Legal Weed, Raising the Minimum Wage & More High Hopes in the PA House
Pennsylvania is one of the few states with a split legislature, which makes it extra hard for a bill to become law. The Democratic-controlled House recently passed a whole slew of bills, including ones to gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15, require data centers to give more information to the state, and codify same-sex marriage. But do any of these proposals stand a chance in the Republican-controlled state Senate? Host Megan Harris and City Cast Philly’s Trenae Nuri are turning to Ian Karbal, government reporter for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, to get the details about what the relationship between PA's House and Senate look like and where these ideas might land.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2029 [Pennsylvania Capital-Star]
- A nonprofit linked to a combative PR firm is opposing a minimum wage hike in PA [Pennsylvania Capital-Star]
- Lawmakers advance bill to give state additional oversight of new data center water use [Pennsylvania Capital-Star]
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