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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...
Senator Cappelletti Presents $100,000 for Celiac Disease Research Funding
Senator Cappelletti Celiac Disease Research Funding Press Conference
CHOP gets $100,000 donation to Center for Celiac Disease
HILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A big donation today at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to fund more research for celiac disease. The research is aimed at finding a treatment for celiac disease. One Penn Valley family is also working to get better food labeling. He's only 10...
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...
Spotlight in the 17th: Vinyl Closet Records
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds Campaign Finance Reform Measure Moving Forward
Harrisburg, PA − May 9, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17), Democratic Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee, put out the following statement after Senate Bill 383 passed out of the Committee today in Harrisburg. The bill, which will ban...
Bill banning pre-checked, recurring campaign donation box sees committee approval
A pre-checked box that signs campaign donors up for recurring contributions could soon be banned in Pennsylvania. The Republican-controlled Senate State Government Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to advance legislation prohibiting the tactic pioneered by former...
Spotlight in the 17th: ESS Bakery Cafe
State Senators Highlight Name Change Reform Legislative Package on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Harrisburg, PA – March 31, 2023 – Recently, a group of Pennsylvania Senators have reintroduced a Legislative Package aimed at easing the burdens that Pennsylvanians face when legally changing their name. The Name Change Reform Package, introduced by Senators...
Senator Cappelletti announces Willow Park Preserve awarded $89,500 to restore Willows Mansion in Radnor Township
Norristown, PA – March 28, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Montgomery/Delaware) recently announced Willow Park Preserve has received a state grant for $89,500 to aid Willows Park Preserve in their mission to restore, maintain, and operate the Willows...
Delaware County’s state senators to reintroduce reform package of for-profit health care systems
One week after Crozer Health’s most recent cuts, a quartet of state senators are moving forward with re-introducing a package of legislation focused on for-profit health care systems. State Sens. Amanda Cappelletti, D-17, who represents parts of Delaware and...
State Lawmakers Secure Funding for Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Feasibility Study
Reading, PA — March 17, 2023 — Today, a group of Democratic state lawmakers announced $250,000 in Local Share Account grant funding to study the restoration of passenger rail between Reading and Philadelphia. In April of 2022, County Commissioners...
Spotlight in the 17th: Frosty Falls Ice Cream
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $6.4 Million in State Grants for District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – March 16, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today announced a slate of diverse projects that will be funded in her district. The Seventeenth Senatorial district will receive grant funding administered by...
Delaware County State Senators issue joint statement in response to Crozer Health Layoffs
Delaware County, PA- March 15, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Delaware/ Montgomery), Senator John Kane (D-Delaware/Chester), and Senator Tim Kearney (D- Delaware) issued the following joint statement in response to Crozer Health’s announcement of...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces Over $800,000 For Public Safety Funding in District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – March 8, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) announced $828,864 in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) funding. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency allocates funding to organizations...
Pa. senator becomes 1st to give birth in office, bringing workplace maternity issues to light
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — With the birth this week of her daughter, Taglia, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti has become the first person to give birth while serving in the Pennsylvania Senate. As the senator deals with something that, to many working Pennsylvanians, is a...
Senator Amanda Cappelletti Hosts Annual Good Government Summit at Cabrini University
Norristown, PA – March 6, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) hosted her second annual Good Government Summit on Friday, March 3 at Cabrini University in Radnor, PA. The Good Government Summit has been tradition for Senators that represent...