Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and state Senator Scott Wagner were featured in Last Week Tonight’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement. Host John Oliver commended Peduto for his response to the decision, and mocked Wagner for comments he made earlier this year about climate change.
Senate moves a pension bill to the House, Trump’s state director joins the Bartos campaign, and DeFelice joins the Trump administration. Good morning politicos, here’s the Playbook!
The state Senate Appropriations Committee held a session Sunday night to vote on a new pension reform bill that then passed the Senate today. The bill is expected to be voted on by the House Thursday and be signed by the Governor.
Former Philadelphia GOP Chair Joe DeFelice was named Housing and Urban Development’s Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic region by the Trump administration.
Pennsylvania’s elected officials react to Trump’s move on the Paris Agreement, and the ups & downs from the week. Good morning politicos, here’s the Playbook!
Well wishes for Oh, Pittsburgh becomes the national focus again, Peduto makes national waves reacting to Trump’s callout of Pittsburgh, and Fitzpatrick gets a leadership role in the fight against the opioid epidemic. See who made this week’s Ups & Downs!