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PA Approves $30 Million for Community Violence Prevention Programs

June 25, 2021

Harrisburg, Pa. – June 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

June 23, 2021

Street Statement on Philadelphia Event Organizers Outsting Israeli Food Truck

June 20, 2021

Philadelphia, PA – June 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

June 17, 2021

PHILADELPHIA − June 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

June 17, 2021

Media, PA – June 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

June 15, 2021

General Assembly Democrats, Local Leaders Across PA Call for Immediate Action on Toxic and Unsafe School Infrastructure

June 11, 2021

Statewide, PA − June 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 Friday to call...

House & Senate Democrats Join Gov. Wolf to Call for Investing in Schools, Delivering Equity for all Students

June 8, 2021

HARRISBURG, June 8, 2021 – House and Senate Democrats and advocates for students from across the state joined Gov. Tom Wolf to call for investing half of the $3 billion in above-expected state revenue into improving schools for students statewide, and fully...

Help is Here for our Kids

June 8, 2021

PA Schools Can Finally Be Funded Equally

June 8, 2021

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