Nearly 20 percent of the 100 laws signed by Governor Wolf are to rename roads and bridges.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2021, Governor Tom Wolf 'Kept it 100,' which is to say he signed 100 bills into law.
Like the saying suggests though, was every piece of legislation he put his pen to authentic and real to all Pennsylvanians? Likely not.
Among the 100 bills signed by Wolf, nearly a fifth of them - 17 to be exact - were bridge and road renamings. However, many of the rest will have an impact on you as the year goes on.
So, if the governor 'Kept it 100' in 2021, what's new in 2022?
Something millions of Pennsylvanians have needed since the start of the pandemic is better access to the internet in rural parts of the commonwealth. The sudden turn to remote learning for students and adults working from home highlighted a digital divide in broadband access for people in more urban, heavily populated portions of the state, and those living in more far-reaching counties.
A bill co-sponsored by State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene) in the southwest portion of the state will help create the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The commission will serve as a central point for the $100 million in federal aid coming to Pennsylvania by way of the infrastructure bill signed by President Biden in November. That money will go towards new towers, lines, and broadband equipment in underserved parts of the commonwealth.
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