<p><img width="350" height="219" src="/media/8729657/education-savings-account-1 350x219.jpg" alt="ESA (education savings account)" class="ImageFloatLeft"/>Because parents in Pennsylvania discovered better alternatives to public education during the pandemic, legislation has been introduced to create education savings accounts to help low-income families.</p>
Price of Politics: More than 81% of all bills introduced in Pa. never left committees | FOX43 Capitol Beat
A FOX43 investigation revealed only 770 of the 4,198 pieces of legislation brought forward by state lawmakers moved forward during the 2019-2020 session. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 7:12 AM EDT May 24, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. At a time when Pennsylvanians relied on their government more than at any point in recent history, its largest full-time legislature in the country failed to address more than 80% of the bills that came their way.
During the General Assembly s two-year 2019-2020 session, state representatives and senators wrote 4,198 bills. It was the most legislation written by the Commonwealth s General Assembly since the end of the Rendell Administration.