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News Releases

Dec 18, 2024 - Neilson lauds cooperative effort to reduce vehicle fees for retirees and veterans
Nov 22, 2024 - Neilson applauds Gov. Shapiro for redirecting federal funding to SEPTA
Nov 13, 2024 - Neilson makes statement on SEPTA’s fare increase proposal
Nov 1, 2024 - Neilson presents $1 million to Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Oct 24, 2024 - Neilson lauds Nonprofit Security Grant Program Awards
Oct 23, 2024 - Neilson applauds passage of funding for public transit
Oct 22, 2024 - Neilson welcomes $1.4 million in state funding for legislative district
Oct 17, 2024 - Neilson applauds newly signed law to enhance street racing penalties
Oct 9, 2024 - Neilson committee advances legislation to increase transit funding in all 67 PA counties
Sep 30, 2024 - Neilson committee advances legislation on parking-protected bicycle lanes
Sep 23, 2024 - PA House Transportation Committee meets in Philadelphia to discuss transportation needs
Sep 9, 2024 - PA House Transportation Committee meets in Reading to discuss transportation’s impact on PA
Sep 9, 2024 - House Transportation Committee meets in Luzerne County to discuss transportation’s impact on PA
Sep 5, 2024 - PA House Transportation Committee met at the State Capitol to discuss transportation’s impact on PA
Sep 5, 2024 - Neilson responds to SEPTA’s announced fare increases
Aug 29, 2024 - PA House Transportation Committee meets in Pleasant Gap to discuss area’s transportation funding needs
Jul 17, 2024 - Neilson applauds Shapiro administration for securing largest federal transportation grant in PA history
Jul 12, 2024 - Neilson’s statement regarding transportation funding in Pa. budget
Jul 10, 2024 - Neilson applauds passage of fair and equitable EV fee legislation
Jul 9, 2024 - Neilson applauds passage of omnibus transportation bill

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News Coverage

Apr 12, 2024 - Bill to limit handheld cellphone use while driving advances in Pa. House
Apr 12, 2024 - Pennsylvania’s Distracted Driving Laws Under Scrutiny, Potential for Safer Roads
Apr 12, 2024 - Bill Banning Handheld Cell Phones While Driving Passes PA House
Apr 10, 2024 - Tougher distracted driving law passes Pennsylvania House
Apr 10, 2024 - Pennsylvania bill would crack down on drivers distracted by phones
Apr 8, 2024 - Pa. House committee to consider bill setting electric vehicle fee to start at $125
Dec 13, 2023 - Speed cameras will stay on Roosevelt Boulevard and be expanded to other parts of the city under Pa. bill
Dec 12, 2023 - Pennsylvania House considers road use fee for EV owners
Oct 25, 2023 - Pa. lawmakers approve declaration to aid repair work for I-95 bridge collapse
Sep 18, 2023 - Pennsylvania lawmakers consider data privacy bill
Sep 18, 2023 - Pa. House panel examines consumer data privacy bill
Jun 30, 2023 - An electric vehicle fee in Pa. touted as ‘best path forward’
Jun 28, 2023 - Pa. House votes to extend I-95 disaster proclamation until next June
Jun 21, 2023 - New bill to expand Philly's speed cam program beyond Roosevelt Boulevard
Jun 16, 2023 - Philadelphia wants harsher penalties for illegal dirt bikes than state allows
Jun 13, 2023 - The Pa. legislature should make speed cameras permanent
May 31, 2023 - Key lawmaker planning bill to continue using speed cameras and add new location
May 30, 2023 - Pennsylvania bills cover turnpike, toll concerns
May 25, 2023 - Legislative shift in how PSP is funded given preliminary approval in Pa. House
May 23, 2023 - Bill to boost funding for road and bridge projects advances in Pa. House

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Newsletter

A Year in Review in the 174th Legislative District - posted Mar 9, 2022
Summer 2021 Newsletter - posted Sep 1, 2021
Summer 2020 Newsletter - posted Sep 3, 2020

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Opinions

Oct 1, 2024 - OPINION: Pennsylvania Needs to Properly Fund Its Transportation System
Sep 19, 2024 - The Reality of Pennsylvania’s Need for Transportation Funding
Apr 30, 2024 - Electric Vehicle Fees Legislation: It’s about Fairness, not Revenue
Sep 14, 2023 - Neilson: PA Needs New Ideas For Funding Transportation
May 6, 2021 - National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) would rebuild, replace and revolutionize Pa.’s and nation’s infrastructure without raising taxes

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