Sen. Muth Announces $1 Million RACP Grant for Chester County IU

ROYERSFORD, December 6, 2021: State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) today announced a $1 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant for the Chester County Intermediate Unite 24 for the construction of a new Toddler Center in Caln...

Alvernia’s Reading CollegeTowne Awarded $1 Million in Grant Funding

Reading − December 6, 2021 − The second phase or Alvernia’s Reading CollegeTowne project was awarded $1 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant funding for Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget. The grant funding will go...

Senator Costa Announces $4 Million in Grants for Local Projects

Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 6, 2021 − Senator Jay Costa today announced the award of a $2 million state grant for Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of Pittsburgh, and $2 million for The Riviera at 350 Technology Drive.  Yeshivath Achei Tmimim will use the grant for the...

Comitta Announces $750,000 for Great Valley Community Center

WEST CHESTER –  December 6, 2021 – The Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO) will receive $750,000 in state funding for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art community center. The funding, secured by state Senator Carolyn Comitta, will support the...

Pennsylvania’s digital divide is two distinct problems. It’s time to solve both

Op-ed By Senator Sharif Street

Political tribalism is tearing at America’s seams. The fabric binding our increasingly blue cities and suburbs with our increasingly red rural communities frays more with each passing news cycle, spurred on by political media pundits and social media platforms that reap huge profits from conflict and division.