Last week, the Montgomery County Planning Commission launched RESTART Montco – a new initiative that focuses on how planning can help our communities adjust and recover from the effects of the shutdowns required during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
We’ve been fighting COVID-19 for four months now, and although we are in the Green Phase of reopening, there is still much work to be done. Millions of Pennsylvanians are still depending on unemployment compensation. Read more
During the past week, we have seen an unsettling resurgence in new COVID-19 cases across our commonwealth. Thus far, COVID-19 cases peaked in Pennsylvania on April 9 with nearly 2,000 new cases. Read more
Said Hanbidge: “This small delay in paying registration fees can help our small business owners who are in need. Legislation like this is important to help protect our workforce and keep struggling businesses afloat.” Read more
Earlier this week, 42 House Democrats signed on to a letter written by Rep. Elizabeth Fielder urging Gov. Wolf to extend Pennsylvania’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium originally set to expire today, July 10. Read more
Our nation is going through a crucial period of reflection and change right now, and Pennsylvania is no exception. Read more
At midnight last night, Montgomery County officially moved from YELLOW to GREEN in our phased reopening. Read more
One bill would add public participation requirements when municipal officials meet remotely, and the other bill would suspend time frames for consideration of applications filed with municipal boards and commissions during emergency or disaster declarations. Read more
News from the Supreme Court, updates on police reform, and a move toward "green phase" in my latest email. Read more
Also, guides to talking to children about race and racism, plus a salute to our local graduates. Read more
Broad reopenings, or reopenings that are not structured around ongoing social distancing, universal masking and other public health guidance, would likely result in a spike of cases and new stay-at-home and closure orders. Read more
I, like many of you, have been absolutely consumed by the news unfolding over the last week since the horrible footage of George Floyd’s murder took over our airwaves and newsfeeds. Read more
Last Friday, Governor Wolf announced that Montgomery County will be moving to the Yellow Phase of reopening next Friday, June 5. Read more
Now, more than ever, is the time to come together and pass legislation that seeks to protect our frontline and essential workers, pay them fairly, assist those struggling without employment, health care or child care, and, above all, keep our citizens safe. Read more
Over the past several weeks, my office staff and I have heard from dozens of real estate agents anxious to get back to work, confident that their job can be done safely, and concerned for potential sellers and buyers stuck in financially precarious situations as they were unable to move forward with transactions. Read more
“Livestock producers spend countless hours breeding, raising and feeding animals to ensure that food products so many of us take for granted are available each day,” Hanbidge said. “Many of these producers, along with those who supply them with feed for their livestock, are faced with a financial dilemma because, while their income may have slowed down or been cut off altogether during these difficult times, their operational costs have remained the same.” Read more
Earlier this week, the Department of Health began distributing the investigational antiviral medication, remdesivir, to treat COVID-19 patients across Pennsylvania. Read more
“Before we move forward with any such legislation,” said Hanbidge, D-Montgomery, “it is vital that we fully understand the impact that electric vehicles have on our state. That is why Rep. Rabb and I, along with a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, are seeking quick action on these studies. Electric vehicles are here to stay, and we need to find out exactly what that means for Pennsylvania.” Read more
As we enter our third month under stay-at-home orders, it is critically important that we continue following the data and ensuring the news we are consuming is from trusted sources. Read more
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