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Celiac Awareness Day 2023
Narberth Ambulance awarded $150,000 grant to purchase cardiac monitors
NARBERTH — As a result of the American Rescue Plan act that was passed by the federal level, state Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-17th) has awarded Narberth Ambulance with a $150,000 grant to upgrade cardiac monitors in advanced life support ambulances. Paramedics use...
Senate Dems Discuss Skill Games at Radnor Hearing
RADNOR, Agosto 24, 2023 – 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 yesterday in Radnor to discuss skill games...
Policy Committee Hearing: Skill Games in PA
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Presents $104,000 State Grant to Literacy Council of Norristown
Norristown, PA – Agosto 16, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today presented a grant to the Literacy Council of Norristown. The state grant, totaling $104,000, will directly support the organization and help provide literacy and English language programs for both children and adults in the Norristown area.
Grant Presentation with Literacy Council of Norristown
Celebrating Community at Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti’s Annual Kids’ Fair in the Seventeenth
Norristown, PA – Agosto 8, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) hosted over 690 community members and 50 vendors at her third annual Kids’ Fair in the Seventeenth at Elmwood Park Zoo on Miércoles, Agosto 2nd. “It’s an honor to host this...
Banning Book Bans: Pennsylvania Democrats Want to End the Practice
Pennsylvania ranked third in the country in 2022 when it comes to school districts attempting to ban books. A pair of Democratic lawmakers want to end the practice because it wastes time, energy and resources for school districts. A pair of Democratic lawmakers want...
PA Women's Health Caucus celebra la desfinanciación de los engañosos centros antiaborto de Pensilvania
Harrisburg, PA − Agosto 4, 2023 − The Chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, Senator Judith Schwank (D-11 Berks), Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware), Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-148 Montgomery), and Representative Gina Curry (D-164...
Arkoosh returns to Montgomery County supporting Medicaid renewal outreach
NORRISTOWN — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh returned to her native Montgomery County Lunes morning with a purpose: to implore Medicaid recipients to fill out their renewal paperwork. ACLAMO’s new community center at 801 W. Marshall...
State Senate Democrats introduce Abortion Protection Package
The debate over a person’s right to an abortion has been amplified since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer. Now two Democratic state senators are introducing a legislative package to protect those seeking, providing or having abortions. Sens. Judith Schwank, D-...
Pa. lawmakers introduce Abortion Protections Package, proposing safeguards for patients, providers
Just over a year after the U.S. Supreme Court gave state legislatures authority over abortion and its legality, two Pennsylvania Democrats are preparing a legislative package ensuring protections for reproductive care. Sens. Amanda Cappelletti, D-Delaware, and Judith...
Los senadores Cappelletti y Schwank presentarán un paquete de medidas de protección del aborto en Pensilvania
Harrisburg, PA - 18 de julio de 2023 - Hoy, la senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Mongomery/Delaware) y la senadora Judith Schwank (D-Berks) circularon un memorando de copatrocinio detallando su intención de introducir un paquete legislativo llamado Paquete de Protección del Aborto....
Montgomery County state senator proposes bill to prevent book bans in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti says Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in attempts by some to get school districts and libraries to ban certain books.
Pa. Democrat proposes statewide protections for pregnant workers, building on federal PWFA
The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act closed a loophole in workplace discrimination laws, but a Pennsylvania Democrat wants to strengthen the protection for pregnant people at work. Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, D-Delaware, plans to reintroduce legislation prohibiting...
Transgender Pennsylvanians struggle through the state’s name change rules
It’s been over a year since Tioga County resident Scarlett Davis legally changed her name, and she’s still finding old documents that need updating. Davis, 48, changed her driver’s license and Social Security information soon after a judge granted her petition, but...
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One year since Dobbs decision, the fight for reproductive care isn’t over
Tam St. Claire was a teenager when the U.S. Supreme Court established constitutional protections for abortion with its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. Ann St. Claire, her daughter, didn’t know anything different until Junio 24, 2022, when the nation’s highest court...