Harrisburg – Feb. 11, 2016 – State Sen. Jim Brewster today reminded all area students and parents of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) Financial Aid Seminars scheduled at several locations in his district.

“I encourage all students who are thinking about going to college to consider attending the financial aid seminar,” Brewster said.

Harrisburg – Feb. 10, 2016 – Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32.7 billion budget proposal, which is focused on investing in education and dealing with an estimated $2 billion structural deficit, includes a proposal to institute a Marcellus Shale extraction tax, state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) said today.

Dec. 7, 2015 – State Sen. Jim Brewster released the following statement after a $30.5 billion bipartisan state budget proposal cleared the Senate on a 43-7 vote today. The spending plan includes a $460 million boost for education, an additional $300 million for human service programs, restoration of key job creation funds and it eliminates the $1.3 billion structural deficit that Gov. Tom Wolf inherited from the Corbett administration.

Harrisburg – October 28, 2015 – At the request of state Sen. Vince Hughes (D-Phila.), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a hearing on the devastating impact that the state’s 120-day budget impasse is having on schools across the state.