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Sen. Cappelletti Applauds Affordable Housing Expansion in Montgomery County
Ardmore, PA – Julio 24, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D – Montgomery/Delaware) is pleased to announce the approval of over $1.4 million in tax credits for expanding affordable housing in Montgomery County. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has...
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights State Budget’s Investments to Make Pennsylvania Communities Safer
Norristown, PA – Julio 17, 2024 – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined state and local leaders in Montgomery County today to highlight how the newly signed bipartisan state budget will make Pennsylvania communities safer, through more investments in violence intervention and prevention programs that are working, funding for afterschool programming and funding for an additional 400 state troopers.
Los senadores Saval, Hughes, Cappelletti y Kearney anuncian su intención de presentar un proyecto de ley para impedir la criminalización de las personas sin hogar
Harrisburg, PA − Julio 2, 2024 − Today State Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County), Vincent Hughes (D–Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties), Amanda Cappelletti (D–Delaware and Montgomery Counties), and Tim Kearney (D–Delaware County) announced their intention to...
Pennsylvania Women's Health Caucus Declaración sobre el Tribunal Supremo de EE.UU. Sentencia sobre el aborto en virtud de EMTALA en Moyle v. Estados Unidos
Harrisburg - 27 de junio 2024 - Los co-presidentes de la Pennsylvania Women's Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) y Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) emitió la siguiente declaración en...
El Grupo de Salud de la Mujer y los defensores de los derechos reproductivos se reúnen al cumplirse dos años de la sentencia del caso Dobb's
Harrisburg, PA - 24 de junio 2024 - Los miembros de la Pennsylvania Women's Health Caucus (WHC) se unieron a Planned Parenthood, el Departamento de Servicios Humanos Secretario Val Arkoosh, y los defensores en Harrisburg hoy, en el segundo...
La senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti anuncia más de 1,5 millones de dólares en fondos del PCCD para ayudar a los recursos comunitarios y los programas del condado en el Distrito 17
Norristown, PA – Junio 14, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today announced $1,511,079 in grant funding from the Pennsylvanian Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to District Seventeen. Established by law in 1978, the...
La senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti presenta un proyecto de ley para proporcionar llamadas telefónicas gratuitas a los seres queridos encarcelados en Pensilvania
Harrisburg, PA - 5 de junio de 2024 - Senador Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery / Delaware) presentó el proyecto de ley del Senado 1224, la legislación que requeriría que una prisión estatal, o un centro de detención estatal o del condado proporcionar servicios de comunicación de voz de forma gratuita a...
La senadora de Pensilvania Amanda M. Cappelletti y la diputada Mary Jo Daley destacan la legislación que exige el etiquetado correcto de alimentos y medicamentos con gluten
Harrisburg, PA − Junio 4, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) today unveiled legislation to empower Pennsylvanians with Celiac Disease and gluten intolerances with the knowledge they need to make...
PA Leaders Gather to Support Funding for Period Products in Public Schools
Harrisburg, PA − Mayo 7, 2024 – Pennsylvania Senators, state Representatives, and others gathered for a press event to support and advocate for Governor Shapiro’s proposal to fund period products in public schools through this year’s budget. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S....
Senator Cappelletti Responds to Screening Decision at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Harrisburg, PA − Abril 9, 2024 − State Senator Amanda Cappelletti releases the following statement in response to screening decision at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: It has come to my attention that Bryn Mawr Film Institute has made a recent decision to cancel the...
Policy Committee Discusses Need for Comprehensive Reporting of Deaths in Custody at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG − Abril 2, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) co-hosted a public hearing today in Harrisburg on the lack of...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, Representatives Tim Briggs and Mary Jo Daley Announce Over $3 Million in CFA Grants for Montgomery County Projects
Lower Merion, PA – Marzo 28, 2024 – At a meeting of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) this week, $3,048,755 was awarded to projects in Montgomery County through the Multimodal Transportation Fund. The Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) provides grants...
PA Senators Cappelletti and Dillon Offer Legislation to Protect Renters from Exorbitant Rent Hikes
Harrisburg, PA – Marzo 19, 2024 – Pennsylvania Senators Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) and Jimmy Dillon (D-5) today unveiled legislation to enforce rental rate protection measures to combat unfair and predatory rental increases. Senate Bill 1095, will cap rent increases...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds $21,000 Award to Lower Merion for Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure
Ardmore, PA – Enero 19, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D Montgomery/Delaware) today highlighted a grant awarded for $21,000 to the Township of Lower Merion. The funding will go towards the purchase of four Class 1 electric vehicle (EV) passenger vehicles and...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce Act 13 Grants for the Southeast
Lower Merion, PA – Enero 16, 2024 – At a meeting of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) today, $625,000 was awarded between two projects in Senate District 17, which covers parts of Montgomery and Delaware Counties. Through the Marcellus Legacy Fund that was...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce $217,600 for Harriton Preserve
Lower Merion, PA – Enero 5, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/Delaware) and Representative Tim Briggs (D- Montgomery) today announced $217,600 awarded to Harriton Preserve for the Stream and Parkland Restoration project in Lower Merion. This grant,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and State Representatives Applaud Over $260,000 in Arts and Culture Funding Awarded to District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – Diciembre 20, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Montgomery/Delaware) today announced a slate of grant funding awarded to District Seventeen projects. At a meeting yesterday of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), $266,907 was...
Senator Cappelletti Announces Over $4.3 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects Across District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – Diciembre 19, 2023 – Today, the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) met to approve a round of funding for projects across Pennsylvania, including eight projects in Senate District Seventeen. The funding, totaling $4,378,752, was awarded to...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $780,000 in Funding for Community Safety and Family Services in District Seventeen
NORRISTOWN – Diciembre 14, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced a total of $788,975 in grant funding awarded today to benefit District Seventeen. The grant funding, approved yesterday at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Commission on...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Calls on Biden Administration to Adopt Strong Standards to Cut Pollution from Coal- and Gas-Fired Power Plants
Norristown, Pennsylvania − Noviembre 15, 2023 – Yesterday, Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) joined state and local officials from around the country to call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt the strongest possible carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants to protect public health, slash climate pollution, and move closer to 100 percent clean power generation. Cappelletti was part of a diverse group, ranging from mayors and state lawmakers to city council members and school board members, numbering nearly 400 officials hailing from 40 states and Puerto Rico.