Tartaglione Joins General Assembly in Unanimous Adoption of Coronavirus Relief Legislation for Workers, Employers

March 25, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione joined her Senate colleagues and members of the Pennsylvania House today as they unanimously adopted comprehensive COVID-19/coronavirus relief legislation for workers and employers throughout the Commonwealth.

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Tartaglione Advises Small Businesses That Working Capital Funding is Available During Coronavirus Emergency

Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) is advising Pennsylvania small businesses that they may be eligible for low interest loans of up to $100,000 to fulfill their working capital needs during the COVID-19/coronavirus emergency.

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Senator Tartaglione Welcomes Suspension of Unemployment Compensation Waiting Period, Job Search Requirements

Philadelphia, PA, March 17, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) welcomes Governor Tom Wolf’s directive to relax the waiting period, work registration, and work search requirements for Pennsylvanians who claim unemployment compensation benefits during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic.

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Senator Tartaglione partners with For Our Future PA to advocate for higher minimum wage

Today marks 5,000 days since the Pennsylvania Legislature last raised the state’s minimum wage. In conjunction with the dubious occasion, Senator Tartaglione and For Our Future PA have released a new video calling upon Pennsylvanians to contact their legislators and demand action on Senate Bill 12, which proposes to raise the minimum wage to $12 this year and to $15 by 2025.

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Senator Tartaglione Commends Governor Wolf on Administration’s Comprehensive Response to Pandemic

Philadelphia, PA, March 13, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) today issued the following statement regarding the comprehensive response of the Governor Wolf administration to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic:

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Telephone Town Hall on Coronavirus

Senator Christine Tartaglione will host two live Telephone Town Hall meetings to discuss the Coronavirus.

The first will be a bilingual telephone town held on Wednesday, April 1st at 3:30 p.m. The next will be held on Thursday, April 2nd at 3:00 p.m.

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Philadelphia, PA, March 26, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) advises Pennsylvanians who are seeking to maintain or enter outpatient drug and alcohol recovery programs during the COVID-19 emergency that help is available to them through online and telephone-based…
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Tartaglione Joins General Assembly in Unanimous Adoption of Coronavirus Relief Legislation for Workers, Employers

Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) joined her Senate colleagues and members of the Pennsylvania House today as they unanimously adopted comprehensive COVID-19/coronavirus relief legislation for workers and employers throughout the Commonwealth. Both chambers adopted…
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Tartaglione Advises Small Businesses That Working Capital Funding is Available During Coronavirus Emergency

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Senator Tartaglione Welcomes Suspension of Unemployment Compensation Waiting Period, Job Search Requirements

Philadelphia, PA, March 17, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) welcomes Governor Tom Wolf’s directive to relax the waiting period, work registration, and work search requirements for Pennsylvanians who claim unemployment compensation benefits during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic.
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