April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH, PA − April 14, 2025 − Today, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine the needs of regional mass transit systems and assess ways to ensure that their benefits remain accessible to residents and local businesses in...
April 15, 2025
Harrisburg, PA − April 15, 2025 − Senators Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) and Patty Kim (D-15) today highlighted their legislation to require Pennsylvania enforcement agencies to comply with the federal Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). The DCRA requires state and...
April 14, 2025
Harrisburg, Pa. − April 14, 2025 − In an effort to promote transparency and add another tool to assist in the prevention of deaths from abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older Pennsylvanians, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery, Democratic Caucus...
April 14, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA – April 10, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate recently passed Senate Bill 475, introduced by Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D–Montgomery, Delaware) and Senator Lisa Baker (R–Luzerne, Wayne), a bipartisan measure aimed at modernizing and strengthening...
April 11, 2025
Several hundred community members from throughout the region packed the north apron portal at Philadelphia’s City Hall. Attendees brought signs, shared chants, and testified to the importance of SEPTA in their lives and for their communities. Philadelphia, PA −...
April 11, 2025
Scranton, PA – April 11, 2025 – This week, State Senator Marty Flynn (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne) announced that Scranton has been awarded $403,806 in state funding through Governor Josh Shapiro’s Main Street Matters initiative, which aims to revitalize downtowns and...
April 11, 2025
Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 10, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued this statement following Governor Josh Shapiro’s announcement that he is suing the Trump Administration over the early termination of ESSER...
April 10, 2025
Allegheny County – April 10, 2025 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced two organizations in the 42nd Senatorial District received grant awards from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Uptown Partners of Pittsburgh and Neighborhood Allies...
April 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH, PA – April 10, 2025 – Today, Senator Jay Costa joins Representative Dan Frankel to announce the reintroduction of a package of bills meant to strengthen law enforcement’s response to hate crimes, improve tracking, advocate for victims, and prevent future...
