Senator Street Advances Safe Cannabis Banking Bill
Harrisburg, PA − March 31, 2022 − Yesterday the Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously passed SB1167, our bipartisan cannabis banking bill. We moved forward with an important step in dismantling another cornerstone of cannabis prohibition by...Senate Democrats Discuss Housing Scarcity and Houselessness at Policy Hearing
PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senators Sharif Street, Nikil Saval, Amanda Cappelletti, Tina Tartaglione and Art Haywood to host a public...Senator Street Introduces Bill to Divest Pennsylvania from Russia in Support of Ukraine
PHILADELPHIA − February 25, 2022 – Earlier Today Senator Sharif Street joined activists and public officials to stand in solidarity with Ukrainians against Russian aggression. The rally was hosted by the Honorary Consul General of Ukraine in Philadelphia in front...Street Denounces Unprovoked and Illegal Invasion of Ukraine by Russia
Philadelphia, PA − February 24, 2022 − Senator Street releases the following statement on Russian attack on Ukraine:
“I stand with President Biden in denouncing the unprovoked and illegal invasion of the independent country of Ukraine by Russia.
It is critical political leaders, everywhere, unify in condemning this attack. My office has reached out to the Ukrainian Catholic Church of Philadelphia to offer any support we can provide in standing in solidarity with the community here and abroad.”
Proposed North Philadelphia Community Impact Center Receives Over $1 Million in Donations and Grants
Philadelphia, PA – February 11, 2022 – The Reverend Leon H. Sullivan Community Impact Center, which will occupy the renovated Zion Baptist Church Annex, recently received over $1 million in private and public funding. Benefactors include Philadelphia native and...Welcoming PA Caucus Introduces Bill to Create Office of New Pennsylvanians
HARRISBURG — February 9, 2022 — Joined by immigration advocates across Pennsylvania, members of the Welcoming PA Caucus unveiled legislation Wednesday to establish the Office of New Pennsylvanians. The bill, known as H.B. 2173, is sponsored by Reps. Sara Innamorato, D-Allegheny, and Joe Hohenstein, D-Phila.