- In 2018, there were 275 cases of human trafficking cases reported in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth ranks in the top ten in the country when it comes to human trafficking cases. The Pennsylvania House passed along six House Bills and one Senate Bill on Wednesday, focused on addressing what legislators are calling the human trafficking crisis.
Jan. 29, 2020 /
![Passage of human trafficking legislation applauded]()
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state House Judiciary Committee has unanimously passed a package of bills to address the problem of human trafficking. Each bill was approved by every representative on the committee.
Oct. 22, 2019 /
![Bucks Co. Lawmakers Back Bills For First Responders]()
HARRISBURG, PA — Lawmakers from Bucks County are among those in Harrisburg backing bills aimed at helping the state's first responders.
Oct. 21, 2019 /
![State Rep. Wendi Thomas co-sponsors bills to aid state's emergency responders]()
HARRISBURG >> When lawmakers return to Harrisburg on Oct. 21, they will be taking up a package of bills, including legislation co-sponsored by State Rep. Wendi Thomas, to aid the state’s 37,000 volunteer emergency responders, including those in Bucks County.
Aug. 13, 2019 /
![Bucks area officials announce over $6.7 million in state grants]()
More than $6.7 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants were awarded to several projects throughout Bucks and eastern Montgomery counties last week.
Aug. 13, 2019 /
![Family Care Act would take money out of workers’ paychecks to guarantee paid family and medical leave]()
In 2018, Jackie Swain and Chris Sheeder had to cut back on work hours when they learned their infant daughter, Emersyn, had a congenital heart disease.
Aug. 13, 2019 /
![Troop 99 Scouts earn the rank of Eagle during Court of Honor at the David Library]()
WASHINGTON CROSSING >> Two Boy Scouts from Troop 99 in Newtown have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in Scouting.
Aug. 02, 2019 /
![Northampton Gets $1 Million For New Police HQ]()
NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Northampton Township has received a $1 million state grant to fund its new police headquarters.
Jul. 30, 2019 /
![Lawmaker Delivers Petition For PA E-ZPass Discount]()
HARRISBURG, PA — A Bucks County lawmaker has delivered a petition with more than 1,100 names calling for Pennsylvania commuters who drive into New Jersey to get a break on the tolls they pay.
Jul. 15, 2019 /
![Rep. Thomas pushes for toll bridge discount expansion]()
Frequent Pennsylvania-bound commuters over Scudder Falls Bridge are eligible for discounts through E-ZPass, but only for transponders issued by the New Jersey E-ZPass Customer Service Center
Jul. 15, 2019 /
![Tolls Kick In Sunday On The Scudder Falls Bridge and Lawmakers Propose Commuter Relief]()
Tolls start Sunday on the new Scudder Falls Toll Bridge that connects I-295 in Pennsylvania to New Jersey over the Delaware River.
Jun. 07, 2019 /
![Pennsylvania lawmaker calls for family leave insurance program]()
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A state representative plans to introduce legislation to create a family and medical leave insurance program for Pennsylvanians.
Jun. 07, 2019 /
![Pa. public employees convicted of sex crimes could lose pensions]()
Legislation that would cost public officials and public employees their pension if they are convicted of committing a sexual offense involving a victim with whom they have a connection through their office or employment passed the state House of Representatives on Monday.
Jun. 04, 2019 /
![Two Bucks towns adopt resolution to stop gerrymandering]()
Two Bucks County municipalities recently adopted a resolution to end Pennsylvania electoral gerrymandering.
May. 28, 2019 /
![LTE: Searching for solutions for gerrymandering]()
Recently, I read Rep. Tom Murt’s article on removing politics from the redistricting process. Gerrymandering is not new terminology and much of the public is aware about how it works.
May. 13, 2019 /
![AG report: Link between gun violence, lack of mental health coverage]()
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Mental Health Caucus Chairman Democrat Mike Schlossberg, along with Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, hosted a bipartisan discussion Wednesday on the link between gun violence and lack of mental health coverage.
May. 13, 2019 /
![Several area school districts get state safety grants]()
Seven school districts from Bucks or Eastern Montgomery counties, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit and Upper Bucks County Technical School in Bedminster were recently among the recipients of $40 million in school safety grants from the state.
May. 10, 2019 /
![Legislators introduce 'Phillip's Law,' named for 11-year-old who took his own life]()
After an 11-year-old Southwest Philadelphia boy took his own life last month, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta introduced legislation to increase the number of mental health professionals in schools.
Apr. 26, 2019 /
![Reps. Farry, Thomas announce senior property tax freeze legislation]()
State Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne) and Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to freeze property or eligible homeowners who are 65 years of age or older.