Daily News | Philly’s delegation to Harrisburg wants to increase the minimum wage, fix school buildings, and more
and Appropriations Chair Jordan Harris, two Democrats from Philadelphia, will be at the table for budget negotiations with Gov. Josh Shapiro and the GOP-controlled Senate.
— leaders will need to whip every Democratic vote to pass legislation. Then, they will need to compromise with the GOP-controlled Senate before they can send bills to Shapiro’s desk to be signed into law. The delegation also proposed requiring civic and financial literacy classes for high school students, creating a program to address, investing in rehabilitation and treatment to improve the juvenile justice system, and amending the state’s landlord-tenant laws to include more protections for renters.
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