Press Releases
Senator Sharif Street Announces $17,050,000 in Grants for Local Projects
PHILADELPHIA − November 20, 2024 – Senator Sharif Street is pleased to announce a total of $17,050,000 in grant awards to various organizations and community projects in the 3rd Senate District. These funds, provided through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital...
Senator Sharif Street Announces $9,543,074 in Grants for Local Organizations in the 3rd Senate District
PHILADELPHIA − October 22, 2024 – Senator Sharif Street is pleased to announce the awardingof $9,543,074 in grant funding to various organizations and community projects throughout the 3rd Senate District. These funds, sourced from Local Share Account (LSA)...
Senator Sharif Street, Chairman City Commissioner Omar Sabir and Philadelphia City Commissioners Unveil the Fifth of 10 New, Permanent Satellite Election Offices Across Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA − SEPTEMBER, 24, 2024 − Today, Senator Sharif Street joined Commissioner Omar Sabir in continuing efforts to celebrate expanding voting access across Philadelphia. Chairman Sabir and the City Commissioners' Office hosted a grand opening to unveil the...
Senator Sharif Street Lauds Passage of “Historic” 2024-25 Pennsylvania Budget
Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 2024 — Today, the Senate passed the 2024-25 PA Budget, which Senator Sharif Street (SD-3) lauded as "historic" in its investments in the people of Pennsylvania. Despite missed opportunities to increase the minimum wage, end cannabis...
Senator Street Announces $6.9M in Violence Intervention and Prevention Grants for 3rd Senate District
PHILADELPHIA – March 29, 2024 – Today, Senator Sharif Street, announced $6.9M in Philadelphia Violence Intervention and Prevention Grants for the Third Senate District which includes North Philadelphia, Brewrytown, Nicetown, Lower Germantown, Logan, Olney, Fern Rock,...
Senator Street Joins Governor Shapiro and Secretary Siger in Honesdale to Highlight Proposed $25 Million Investment to Create Economic Opportunity for PA Main Streets and Small Businesses
Honesdale, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger joined local leaders to highlight the Governor’s proposed investments in Pennsylvania Main Streets, small businesses, and local communities. As part of the 2024-25 budget proposal that focuses on creating economic opportunity for all in communities across Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro and Secretary Siger visited small businesses on Honesdale’s Main Street business district.
Senator Sharif Street Applauds Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 Budget Proposal, Praises Investments in Education, Violence Prevention, and Gov’s Pitch for Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
HARRISBURG, PA – February 6, 2024 – In response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion budget proposal for FY 2024-25, State Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) released the following statement: “Today is a great day for Pennsylvania. What we heard from...
Senator Street Joins City Councilmembers in Support of Angel Davis Eviction Accountability Bill
Philadelphia - January 24, 2024 – Today, Councilmember Kendra Brooks (At-Large) announced legislation to bring oversight and accountability to Philadelphia’s eviction system, which has been plagued by violence for years. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd...
Shapiro Administration Extends Pennie 2024 Health Coverage Enrollment Deadline to Jan. 19
Philadelphia – Januarty 9, 2024 – Today, Pennie Executive Director Devon Trolley, Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) Commissioner Michael Humphreys, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, and Pennsylvania Senator Sharif Street announced an extension until Jan. 19 to enroll in 2024 health coverage through Pennie. Pennie’s Open Enrollment Period typically ends on Jan. 15, but due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Pennsylvanians will have more time to enroll in a health plan for 2024.
Senator Street Announces $2.6M in Community Economic & Development Grants for North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – December 30, 2023 – Today Senator Sharif Street, announced over $2.6M in Philadelphia Neighborhood Assistance Program Grants that will improve the quality of life for communities throughout the Third Senate District which includes North Philadelphia,...
Street Statement on Bigoted Shooting of Palestinian American Students
PHILADELPHIA – November 27, 2023 – Senator Sharif Street, released the following statement regarding the bigoted shooting of three Palestinian American students in Vermont this past weekend. “Everyone deserves to live a life free from the violence of hate and bigotry....
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 affirmative action in...
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 me,...
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 around...
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...