Press Releases
Senate Democratic Caucus Policy Chair Nick Miller Hosts Hearing Examining Healthcare Accessibility and Hospital Closure Impacts
ASTON, PA − March 10, 2025 − On March 10 at 2 PM EST, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine the impact of hospital closures in Pennsylvania, focusing on potential declines in public health, economic growth, and community...
Delaware County Delegation on the proposed closing of Crozer Health System
Members of the Delaware County Legislative Delegation issued the following statement on Thursday's announcement by Prospect Medical Holdings about the closure of Crozer Health System. Prospect Medical Holdings’ reckless and devastating decision to shut down...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Borowski announce over $600,000 awarded to Villanova University to enhance pedestrian safety
Radnor, PA – February 24, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery, Delaware) and Representative Lisa Borowski (D- Delaware) are pleased to announce $622,133 in state grant funding awarded to Villanova University through the Multimodal Transportation...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Grants Awarded to First Responders in District 17
Norristown, PA – February 13, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery, Delaware) is pleased to announce that volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services throughout Senate District 17 have received operational grant funding through the...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, Reps. Daley and Borowski Announce Act 13 Grants Awarded to District Seventeen
Ardmore, PA – January 28, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery, Delaware) is pleased to announce new grant funding awarded to District Seventeen. At a meeting of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) today, $264,482 in grant funding was awarded...
Pennsylvania’s Women’s Health Caucus and the Black Maternal Health Caucus join together to lay out priorities for Pennsylvania’s 2025-2026 legislative session
Harrisburg, PA − January 27, 2024 – Today, the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) and the Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) released a joint statement after holding a press conference to lay out their legislative priorities for the 2025-2026 session. Watch the...
Delaware County State & County Leaders Condemn Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., Call for Urgent Policy Action Following Bankruptcy Announcement
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 14, 2025 – Members of the Delaware County State and Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council yesterday held a press conference to address the recent announcement that Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. has filed for...
Delaware County State & County Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s National Bankruptcy Announcement
Submitted by the Delaware County State Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council: Senators Amanda Cappelletti, John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams, and Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Gina H. Curry, Lisa Borowski, Heather...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti is Sworn-in for a Second Term Representing Pennsylvania’s Seventeenth Senatorial District
Harrisburg, PA – January 7, 2025 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) was today sworn-in for a second full term representing Pennsylvania’s Seventeenth Senatorial District at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. “Today, as I take the oath of office for my second full...
State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Grant Award for Montgomery District Library Center to Provide 200 Laptops to Pennsylvanians
Norristown, PA – (November 26, 2024) – State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce that the Montgomery District Library Center in Norristown has been awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority through...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti applauds $39,618 awarded to Eastern University to tackle food insecurity on campus
Norristown, PA – November 25, 2024 – Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce that Eastern University has been awarded a Hunger-Free Campus Grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds $141,300 Awarded to Penn Wynne Library for Construction of Community Reading Garden
Ardmore, PA − November 22, 2024 − State Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today announced that Penn Wynne Library has been awarded a grant of $141,300 from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, administered by the Department of...
PA Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Presents $375,000 State Grant to Penn Institute for RNA Innovation for Celiac Research
Philadelphia, PA − November 18, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today presented a state grant for $375,000 to the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation for celiac disease-related research. The funding will support research into how RNA therapeutics could be used to prevent celiac disease.
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, Reps. Daley and Borowski announce Capital Improvement Funding for projects across the region
Norristown, PA – November 1, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/ Delaware) today announced $7,326,775 in state funding awarded to capital improvement projects. Funded through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), RACP is a...
Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Rep. Mary Jo Daley & Rep. Tim Briggs Return More Than $32,000 in Unclaimed Property to Lower Merion Township
Ardmore, PA − October 31, 2024 − Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-17), Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-148), Rep. Tim Briggs (D-149) and Lower Merion Chief Financial Officer Adam M. Szumski announced today that more than $32,000 in unclaimed...
Delaware County House & Senate Delegation Stand in Support of PA Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings
Submitted by the Delaware County House & Senate Delegation: Senators Amanda Cappelletti, John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams, and Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Gina H. Curry, Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Carol Kazeem, David Delloso,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Public School Facility Improvement Grant Awards in District Seventeen
Ardmore, PA – October 23, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti today announced two state awards to school districts in Senate District Seventeen through the Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program (PSFIG). The PSFIG provides grants to public school...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces over $4 Million in LSA Grants Awarded to District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – October 22, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti today announced $4,441,247 awarded to District 17 in state grants through the Local Share Account (LSA) program administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). “The funding that we...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Security Grant Awards in District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – October 22, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/Delaware) today announced $543,556 in state grant funding awarded to District Seventeen through the NonProfit Security Grant Program administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime...
PA First Lady, Secretary of Education join lawmakers in Harrisburg to Celebrate Funding for Period Products in Public Schools and Advocate for Menstrual Equity Act
Harrisburg, PA − October 21, 2024 – Pennsylvania's First Lady Lori Shapiro, Senators, Representatives, Secretary of Education Dr. Mumin, and advocates gathered for a press event to celebrate the $3 million invested through the last state budget to...