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News Releases

Jun 5, 2024 - Solomon, Kenyatta urge colleagues to vote to hold elected officials accountable
May 13, 2024 - Kenyatta joins community in mourning death of drag persona Daelicious O’hare Mizani
May 10, 2024 - Philadelphia House Delegation leadership reacts to PSP trooper now off force
May 3, 2024 - LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus praises state boards for new policy to protect LGBTQ+ youth
Apr 17, 2024 - State Reps. Smith-Wade-El, Kenyatta and Benham applaud two state boards’ opposition to conversion therapy
Apr 16, 2024 - Solomon and Kenyatta ‘good ‘government’ legislation passes PA House
Apr 12, 2024 - House Philadelphia Delegation applauds ‘ghost gun’ settlement with city
Apr 9, 2024 - Kenyatta bill to convey New Freedom Theatre back to organization clears PA House
Mar 27, 2024 - House sends bill to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ to Senate
Mar 20, 2024 - Philadelphia House Delegation praises approval of increase in public transit funding
Mar 5, 2024 - Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, House Philadelphia Delegation, LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus release statement on Pennsylvania State Police traffic stop and arrest
Mar 4, 2024 - Ghost guns: Fueling real horror in PA communities
Feb 29, 2024 - Kenyatta introduces legislation to study impact of ‘benefits cliff’
Feb 15, 2024 - Philadelphia House Delegation praises expanded state Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit
Feb 7, 2024 - Philadelphia House Delegation encouraged by Shapiro Budget Proposal
Jan 17, 2024 - House Judiciary approves Cephas/Kenyatta bill to end ‘ghost guns’
Jan 5, 2024 - Kenyatta introduces bill package recognizing Jan. 6 as Democracy Observance Day in Pennsylvania
Nov 14, 2023 - Legislation geared toward proper use of state grant funding passes state House, heads to state Senate
Oct 31, 2023 - Bill geared toward investigating, reporting, identifying hate crimes passes House
Oct 5, 2023 - Kenyatta, Solomon bill proposing April 2 primary election date passes House

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News Coverage

Jun 18, 2024 - The latest UArts hearing discusses red flags before closure, a failed move to save the school, and an accusation of ‘cowards’ on the board
Apr 29, 2024 - Temple University receives $500,000 grant to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities
Apr 8, 2024 - DAs in Delaware and Chester counties call on state Senate to act on ghost guns
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
Oct 3, 2023 - Legislation to move Pennsylvania's primary election day passes House committee
Oct 3, 2023 - Pennsylvania primary: State House committee advances one bill to change the date, rejects another
Sep 5, 2023 - Pa. lawmakers consider moving up state’s presidential primary date
Sep 5, 2023 - Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential primary could move to as early as March 19
May 3, 2023 - Fairness Act protections for LGBTQ+ people clears Pa. House with bipartisan support
Apr 18, 2023 - Pa. House Democrats mount new push to pass LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bill
Apr 10, 2023 - ‘Temple has to succeed’: Where does Temple University go from here?
Oct 12, 2022 - Roxborough High School is getting $500,000 for security enhancements after the fatal shooting last month
Aug 24, 2021 - New report urges changes to Pennsylvania’s 1990s-era TANF benefit
Aug 24, 2021 - Rep. Kenyatta, Sen. Muth Aim to Modernize TANF Program on 25th Anniversary in New Bills

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Newsletters

Rep. Kenyatta Fall/Winter 2022 Newsletter - posted Dec 12, 2022
Summer Newsletter - posted Aug 1, 2022
Kenyatta Winter 2020 Newsletter - posted Feb 26, 2020

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Opinions

Feb 27, 2023 - Kenyatta: Too many Pennsylvanians can’t afford prescription drugs that keep them alive
Feb 22, 2023 - Billy Porter and Malcolm Kenyatta: New Pa. law criminalizes HIV. Get rid of it.
Feb 22, 2023 - Billy Porter and Malcolm Kenyatta: New Pa. law criminalizes HIV. Get rid of it.
Feb 14, 2023 - PA LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Introduces Legislation to Push for Equality
Oct 4, 2022 - Roxborough alum Malcolm Kenyatta: ‘We are failing our kids’

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