The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation.
Voters in two state House Districts east of Pittsburgh confirmed the incumbents largely chosen for them by party leaders a year ago. And in one of those races, the outcome will be an early test of whether the region’s top progressive leaders have coattails.
A changing of the guard is guaranteed this year in Allegheny County’s 45th Senate District — which has been held since 2010 by former McKeesport Mayor Jim Brewster — and in a House District that covers some of the same ground.