Press Releases
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce Act 13 Grants for the Southeast
Lower Merion, PA – January 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 – January 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 – December 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 – December 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 – December 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 − November 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.
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, State Government Committee Chair Amanda M. Cappelletti Call for Continued Negotiation on Primary Election Day to Accommodate Observers of Passover
Harrisburg, PA - October 26, 2023 – Today, State Senator Jay Costa joins calls from Jewish constituents in his district and across the commonwealth to adjust the date of Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election to respect Passover. If the primary date remains April 23,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti announces grants for Community Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Projects
Norristown, PA – October 6, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) announced two grants today awarded to environmental projects in District Seventeen and the surrounding region. Both grants will be administered by the Department of Conservation...
Senate, House Dems Discuss Troubling Increase in Book Bans at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG, PA − October 6, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and state Rep. Ryan Bizarro (D-Erie), chair of the House Majority Policy Committee, joined Senator Amanda...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $8 Million in PCCD Funding to Aid Children, Elders, and Other Victim Services in District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – September 20, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $8,318,888 in grant funding from the Pennsylvanian Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) awarded today to benefit District Seventeen. The commission...
Pennsylvanians Fight for the Right to Read
Harrisburg, PA – September 19, 2023 – Lawmakers, Parents, Students, Teachers, Librarians, and Advocates today gathered in Harrisburg to discuss the concerning rise in censorship and book bans across the Commonwealth. Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti...
Senate Dems Discuss Skill Games at Radnor Hearing
RADNOR, August 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...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Presents $104,000 State Grant to Literacy Council of Norristown
Norristown, PA – August 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.
Celebrating Community at Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti’s Annual Kids’ Fair in the Seventeenth
Norristown, PA – August 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 Wednesday, August 2nd. “It’s an honor to host this...
PA Women’s Health Caucus Celebrates the Defunding of Deceptive Anti-Abortion Centers in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA − August 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...
Senators Cappelletti and Schwank to Introduce Abortion Protections Package in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA – July 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Mongomery/Delaware) and Senator Judith Schwank (D-Berks) circulated a co-sponsorship memo detailing their intent to introduce a legislative package called the Abortion Protections Package....
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces PCCD Funding to Tackle Substance Abuse and Aid Behavioral Health Programs in District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – June 13, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $997,225 in grant funding from the Pennsylvanian Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to District Seventeen. The commission allocates funding to...
PA Senate State Government Committee Advances DGS Acting Secretary Reggie McNeil Nomination
Harrisburg, PA – June 6, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware), Minority Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee, applauds the swift favorable recommendation of Reggie McNeil to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania...
Senator Cappelletti announces $100,000 state grant awarded to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for Celiac Disease Research
Philadelphia, PA – May 31, 2023 – Today, on the last day of Celiac Awareness Month, Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Montgomery/Delaware) presented a state grant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to fund Celiac Disease Research. As an attorney...
Delaware County Senate Delegation Calls for For-Profit Healthcare Reform to Discourage Predatory Private Equity Practices
Delaware County – May 24, 2023 – The Delaware County Senate Delegation has recently reintroduced a package of bills to prevent financial looting of Pennsylvania hospital systems by private equity and for-profit companies. Last year, the Delaware County Senate and...