Sen. Nick Miller Announces More Than $1.2 Million in State Funding for Affordable Housing in Northampton County
March 8, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that two affordable housing projects in Northampton County will receive funding via the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic...Senator Hughes Celebrates Investments in Affordable Housing in Mantua
Philadelphia, PA − January 22, 2024 − Senator Vincent Hughes hosted a check presentation at 39thand Brown, in the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia, to celebrate a new state investment that will support affordable housing in the area. $500,000 was presented to...Senator Hughes and PA Leaders Celebrate $98M Win for Affordable Rental Housing, Call for More Housing Investments
Philadelphia, PA – November 30, 2023 − Senator Vincent Hughes, Democratic Appropriations Chair, stood with fellow lawmakers and affordable housing leaders to celebrate a new, affordable housing grant program that awarded $98 million dollars to projects that will...Harrisburg Needs to End Reliance on School Property Taxes
Op-ed by Senator Lisa Boscola, 18th Senatorial District
Breaking News… The way Pennsylvania funds its public school system is wildly unfair. It should not have taken a public interest lawsuit to confirm to the General Assembly what I and many others have been saying for a few decades now… homeowners, school districts, teachers and most important students do not win with the way Pennsylvania pays for its public schools.