Press Releases

Senator Cappelletti Welcomes Community to Fifth Annual Kids’ Fair

Senator Cappelletti Welcomes Community to Fifth Annual Kids’ Fair

Norristown, PA – September 3, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Delaware/Montgomery) was excited to welcome more than 400 community members to the Elmwood Park Zoo on Tuesday, September 2 for her fifth annual Kids’ Fair in the Seventeenth. Attendees of all...

Yaw, Miller Introduce Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam

Yaw, Miller Introduce Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam

HARRISBURG – August 27, 2025 – State Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and Nick Miller (D-14) recently introduced Senate Bill 980 which limits the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Sen. Fontana Statement on Highmark Stadium Expansion

Sen. Fontana Statement on Highmark Stadium Expansion

Pittsburgh – August 19, 2025 - State Senator Wayne Fontana issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds that they will be expanding Highmark Stadium: "Pittsburgh is a sports town. It has been great to watch as the...

Philly-Area State Senators, Transit Riders, and Labor Leaders Call on Senate Republicans to Fund Transit

Philly-Area State Senators, Transit Riders, and Labor Leaders Call on Senate Republicans to Fund Transit

Philadelphia, PA − August 6, 2025 − With SEPTA just days away from implementing devastating service cuts, today Democratic State Senators, transit riders and advocates, and labor leaders joined hundreds of people at Philadelphia City Hall to call on Senate Republications to swiftly pass a budget that invests in communities across the Commonwealth, including full funding for public transit.

Dignity in Death: Legislators Take Action After Pet Cremation Scandal

Dignity in Death: Legislators Take Action After Pet Cremation Scandal

Harrisburg, PA, July 22, 2025 – In response to disturbing allegations and criminal charges involving the mishandling of pet remains at Vereb Funeral Home, State Senators Nick Pisciottano, Rosemary Brown and Camera Bartolotta, along with State Representative Brandon Markosek, announced the introduction of bipartisan companion legislation to strengthen oversight of pet cremation and burial service providers.

Senator Malone Hosts Grand Opening of District Office in Lititz

Senator Malone Hosts Grand Opening of District Office in Lititz

LITITZ, PA – July 21, 2025 − On Friday, July 18, State Senator James Andrew Malone (D-36, Lancaster) welcomed constituents and community members to the official grand opening celebration for his district office in downtown Lititz. Senator Malone is the first Democrat...

Forging the Future: PA Lawmakers Launch Effort to Reclaim Steelmaking Dominance

Forging the Future: PA Lawmakers Launch Effort to Reclaim Steelmaking Dominance

Harrisburg, PA, July 17, 2025 – State Senators Nick Pisciottano and Patty Kim today announced the introduction of companion legislation designed to strengthen Pennsylvania’s steel industry, protect and create jobs, and reestablish the Commonwealth’s leadership in American manufacturing.

Senators Kane, Robinson and Tartaglione Designate July 21-25, 2025 as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week”

Senators Kane, Robinson and Tartaglione Designate July 21-25, 2025 as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week”

HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate has officially designated the week of July 21-25, 2025, as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week” through Senate Resolution 133, introduced by Minority Chair of Labor & Industry Committee, State Senator John I. Kane, Chair of Labor & Industry Committee, State Senator Devlin Robinson and Senator Tina Tartaglione.

Sen. Muth Releases Statement on Lawsuit Regarding FEMA Funding Cuts 

Sen. Muth Releases Statement on Lawsuit Regarding FEMA Funding Cuts 

HARRISBURG − July 17, 2025 − State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) released the following statement in response to Pennsylvania joining 19 other states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of critical programs...

Comitta, Kane Secure Funding for Good Fellowship Ambulance

Comitta, Kane Secure Funding for Good Fellowship Ambulance

West Chester, PA – July 7, 2025 – Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS Training Institute, an emergency medical provider that covers ten municipalities in the West Chester area, is getting a new EMS-capable, all-terrain utility vehicles (UTV) thanks to grant funding...