Jan 12, 2021
Security at the Pennsylvania State Capitol is growing stronger because of last week s riot in Washington DC. The Department of General Services says it s teaming up with local, state and federal law enforcement to increase security at the state Capitol. Witnesses say officers were carrying long guns on the steps of the building Monday.
New Jersey officials are preparing for a possible demonstration this Sunday at the statehouse in Trenton, while an internal memo from the FBI indicates similar protests are planned for all 50 state capitals. Gov. Phil Murphy says the state is taking their security preparations seriously, something that was echoed by State Police Superintendent Col. Pat Callahan.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Gets Stronger Security
(Harrisburg, PA) Security at the Pennsylvania State Capitol is growing stronger because of last week s riots in D.C. The Department of General Services announced yesterday it is teaming up with local, state and federal law enforcement to increase security at the state Capitol. Witnesses say officers were carrying long guns on the steps of the building yesterday. The state Capitol is still closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic, but House Speaker Bryan Cutler says the Bipartisan Management Committee is going to work with Capitol Police to go over new safety policies soon.
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Departing Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella donates final pay raise to Keystone Scholars
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Departing state Treasurer Joe Torsella made his final donation of the automatic pay raise statutorily provided to him, to the Keystone Scholars, a program that makes a $100 starter deposit in the state s 529, college savings plan for every baby born to or adopted by a Pennsylvania family.
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella held true to his commitment to his final days in office of donating to charity any pay increase above the $160,000-plus salary attached to his executive branch post when he first assumed the elective office.
One-year-old Chesten McKoy of Philadelphia was one of the first babies whose parents accessed the $100 education savings account Pennsylvania now provides to every baby born to state residents. His parents, profiled on NBC Nightly News, explained how meaningful this is to them since together the college graduates have about $100,000 in student loan debt.
âI donât want him to go through that,â his mother, Halston, explained.
The McKoys received the $100 starter deposit through Pennsylvaniaâs Keystone Scholars program. The funds are invested by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department in a pooled PA 529 account. Children have until the age of 29 to use the money for tuition or other related expenses at a college, vocational or technical school.