Blake: Budget Prioritizes Fair Education Funding

SCRANTON, February 3, 2021 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today released the following statement regarding Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed $37.8 billion state budget: “As we continue to face the uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID-19...

Sen. Blake Statement on Passage of Final 2020-21 State Budget

HARRISBURG, November 20, 2020 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today released the following statement regarding passage of a $35 billion state budget which accounts for the final seven months of the fiscal year that were not addressed in May. The...

Blake Announces Nearly $4 Million in Regional Grant Funding

SCRANTON, August 17, 2020 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today announced nearly $4 million in state grant funding for 13 projects that address sewer, stormwater and flood control issues across the region. The grant funding,...