Pennsylvania
Polls Show Pennsylvania Voters and Business Owners Support Keystone Saves
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AARP analysis exhibits that Pennsylvania voters and small enterprise house owners assist the creation of Keystone Saves, a retirement financial savings program for employees who don’t have entry to at least one via their employer. Voters age 50-plus stated they’d be extra prone to vote for a candidate for governor who helps creating Keystone Saves, in response to an AARP ballot. Additional, 4 in 5 small enterprise house owners surveyed by AARP agree that Pennsylvania lawmakers ought to assist Keystone Saves.
Analysis exhibits the individuals are 15 occasions extra prone to save once they can accomplish that out of their common paycheck. But, roughly 44 p.c of hardworking Pennsylvanians – practically 2.1 million employees – don’t have a approach to save for retirement at work. To deal with this, AARP Pennsylvania is advocating for Home Invoice 2156, which is able to create Keystone Saves. This program will present Pennsylvania employees with a simple approach to save out of their common paychecks, serving to them develop the financial savings they should take management of their monetary future.
“The outcomes of our latest surveys are crystal clear, small enterprise house owners within the Keystone State and Pennsylvania voters 50+ need elected officers to empower hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians to save lots of for a financially safe and impartial retirement,” stated Invoice Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director. “Keystone Saves is a common sense, business-friendly answer to an enormous downside, which if left unfixed will price Pennsylvania taxpayers greater than $14 billion over 15 years in public help prices.”
Collectively, the survey findings reveal:
- Majorities of voters 50+ throughout occasion traces assist Keystone Saves – with assist from practically 79% of Democrats, 68% of Independents, and 56% of Republicans.
- 83% of Black voters 50+ are strongly in favor of Keystone Saves.
- 79% of small enterprise house owners agree that Pennsylvania lawmakers ought to assist Keystone Saves.
- 73% of small enterprise house owners specific concern that some Pennsylvania residents haven’t saved sufficient cash for retirement and will find yourself reliant on public help applications.
AARP commissioned Fabrizio Ward and Influence Analysis to conduct the voter survey. The corporations interviewed 1,382 seemingly Pennsylvania voters, which features a statewide consultant pattern of 500 seemingly voters, with an oversample of as much as 550 seemingly voters age 50 and older, and an oversample of as much as 332 African-American/Black seemingly voters age 50 and older. The survey was performed between June 12-19 through landline, cellphone, and SMS-to-web. The margin of error for the five hundred statewide pattern is ±4.4%; for the 855 complete pattern of voters 50+ it’s ±3.3%. View the total survey outcomes.
AARP Analysis performed a survey of 500 small enterprise house owners in Pennsylvania with 5 to 100 staff was commissioned by AARP to gauge the assist of small enterprise house owners within the state for a public–non-public retirement financial savings program. The survey was fielded April–Might 2022. View the total survey outcomes.
For extra info on how, when and the place to vote in Pennsylvania, go to aarp.org/PAvotes. For extra info on Keystone Saves, go to motion.aarp.org/safe/support-keystone-saves.
About AARP
AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan group devoted to empowering individuals 50 and older to decide on how they reside as they age. With a nationwide presence and practically 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what issues most to households: well being safety, monetary stability and private achievement. AARP additionally produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Journal and AARP Bulletin. To study extra, go to www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or observe @AARP, @AARPenEspanol, @AARPadvocates and @AliadosAdelante on social media.
CONTACT: TJ Thiessen, (202) 374-8033, [email protected]
SOURCE AARP Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
How to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania
Who can I contact if I have more questions?
You can call 1-877-VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772) or email ra-voterreg@pa.gov with questions about the poll worker interest form. You can also reach out to your local county’s election office for more details. For the Greater Philadelphia area, the contacts are the following:
