Senator Street Bill to Advance PA Primary Date Heads to Senate Floor
HARRISBURG, PA – September 1, 2023 – Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) was proud to see his legislation to move up the date of Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election by five weeks, approved by the Senate State Government Committee this week. Currently,...Senator Street Statement on SCOTUS Rulings, “We’re in a collective fight for fundamental rights…”
HARRISBURG, PA – June 30, 2023 – Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement after a second day of United States Supreme Court rulings that will profoundly impact communities, ending federal student debt relief and further eroding LGBTQ+ protections:...Senator Street Statement on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling “A Further Erosion of Equity”
HARRISBURG, PA – June 29, 2023 − Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement after this morning’s SCOTUS ruling finding affirmative action unconstitutional. ” I am deeply disappointed in today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision finding...Senator Street & Act. DHS Secretary Arkoosh Host N. Phila. Mental Health Tour as PA Budget Talks Near
PHILADELPHIA − June 7, 2023 – On Thursday May 25th Senator Sharif Street joined Dr. Val Arkoosh, Acting Secretary of the Department of Human Services, for a Mental Health Awareness Tour in North Philadelphia, closing out Mental Health Awareness Month. Acting DHS...Street, Laughlin Introduce Bipartisan Approach to Marijuana Legalization in PA
HARRISBURG – May 19, 2023 − Sens. Sharif Street (D-3) and Dan Laughlin (R-49) announced they will introduce bipartisan legislation to legalize adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania. “We have a unique and singular opportunity to correct decades of mass incarceration,...PA Senator Street Statement on 4/20 – “End of Cannabis Prohibition in Pennsylvania Near”
PHILADELPHIA – April 20, 2023 – Senator Street issued the following statement on 420 Day: “The end of cannabis prohibition in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is near. In 2021 bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 473) was introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin(R) and...Senator Street Shares Statement in Response to Expulsion of Tennessee State Lawmakers
April 10, 2023: Senator Sharif Street shared the following statement in response to the expulsion of two Tennessee Democratic state representatives, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones: “For too long gun violence has been met with inaction by state lawmakers...Senators Saval and Street Announce Legislation to Prohibit Use of Private Contractors in Enforcing Evictions
Philadelphia, PA- March 30, 2023- In response to the shooting of a Philadelphia resident by a private contractor during an attempted eviction, Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County) and Sharif Street (D–Philadelphia County) today announced legislation to ensure...Philadelphia Public Officials Release Statement on Viral Video of Police Misconduct
PHILADELPHIA. PA- March 24, 2023 – Following reports of an incident involving police and a parked vehicle in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Councilmember Cindy Bass and State Senators Sharif Street and Art Haywood met with law enforcement to review...Senator Street: Governor Shapiro’s PA Budget Invests in People Now & for the Future
Harrisburg, PA – March 8, 2023- Following Governor Shapiro’s inaugural 2023-2024 budget address, Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement: “After another violent weekend of shootings in Philadelphia and in the wake of the death of Temple Officer...Amid Rising Hate, Democratic Senators Reintroduce Safe Spaces Bill
HARRISBURG, PA (March 6, 2023) – On Friday, March 3rd Senators Street, Schwank, Tartaglione and Hughes, reintroduced Sacred Spaces legislation, amending Section 3307 of Title 18 (Institutional Vandalism) to enhance the existing statute to give District...Democratic Senators Demonstrate Unity, Call for Swift Bipartisan Passage of Window to Justice Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA – February 27, 2023 – Today, Senate Democrats held a press conference calling for the swift and bipartisan passage of HB1 and HB2, which would open a Window to Justice for survivors of child sexual abuse. “The time to pass a Window to...Senator Street Statement on Strawberry Mansion Mass Shooting
Senator Street offered the following statement following yesterday’s mass shooting outside James G. Blaine School in North Philadelphia. “Last night seven more people, including a 2-year-old girl and five teenagers, were shot right outside of James G. Blaine School....Pennsylvania House & Senate Issue Death Penalty Repeal Act
PHILADELPHIA, PA. February 17, 2023 – Today Senators Katie Muth and Sharif Street resubmitted a co-sponsorship memo to repeal the death penalty in PA, heeding Governor Shapiro’s call for its repeal by the General Assembly following his announcement to extend the...Senator Street Applauds Commonwealth Court Decision on Unconstitutional School Funding
Harrisburg, PA – February 8, 2023- Today, Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement in response to the Commonwealth Court’s historic ruling in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al., which deemed...Senator Street’s Statement on Tyre Nichols
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Jan. 30th, 2023 – Following the vicious beating and death of Tyre Nichols, Senator Street released the following statement: “Tyre Nichols’ life mattered and to die at the hands of those responsible for protecting and serving is tragic....Senator Street and State Reps Kenyatta & Solomon, to introduce Earlier 2024 Presidential Primary Date in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG − January 10, 2023 – Senator Sharif Street and State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Jared Solomon, all D-Phila., will introduce legislation that would move the 2024 presidential primary election date in Pa. up one month. This would set the date for the 2024...Former PA State Senator T. Milton Street Sr. to Be Laid to Rest on Friday, December 16th in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA. December 14, 2022 – The Street family will hold funeral services for the late state Senator T. Milton Street Sr. this Friday, December 16th at Deliverance Evangelical Church (2001 W. Lehigh Ave. Phila. PA) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Burial services will...Former Pennsylvania State Senator T. Milton Street Sr. Passes Away at 83
Services will be held on Friday, Dec. 16th, 9am to 2pm at Deliverance Evangelistic Church (2001 W. Lehigh Ave).
PHILADELPHIA, PA − November 28, 2022 – It is with solemnity that Senator Sharif Street announces the passing of former Pennsylvania state senator T. Milton Street Sr., who passed away today at 83 years old, surrounded by family. The family has submitted the following statement: