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News Releases

Oct 10, 2024 - Hearing focuses on inclusion of disability community in PA
Oct 1, 2024 - Smith-Wade-El and Hohenstein hold news conference to highlight legislation to create Office of New Pennsylvanians
Jun 27, 2024 - Hohenstein: PA House passes legislation to expand Disability Inclusive Curriculum Pilot Program funding
Jun 26, 2024 - House lawmakers, families and advocates renew call for anti-bullying legislation in Pa.
May 30, 2024 - Traffic Shift, Ramp Closure Next Week Mark the Start of Southbound I-95 Reconstruction at Bridge Street in Northeast Philadelphia
Feb 7, 2024 - Philadelphia House Delegation encouraged by Shapiro Budget Proposal
Feb 2, 2024 - Hohenstein announces new dog park, $250K in grant funding for community organizations
Nov 22, 2023 - Hohenstein, colleagues prepare turkey dinners
Nov 16, 2023 - Bill establishing lifetime substance abuse recovery grant program approved by PA House Human Services Committee
Nov 13, 2023 - Hohenstein bill protecting public from wild animals passes House
Nov 1, 2023 - Hohenstein introduces LNG Task Force minority report
Oct 17, 2023 - Smith-Wade-El and Hohenstein introduce legislation to create Office of New Pennsylvanians
Oct 17, 2023 - Legislators, PA Coalition for Trans Youth, TAKE, NEPA Stands Up rally for safe and equal schools
Sep 14, 2023 - Caregiver workforce crisis discussed in latest House Majority Policy hearing
Aug 30, 2023 - PA House Housing & Community Development Committee hosts residential construction protections hearing
Aug 22, 2023 - Hohenstein, Chester community rally against Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force plan
Jul 7, 2023 - Philadelphia House Delegation pleased with increased funding on budget priorities
Jul 5, 2023 - Hohenstein celebrates budget, education funding increases
Jun 29, 2023 - Hohenstein celebrates passage of Dog Law updates, rescue and responsible breeding operations
Jun 28, 2023 - Hohenstein announces advancement of U visa legislation

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News Coverage

Feb 8, 2024 - In a united front, state reps highlight new Pennsylvania budget priorities
Feb 8, 2024 - Philly Dems say boost for SEPTA just one of highlights for city in Shapiro’s budget proposal
Sep 11, 2023 - Pa. could pass a ‘lemon law’ for homes to protect residents from shoddy construction
Jun 21, 2022 - GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21 | AP News
Sep 22, 2021 - Help! Flipper illegally digging out basement next door without permit!
Sep 22, 2021 - Historians, community advocates fret over the future of former Penn Home building in Fishtown
May 27, 2021 - ‘I come from people who put up a fight’: New construction fuels tensions on North 7th Street
May 20, 2021 - Welcome to Demodelphia, where our historic buildings are treated like a burden | Opinion
May 20, 2021 - For second time, city issues fine and shutdown order for demo work at developer Lakhmna’s Kensington site
Apr 26, 2021 - Council proposal would add protections for adjacent property construction
Apr 5, 2021 - Housing advocates see denser buildings as an answer to affordability. But not all density is good density.
Apr 1, 2021 - City halts teardown of old factory building where developer Lakhmna plans big apartment block
Mar 25, 2021 - Neighbors protest Olde Richmond developer with checkered past
Mar 17, 2021 - Developer in N. Philly eviction case has a history of complaints and a controversial project in the works
Jan 11, 2021 - Breaking the zoning code: how a “gargantuan” 7-story apartment building neighbors deplore could be built in Olde Richmond
Aug 14, 2020 - Philly L&I: Reporting contractors digging under basements is “one of the most important things” residents can do
May 7, 2020 - Senate Hearing Focuses on Toughening Laws Against Shoddy Construction Work
Mar 6, 2020 - This Riverwards Facebook Group Is Keeping Philly Developers on Their Toes

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Newsletters

Senior Summer Newsletter 2022 - posted Aug 25, 2022
Fall 2020 Community and Legislative Update - posted Sep 10, 2020
Important election update postcard to my senior constituents - posted Sep 2, 2020
Summer 2020 Update from Rep. Joe Hohenstein - posted Aug 14, 2020

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Opinions

Nov 20, 2024 - Trans Day of Remembrance 2024
Mar 30, 2023 - Philadelphia Water Department Update on Latex Spill
Mar 7, 2023 - Report on Town Hall – Gun Violence Through the Lens of Disability
Feb 14, 2023 - Hohenstein: Will Pennsylvania finally do right by our kids and taxpayers?
Jan 12, 2023 - Hohenstein: Justice for Survivors of Child Sex Abuse
Aug 2, 2022 - Safer Communities
Jul 27, 2022 - Anniversary of the ADA – How far we have come and how far can we go?
Jul 11, 2022 - PA has only ever affirmed rights, not taken them away. That could change.
Jun 28, 2022 - Hohenstein: A budget is a moral document
Jun 15, 2022 - Political glaciers
May 18, 2022 - WHAT DOES FREEDOM LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
May 3, 2022 - Roe draft opinion is troubling
Apr 27, 2022 - Hohenstein: Cooperation is Key to Ending Gun Violence
Apr 5, 2022 - Talking about fishing
Mar 23, 2022 - Hohenstein: How can Harrisburg help the folks who do their budget at the kitchen table?
Mar 15, 2022 - Hohenstein: What does being a neighbor mean to us?
Mar 7, 2022 - Hohenstein: Youth trans athletes need encouragement, inclusion
Feb 23, 2022 - Hohenstein: Drivers Licenses for All Make us Safer
Feb 16, 2022 - We must do better balancing individual liberty and social accountability
Feb 14, 2022 - Hohenstein: I know how it feels to be different

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Testimony

Jul 23, 2020 - 7/23/20 – Building Inclusive Disability Curriculum – Harrisburg

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