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WHC Marks the Second Year Post-Dobbs Decision
Senator Cappelletti Speaks on the Aftermath of the Dobbs Decision
Women’s Health Caucus and Reproductive Rights Advocates to Rally on the Second-Year Mark of the Dobb’s Decision
Harrisburg, PA – June 24, 2024 – Members of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) were joined by Planned Parenthood, Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh, and advocates in Harrisburg today, on the second-year mark of the Dobbs Decision that...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces over $1.5 million in PCCD Funding to Aid Community Resources and County Programs in District 17
Norristown, PA – June 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...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Introduces Legislation to Provide Cost Free Telephone Calls to Incarcerated Loved Ones in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA – June 5, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) introduced Senate Bill 1224, legislation that would require that a state prison, or a state or county detention center provide voice communication services free of charge to...
PA Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Mary Jo Daley Highlight Legislation to Require Proper Gluten Food and Medicine Labeling
Harrisburg, PA − June 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...
Senator Cappelletti introduces Senate Bills 1166 & 1167
Updated Gluten Labeling Requirements for PA
Clean Energy and EV Expo
Invest in Menstrual Equity
PA Leaders Gather to Support Funding for Period Products in Public Schools
Harrisburg, PA − May 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 Advocates for Menstrual Equity Funding
TriCounty SCORE Remarks
Recognizing Earth Day 2024
Recognizing Fair Housing Month in Pennsylvania
Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Pennsylvania
Senator Cappelletti Responds to Screening Decision at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Harrisburg, PA − April 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...
Recognizing National Public Health Week in Pennsylvania
Senate Democratic Policy Committee – Death in Custody
Policy Committee Discusses Need for Comprehensive Reporting of Deaths in Custody at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG − April 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...