Coded By Kids for North Philadelphia

Coded by Kids (CbK) has officially launched their 1Philadelphia Innovation League which will kick off this fall. CbK is currently in the process of recruiting 100 students from across the city of Philadelphia to participate in this league which is...

Asylum is a Human Right

On Saturday, refugees fleeing the violence in Afghanistan began arriving in Philadelphia.  Asylum is a human right. The men, women and children our service men and women bravely sacrificed their lives to protect still need our help.  As the birthplace of...

$20 Million Now Available to Help Image/Hair Care Businesses

PHILADELPHIA, August 19, 2021 – Image and hair care businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic are now eligible for $20 million in relief funding, state Sen. Vince Hughes, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton and other state leaders announced today. At a news...

John Lewis Voting Rights Act a Mandate after SCOTUS Ruling 

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2021 – Senator Sharif Street offered the following statement after today’s ruling by the U.S Supreme Court upholding Arizona’s voter restrictions and further eroding the landmark Voting Rights Act: “Today’s ruling underscores the urgency of...

Senator Street’s Statement on Budget Passage

Harrisburg, PA − June 26, 2021 − The Pennsylvania state budget for the upcoming year is deficient at many levels, leaving more than $5 billion of unspent American Rescue Plan funds at a time when every level of society is in desperate need. Ultimately it received my...

Senators Street and Laughlin Present Rx Transparency Legislation

HARRISBURG − May 24, 2021 – Today Senators Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) and Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) discussed their bipartisan legislation to require the state Insurance Department to collect and make publicly available data pertaining to the cost of each drug...