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Senator Sharif Street Hosts Annual Forum at the PA Farm Show
HARRISBURG, PA − January 16, 2026 − Senator Sharif Street hosted the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show Forum, themed “Affordability,” at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center (Erie Room) in Harrisburg on Wednesday, January 14. The forum convened state and local...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Joins Grand Opening of AHN Natrona Heights Expanded Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Natrona Heights, Pa. − January 15, 2026 − This morning, Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined the celebration of a significant expansion to the in-patient rehabilitation unit at AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights. This 12-bed, $6.2 million...
PA Senate and House Philadelphia Delegations Denounce ICE Violence, Reaffirm Support for Immigrant Communities, and Call for Action
In a joint statement, 18 Pennsylvania state senators and state representatives serving legislative districts across Philadelphia expressed solidarity with communities across the country fighting the influx of ICE violence and reiterated the need for state and local action to protect the safety of their constituents and of all Pennsylvanians.
Senator Miller Champions Workforce Development Through Penn College and Allentown Schools Collaboration
January 8, 2026 – Senator Miller led the effort to bring Penn College Workforce Development to Allentown, forging a collaboration that creates a clear, paid pathway from classroom learning to apprenticeship and family-sustaining careers in advanced manufacturing. The...
Senators Haywood and Costa Lead January 6 Commemoration Honoring Law Enforcement Who Defended Democracy
HARRISBURG, PA − January 6, 2026 − Today, State Senator Art Haywood, and Senator Jay Costa, Democratic Party Leader, gathered in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection and to honor...
Senator Sharif Street Issues Statement on the Rescheduling of Cannabis
PHILADELPHIA, PA (December 18, 2025) – Today President Donald Trump announced the rescheduling of Cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. In response to this development Senator Sharif Street has released the following statement: “Rescheduling...
Latest Grant Announcements
Senator Nick Miller Announces Nearly $4 Million Investment for Recreation and Conservation Projects Through DCNR
January 14, 2026 – Senator Nick Miller announced a $3.96 million investment in Lehigh and Northampton counties through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Miller championed these investments in the 14th District during this grant...
Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Tim Brennan Announce $800,000 State Grant to Support Purchase of Former Quarry Site by Solebury Township
January 13, 2026 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Representative Tim Brennan announced today that Solebury Township has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to support the purchase and...
Senator Miller, Representative Schlossberg, and Representative Schweyer Secure $50,000 State Grant to Expand Homeless Services in Allentown
January 6, 2026 – Senator Miller, Representative Schlossberg, and Representative Schweyer announced today that a $50,000 state grant has been awarded to the Lehigh Conference of Churches in Allentown to expand its services for homeless residents beyond the current...
Sen. Jay Costa and Rep. Joe McAndrew Bring $3 Million Back to Help Penn Hills with Road Projects
HARRISBURG, December 23, 2025 − State Rep. Joseph McAndrew and state Sen. Jay Costa today announced $3 million in state funding to support the Municipality of Penn Hills with its public works planned transportation improvements. The funding comes from the state...
Senator Cappelletti Celebrates $4.5 Million in Grant Funding for District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – December 19, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Delaware/Montgomery) is proud to announce $4,589,720 in state grant funding for several projects across her district. The Commonwealth Finance Authority will disperse grant funding to...
Sen. Art Haywood Announces More Than $4.19 Million in State Funding for Community Projects Across the 4th Senate District
Philadelphia & Montgomery County, PA — December 19, 2025 − Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) today announced more than $4.19 million in state grant funding awarded to projects across the 4th Senate District. The funding will support green space improvements,...