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‘Energy Choice’ Bill Has Some Lawmakers Worried Local Government Could Lose Power
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Though it’s dubbed an “energy choice” bill, a proposal now before the state Senate has lawmakers worried that Pennsylvania municipalities will lose some power over local decisions.
Members of the Senate Local Government and Environmental Resources and Energy committees met for a joint hearing Tuesday where they heard from stakeholders and discussed Senate Bill 275. Sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Lycoming, the bill claims to prevent discrimination against all forms of energy by prohibiting municipalities from creating policies that restrict sources.
“It seems like it may be a bit of a solution in search of a problem,” Sen. Tim Kearney, D-Delaware, said. “Since my time in the Senate, it’s been hammered into me that one size does not fit all in Pennsylvania, so I’m a little distressed by this sort of idea that we should decide for all boroughs, all municipalities, all ci
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funding will begin pouring into Bucks County this month.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will pump the largest sums yet in federal COVID-19 relief into the area an unprecedented $298 million combined for Bucks government and the 54 municipalities here, as well as the area s 13 public school districts.
State and local governments are expected to receive the first distribution of funds no later than Monday. The balance of the funds will be sent a year from the first distribution, but no sooner.
Who s getting what?
Bucks County government is projected to receive $121 million, while its municipalities will share in some $75 million.
Local governance, Allen has said in previous interviews, can be frustrating.
But the former Erie Times-News editor and reporter, who was first elected to City Council in 2017, ultimately decided to launch a re-election bid because she feels that city government has plenty of room to grow and improve, and she wants to be a part of that. There is much more to do, said Allen, 69, said in a February interview. I want to continue to scrutinize the budget and ask the hard questions.
Allen is among eight Democrats and two Republicans in the City Council race. Four of City Council s seven seats are on the ballot in the May 18 municipal primary.