Senator Vincent Hughes Celebrates $100M Investment in Affordable Housing
Philadelphia, PA – April 21, 2023 – Yesterday, state Senator Vincent Hughes held a press conference at the New Courtland Apartments on Henry Avenue to highlight $100 million dollars in grant funding that is available through the Housing Options Program. The...News Digest:: April 21, 2023
Legislature PASSHE board delays vote on tuition until July – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com) You’re invited! A Free Panel on What PA Lawmakers Want to Accomplish in 2023 – GantNews.com Environmentalists protest being kept out of a meeting about...Senator Nikil Saval Joins Pittsburgh Community in Call for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 19)—Today State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), State Representative Sara Innamorato (D–Allegheny), and State Representative Aerion Abney (D–Allegheny), joined One Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania United, 1Hood Power, Action Housing, Keystone...PA Senator Street Statement on 4/20 – “End of Cannabis Prohibition in Pennsylvania Near”
PHILADELPHIA – April 20, 20223 –Senator Street issued the following statement on 420 Day. The end of cannabis prohibition in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is near. In 2021 bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 473) was introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin(R) and...News Digest:: April 20, 2023
Legislature Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Hosts Annual State Legislative Conference | Dairy Business News Senator Nikil Saval Joins Lehigh Valley Community in Call for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs (einpresswire.com) Lehigh Valley residents could quality for...Tartaglione Hosts Legislative Roundtable Discussion with ONDCP Director, Acting Secretary of DDAP
Philadelphia, PA – April 19, 2023 –Today, Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Senate Democratic Whip, hosted the Biden Administration’s Drug Czar along with state policymakers to talk about the addiction and opioid crisis. Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House...Senator Nikil Saval Joins Lehigh Valley Community in Call for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
ALLENTOWN, PA (April 19)—Yesterday State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) joined Lehigh Valley Stands Up, Make the Road Pennsylvania, POWER Interfaith, Community Action Lehigh Valley, Sunrise Movement, and Berks County elected officials, community leaders, and...Protecting the People Who Protect Pennsylvania
Op-ed by Senator Amanda Cappelletti
With the recent rise of oil and gas prices, we have heard a lot about how Pennsylvania should be an energy leader. We can be. We should be. And it should be clean energy – a move that increases job opportunities, economic development, and places us at the forefront of addressing the climate crisis.
Report after report illustrates the dire state of our environment. This year’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report made it clear – we must act now to avoid the very worst impacts of climate change.