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Democratic Senators Intervene in Fracking Lawsuit Against DRBC
BUCKS COUNTY − March 12, 2021 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) was joined by Democratic colleagues today in New Hope to announce their action to protect clean drinking water for millions of Pennsylvanians from the environmental hazards of fracking. Their...
Raising the Wage Enhances the Economy
Sen Street AEPS Clean Energy bill
Senator Street with Acting Sec. of State Veronica Degraffenreid
Wolf Administration Announces Equity Principles to Guide Investments Through Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced a set of guiding equity principles to help inform the public on the implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and investments of the program’s proceeds....
Carbon Capture – Turning Over New Leaves
$500K in Grants Announced by Sen. Street & PA Agriculture Sec. Russell Redding
Harrisburg, PA – March 3, 2021 – Senator Street recently joined PA Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Frank Sherman, co-managing director for First Light Project to announce $500,000 in Agriculture Grants for small and urban farming. The grant program, authored...
State Legislators, Advocates, Family Members Urge Governor Wolf to Use Reprieve to Save the Lives of Incarcerated People
CHESTER, PA − March 2, 2021 − In a demonstration of unified support for reprieve, nearly a dozen state legislators gathered outside of State Correctional Institution–Chester (SCI-Chester) to urge Governor Tom Wolf to use his executive power to release incarcerated...
Sen. Street and State Legislators, Advocates, Family Members Urge Governor Wolf to Use Reprieve
State Legislators, Advocates, Family Members Urge Governor Wolf to Use Reprieve
People have power and must persist
Sen Street Opening Remarks Gun Violence Reduction Initiative
City & State Leaders Join Philadelphians in Demanding Safety From Gun Violence
City & State Leaders Join Philadelphians in Demanding Safety From Gun Violence
PHILADELPHIA − February 26, 2021 – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday joined Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, Senator Sharif Street and other state and local leaders to demand action to reduce and prevent gun violence. Officials were...
Senator Street Honors Senator John Blake on His Retirement from the General Assembly
Street & Laughlin Introduce Historic, Bipartisan Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill
Pennsylvania Senators Introduce Historic, Bipartisan Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill
Senators Dan Laughlin and Sharif Street champion Adult Use Legalization Bill emphasizing safety, social and economic equity HARRISBURG, PA − February 24, 2021 − Today, State Senator Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and State Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) introduced...
Joint Policy Hearing on Racial & Gender Bias in the Court System
PA Senate & House Democrats Join PA Legislative Black Caucus for Hearing on Racial and Gender Bias in the Courts
Harrisburg – February 19, 2021 - At the request of Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus (PLBC) chair Rep. Donna Bullock (D- Philadelphia), vice-chair Rep. Summer Lee (D- Allegheny), and PLBC members Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) and Sen. Sharif...