Bucks County
Elections & Voter Registration
55 E. Court St.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18901
Phone: (215) 348-6154
Email: elections@buckscounty.org
Chester County
Elections
Karen Barsoum
Government Services Center
601 Westtown Road, Ste. 150
PO Box 2747
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380-0990
Phone: (610) 344-6410
Email: ccelectionofficials@chesco.org
Voter registration
Stephanie Saitis
Government Services Center
601 Westtown Rd., Ste. 150
PO Box 2747
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380-0990
Phone: (610) 344-6410
Email: ccelectionofficials@chesco.org
Delaware County
Elections
Laureen Hagan
Chief Clerk/Director
201 W. Front St.
Government Center Building
Media, Pennsylvania, 19063
Phone: (610) 891-4673
Email: DelcoElection@co.delaware.pa.us
Voter Registration
Crystal Winterbottom
Interim Voter Registration Director
201 W. Front St.
Government Center Building
Media, Pennsylvania, 19063
Phone: (610) 891-4659
Email: DelcoElection@co.delaware.pa.us
Montgomery County
Elections & Voter Registration
Montgomery County Voter Services
One Montgomery Plaza
425 Swede St., Suite 602
Norristown, Pennsylvania, 19401
Phone: (610) 278-3280
Email: montcovotes@montgomerycountypa.gov
Philadelphia County
Elections
Philadelphia County Board of Elections
142 City Hall
1400 JFK Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
Phone: (215) 686-3469
Voter Registration
Voter Registration Office
520 N Columbus Blvd.
5th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19123
Phone: (215) 686-1590
Pennsylvania
Remnants of Hurricane Helene will pass close to rainy Pennsylvania
Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm on Thursday, and while it’s weakened since, it’s still bringing heavy rain to some states.
The storm center isn’t tracking to Pennsylvania, according to the National Hurricane Center, but it will be close. Related flash-flood warnings have been issued in Ohio and West Virginia, and Pennsylvania will continue to get rain.
- More: Statewide weather alerts
That includes the Harrisburg area, where it’s been raining all week — and more wet days are ahead. The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain in central Pennsylvania through at least early Wednesday.
Live radar over Pennsylvania:
On Saturday, the National Weather Service says, the Harrisburg area is expected to have rain on and off, especially in the morning. The Weather Channel shows less than a 20% chance of rain much of the day. The high temperature is forecast to be around in the low 70s.
Stevie Nicks is set to perform in Hershey tonight, at the outdoor stadium, rain or not. Anyone heading to other outdoor events should check for changes in plans or venues.
Helene has led to the deaths of at least 44 people in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Millions are without power, and countless buildings and roads have been destroyed or damaged.
The forecast in central Pennsylvania for the next few days:
- Today: Showers, high 74, low 65
- Sunday: Showers, high 69, low 63
- Monday: Showers, high 69, low 61
- Tuesday: Rain, high 68, low 59
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Pennsylvania
Busy on phone Pennsylvania dad arrested after toddler, 2, shoots self with gun lying on bed
Luis Marin, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, father was recently taken into custody after his two-year-old son shot himself with a gun that was lying close to him.
The 34-year-old man turned himself over to the police on Wednesday, September 25. He was subsequently arrested on charges of felony endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person for allegedly leaving a loaded firearm unattended on his bed, which his toddler used to shoot himself. The frightening incident happened at home in Pottstown on May 15.
Marin was purportedly “playing on phone” as the horrifying incident transpired, The Mirror US reported. In a subsequent investigation, authorities found out that the man went to a bedroom on the second floor before the shooting. He was there to collect a crossbody bag he was going to lend his nephew. Marin’s two handguns and ear protection, which he put on the bed, were usually kept in the same bag.
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Injuries sustained by the two-year-old toddler who shot himself
After the two-year-old shot himself, his father quickly grabbed him and ran outside while applying pressure to the wound. During that time, the toddler’s mother also arrived home and his parents rushed him to Pottstown Hospital. He eventually transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital. The staff later told the police, who were called just before 5 pm, that the baby’s self-inflicted gunshot had resulted in broken ribs and a fractured scapula.
The harrowing development had also damaged his left lung. Other injuries included burnt skin, which was also stippled, suggesting the gun had been in close contact with his skin when he shot himself.
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The way forward: What awaits Pennsylvania father Luis Marin who left a gun on the bed
Despite the heart-rending injuries, the two-year-old baby has survived the gunshot, District Attorney Kevin Steele revealed in a statement. “This shooting is a frightening reminder to parents that children, even very young children, can and do find unsecured firearms in a home, and their inclination is to play with them,” he added.
Meanwhile, a preliminary hearing for the infant’s father has been scheduled for October 8, 2024. If found guilty, Marin could face five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. For the time being, Magisterial District Judge Jody L. Griffis set his bail at $50,000 unsecured and demanded that no firearms be held in Marin’s house.
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