July 11, 2023
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...
July 11, 2023
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...
June 30, 2023
June is observed as Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time when we commemorate the lives lost to gun violence across the country and in our communities. Now more than ever, it is critical that we acknowledge the impact gun violence has on our communities and the...
June 26, 2023
June 24, 2023
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 June 24, 2022, when the nation’s highest court...
June 20, 2023
June 13, 2023
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...
June 6, 2023
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...
May 31, 2023
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...
May 31, 2023
