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Parents, Students and Lawmakers Rally Against Book Bans in Harrisburg
State lawmakers returned from their summer break this week and Democrats hosted a press conference speaking out against book banning. One of the speakers included Buzz Bissinger, whose book Friday Night Lights was recently banned due to an artificial intelligence...
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...
Introducing Author Buzz Bissinger
Introducing Miss Teen PA Lizzie Shacklett
PA Teachers Stand up to Book Bans
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...
Protect the Right to Read
Protecting the Right to Read in Pennsylvania
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, 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...
Policy Committee Hearing: Skill Games in PA
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.
Grant Presentation with Literacy Council of Norristown
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...
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 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...
Arkoosh returns to Montgomery County supporting Medicaid renewal outreach
NORRISTOWN — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh returned to her native Montgomery County Monday 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...