Senator Art Haywood and Executive Director of the PHRC to Release Report Detailing Hate and Harassment on PASSHE Campuses

January 30, 2024

West Chester University, West Chester, PA − January 30, 2024 – Senator Art Haywood (D-4) in partnership with Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW- Executive Director of the PA Human Relations Commission (PHRC), hosted a press conference to announce the release of The ENOUGH...

State Senators Jay Costa, Vincent Hughes, and Judy Schwank Praise Governor Shapiro’s Higher Education Blueprint, Call for Continued Stakeholder Conversations

January 26, 2024

HARRISBURG, PA – January 26, 2024 − Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic caucus praise Governor Shapiro’s new blueprint for higher education, which seeks to expand access to higher education for Pennsylvania’s learners while consolidating governance...

Policy Hearing Focuses on Addressing Rising Water, Wastewater Rates

January 23, 2024

WEST WHITELAND – January 23, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senator Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Senator John Kane (D-Chester/Delaware), Senator Tim Kearney...

Schwank, Cepeda-Freytiz Announce $575 Thousand in Funding for Parks and Recreation, Flood Mitigation Projects

January 16, 2024

Reading — January 16, 2024 — Today, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved over half a million dollars in Act 13 Programs grant funding for four projects in Berks County. Act 13 of 2012 established the Marcellus Legacy Fund to distribute unconventional gas well...

Berks County Organizations Receive Arts and Culture Recovery Program Grant Funding from the State

December 19, 2023

Reading — December 19, 2023 — This morning, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $405,809 in PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program grant funding for eight Berks County organizations. The Pennsylvania legislature created PACR to provide grants to nonprofit arts...