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Business Leaders Demand Funding in Ida Aftermath
Wolf Administration Requires Masking in Schools, Early Learning and Child Care Settings to Keep Students Safely in Classrooms and Delta Variant Out
Harrisburg, PA – With a focus on protecting students and keeping them in classrooms, Governor Tom Wolf joined the departments of Health, Human Services and Education today to discuss the current state of COVID-19 and a new Secretary...
Senate Democrats Urge State Supreme Court to Take Action on Evictions for Tenants with Pending ERAP Applications
Sen. Street Delivers $192K to Philly Boys & Girls Club
$20 Million Now Available to Help Image/Hair Care Businesses
PHILADELPHIA, Agosto 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...
Your Voice, Your Vote: People Deserve Fair Districts
Senator Street Announces $192K in Grants for the Philadelphia Boys & Girls Club
PHILADELPHIA – Agosto 2, 2021 – Today Senator Sharif Street announced a grant of more than $192,000 from the Keystone Communities Program for the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia. This project will have a profound impact in the Nicetown community where 40 percent...
Sen Street – The People’s Investment- Free the Funds
Street Joins Gov. Wolf and Law Enforcement to Announce Police Misconduct Database
Harrisburg, PA – Julio 16, 2021 – As part of his ongoing law enforcement reform efforts, Governor Tom Wolf today joined the Pennsylvania State Police to announce the launch of a new electronic database for use by law enforcement agencies in the hiring of law...
With a Just Cause and Clear Vision, Street Joins Biden to Defend Democracy
Philadelphia, PA − Julio 13, 2021 − On Martes, Julio 13th Senator Sharif Street was among guests invited to join President Biden at the National Constitution Center to defend the right to vote. Senator Street offered the following statement on President Biden’s visit:...
Senator Street Joins Members of Congress to Discuss Improving Philly Communities & Infrastructure
Philadelphia, PA − Julio 13, 2021 − Senator Street joined members of Congress from Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware for a round-table discussion and tour of highway-divided neighborhoods following the recent passage of the $3 billion Reconnecting Communities bill...
We Have The Money to Save Our Communities
My Nephew was a real person
A Time for Action
The fight against gun violence cannot be won alone
I buried A Child…Again
Gun Violence Touches All Communities
John Lewis Voting Rights Act a Mandate after SCOTUS Ruling
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 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 the...
The PA Gen Assembly must complete the People’s Budget
Senator Street’s Statement on Budget Passage
Harrisburg, PA − Junio 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...
El senador Street modifica el programa de marihuana medicinal de Pensilvania para mejorar el acceso y la asequibilidad de los pacientes
Harrisburg, Pa. - 26 de junio de 2021 - Durante las negociaciones presupuestarias Senador Sharif Street ofreció enmiendas a HB 1024 impacto Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Program Fund (MMPF). Street también defendió una enmienda que permite a las personas con condenas por delitos...
Senator Street Offers Amendment on PA Medical Marijuana Program
Senator Street Remarks on PA Medical Marijuana Program
PA Approves $30 Million for Community Violence Prevention Programs
Harrisburg, Pa. – Junio 25, 2021 – The Pennsylvania Legislature has allocated $3o million dollars for community violence prevention programs in the approved 2021-2022 fiscal year budget. The Block Grants will be managed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
Standing Against GOP Voter Suppression
Street Statement on Philadelphia Event Organizers Outsting Israeli Food Truck
Philadelphia, PA – Junio 20, 2021 – Senator Sharif Street releases the following statement on Philadelphia Event Organizers Outsting Israeli Food Truck: “It was disheartening to hear organizers of “A Taste of Home” disinvite Moshava, an Israeli food company, from...
Pennsylvania State Sen. Sharif Street Commends Passage of Juneteenth Federal Holiday
PHILADELPHIA − Junio 17, 2021− State Sen. Sharif Street has issued the following statement commending the U.S. Congress for recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and urging Pennsylvanians to remain diligent in protecting the voting rights from renewed efforts to disenfranchise people of color:
Senator Street Joins Gov. Wolf & Delaware County Officials Denounce House GOP Attack on Freedom to Vote Disguised as Election Reform
Media, PA – Junio 17, 2021 – Governor Tom Wolf was joined by Delaware County leaders today to denounce efforts by Harrisburg Republicans to pass a bill disguised as election reform that is really about restricting the freedom to vote in retaliation for the outcome of...
Toni Morrison Bench Dedication
General Assembly Democrats, Local Leaders Across PA Call for Immediate Action on Toxic and Unsafe School Infrastructure
Statewide, PA − Junio 11, 2021 -- As the projected state budget surplus surged to $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid remains idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across Pennsylvania on Viernes to call for...