Meeting Acting Banking and Securities Secretary Robin Weissmann. Learn about her goals for the department, her career background, and what she likes to do outside of serving the Commonwealth. 

Here are the highlights from news conferences, rallies, and advocacy days held in the Capitol today: 

• Hundreds of students, teachers, parents and many legislators gathered on the Capitol Steps to celebrate the birthday of and show support of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. The party is hosted every year with the dual purpose of celebrating the highly-praised program and to thank the legislators for their continued support.

• Moms Clean Air Force held “Mama Summit 2015” in the Main Capitol Rotunda today. The Summit was a chance to moms, dads, grandparents, and kids to show support for children’s health and to demand action to protect the air that they breathe-both indoor and outdoor- and call for action on climate change.

• The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania hosted their annual “Home Matters Day” in the Main Capitol Rotunda today to raise awareness about the increasing need to provide home within reach of all Pennsylvania. The group also marked the release of “Real People, Real Results: A Snapshot of How Pennsylvania’s State Housing Trust Fund – PHARE- is Working,” a new research document featuring stories of communities and individuals who have directly benefited from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE).

• Rep Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, held a press conference to release the Pennsylvania State Coroners Association’s Report on Overdose Death Statistics during the period of January-December 2014. 

As Senate Republicans began circulation of their long-anticipated state and school district employee pension reform proposal Wednesday, in the House a committee held an informational meeting on reforming municipal pension systems as it pertains to public safety pensions.

As the day came to a close, it was said a number of times the two issues could be considered together (though procedurally in two different pieces of legislation).

Legislators, anti-hunger advocates, and hunger relief organizations gathered outside the Capitol building Wednesday morning to open and dedicate the Capitol Hunger Garden for the sixth consecutive season.

The small garden sits outside the Capitol building’s House side between the Ryan Office Building and its harvest goes to supply local food shelters.

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati (R-Jefferson) discusses the latest on budget negotiations and a House measure to reduce the size of the legislature.