The fraternal benefit societies of Pennsylvania are longstanding mutual aid organizations created to serve the needs of communities and provide for the payment of life, health, accident and other benefits to their members. Read more
“Land banks help affected neighborhoods and business districts to be revitalized. We should be doing everything we can at the state level to encourage economic development, transform communities and improve quality of life in municipalities of all sizes,” said Freeman. Read more
SCRANTON, Oct. 21 – State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced that she secured, with state Sen. Marty Flynn’s support, nearly $40 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority to construct two stormwater storage facilities and a water treatment system serving Lakeland Junior and Senior high schools. The Lakeland School District will receive a $352,000 grant to install a 25-gallons-per-minute treatment system serving the Lakeland Junior and Senior high schools to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly referred to as PFAS, from drinking water. Pennsylvania-American Water Company will receive a $38 million low-interest loan to construct two stormwater storage facilities to reduce the number of combined sewer overflows annually. Components to be installed at each of the new storage facilities include precast post-tensioned tanks, diversion structures and grit chambers, valve and meter chambers, and associated piping and manholes. The stormwater storage facilities constructed during this project will contribute to a reduction in the number of combined sewer overflows annually. This project’s completion will directly support the preservation of approximately 3,700 jobs with several large local employers: Geisinger Community Medical Center, Marywood University and Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Memorial Hospital. “This funding will help fund upgrades that protect the health of our Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 21 – Children with life-threatening food allergies will be safer at child care centers thanks to H.B. 928 that heads to the governor’s desk with bipartisan support, according to the bill’s sponsors, state Reps. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, and Kristen Marcell, R-Bucks. Read more
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Luzerne, and Sen. David G. Argall, R-Schuylkill/Carbon/Luzerne, today announced that $100,000 in state funding has been awarded to Bear Creek Township for the Trailwood Park Development Project. Read more
SCRANTON, Oct. 7 – New funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will rehabilitate a Dickson City park and expand Rowlands Preserve in North Abington Township, state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced today. “This funding serves the public good by rehabilitating and developing a city park and preserving a beautiful natural space,” Kosierowski said. “These spaces provide access to free recreation and improve public health, community well-being and quality of life.” According to Kosierwoski, the Countryside Conservancy will receive $82,200 to help acquire the 29-acre Sagan Property for the Rowlands Preserve, a 65-acre protected natural area that is open to the public for recreation. Dickson City Borough will receive $216,500 to help rehabilitate and develop City Line Park. The project includes a comfort station, a baseball field, pedestrian walkways and parking area; play equipment with required safety surfacing and fencing; ADA access, landscaping, signage and other related site improvements. Kosierowski thanked state Sen. Marty Flynn, D-Lackawanna, for his support of the applications for funding. The funding comes from DCNR’s Environmental Stewardship Fund, which goes to support state parks, conservation and outdoor recreation. More information about the ESF and other Community Conservation Partnerships Program funding sources is available here: Read more
“We are fortunate in Northampton County to have numerous green spaces for residents to enjoy leisure activities," Freeman said. Read more
"The Monocacy Creek and its role as a key waterway have always been important in the history of Bethlehem," Samuelson said. Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 5 – Legislation that would phase out DEHP, a chemical used to soften plastic in some intravenous solution bags and tubing, unanimously passed the PA House today, the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced. "Every day, patients across the commonwealth may be exposed to a toxic additive, DEHP, found in IV bags and tubing," Kosierowski said. "With a growing body of research linking DEHP exposure to numerous health problems, including breast, liver, lung and testicular cancer, it is time to move away from IV bags and tubing containing that chemical." House Bill 2614 would require manufacturers to stop using DEHP in IV bags beginning in 2030 and IV tubing beginning in 2035, with limited exemptions. The bill would reduce patients' exposure to DEHP while giving medical manufacturers time to transition to safer alternatives, which are readily available. The bill now heads to the state Senate for consideration. Read more
HARRISBURG, Oct. 5 – Legislation that would regulate the sale of natural kratom products and prohibit the sale of synthetic kratom unanimously passed the House today, the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced. Read more
HARRISBURG, Sept. 28 – Legislation that would require insurance to cover fertility preservation services for cancer patients passed the PA House today (172-31), the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced. According to Kosierowski, cancer rates are rising among Americans under 50. Cancer treatments often destroy a patient’s ability to have children. Cancer patients who want to preserve their fertility can face thousands of dollars in bills because fertility preservation treatment often is not covered by insurance. "A cancer diagnosis has a devastating emotional, physical, and financial impact on a patient, and the prospect of never being able to have children as the cost of survival only compounds a patient's distress," Kosierowski said. "Surviving cancer should not mean losing the opportunity to start or grow a family. "Thanks to new therapies, there is life after cancer for many. We should ensure that life includes having children, and this legislation would help make that possible for many Pennsylvanians. House Bill 2649 would require insurance to cover standard fertility preservation services for cancer patients who must undergo medical treatment that may result in infertility. According to Kosierowski, 21 other states have already enacted insurance coverage requirements for oncofertility benefits. The bill now heads to the state Senate for consideration. Read more
State Rep. Jeanne McNeill today announced final passage of her bill in the state House that would assist law enforcement agencies and protect traffic safety in Pennsylvania. Read more
This grant will go to the Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Co. and will be used to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses and related equipment. Read more
Samuelson said two Bethlehem nonprofits will be beneficiaries of $850,000 in state funding through the Statewide Local Share Account grant program. Read more
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), along with Sen. Marty Flynn (D-22), announced today that more than $1.7 million in Local Share Account funding has been awarded to projects throughout the 121st Legislative District. Read more
State Rep. Jeanne McNeill today announced that her community received over $1.9 million in funding in Local Share Account grants to be used toward multiple projects. Read more
“These investments focus on reliable services and community spaces that people can enjoy on a regular basis. I am proud to work with partners on the state and local levels to support projects like these that have tangible impacts on our communities,” said Freeman. Read more
"From equipment upgrades, improving roads and bridges, and fighting blight, some of these projects might otherwise be unaffordable for the local budgets of our smaller communities,” Haddock said. Read more
SCHNECKSVILLE, Sept. 1 – State Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh, today joined Gov. Josh Shapiro in celebrating a historic $1.2 billion investment by Chobani to establish its first dairy product manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania. According to Shapiro, the project is the largest ever private investment in Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry. It’s expected to create 900 full-time jobs over the next five years in the Lehigh Valley and expand markets and opportunities for more than 4,000 dairy farmers in in the state. “Today’s announcement by Governor Shapiro that Chobani will be making a $1.2 billion investment in Lehigh County is another win for our region,” Schlossberg said. “It shows that years of hard work by leaders in our region continues to pay off, building on our success in attracting good paying jobs in manufacturing. While we get to celebrate this milestone today, the ongoing decisions to invest in people who form the workforce, the infrastructure like roads, public water and sewer, advanced water treatment facilities, and the Lehigh Valley’s successful farmland preservation efforts all come together to make this sort of announcement possible. The Lehigh Valley is ideally situated with access to global markets, but location must be matched with people, places and infrastructure, and there is no better place to invest in manufacturing than the Lehigh Valley. “I am so proud Read more
State Rep. Jeanne McNeill announced today that $155,000 was awarded for two upgrade projects in the 133rd Legislative District. Read more
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