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Jun 5, 2025 - State Rep. Darisha Parker reacts to 3-alarm fire at SEPTA Midvale Depot
Mar 6, 2025 - Pa. House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee holds public meeting on reducing food waste and insecurity
Jan 9, 2025 - State Rep. Parker announces new committee assignments
Nov 1, 2024 - Parker brings in $2.5 million in state funding for district
Oct 22, 2024 - Rep. Parker continues to support recreation centers with $817,100 in state funding
Oct 10, 2024 - Parker secures $1 million grant for Happy Hollow Recreation Center
Sep 13, 2024 - Rep. Parker applauds Gov. Shapiro for closing gap in women’s healthcare
Jul 8, 2024 - Parker’s bill to improve maternal and child health outcomes passes PA House
Jul 1, 2024 - Parker and Green's consumer protection legislation passes House
Jun 5, 2024 - Parker and Hill-Evans’ menstrual equity legislation passes House
May 22, 2024 - Parker and Hill-Evans host menstrual equity news conference
Mar 21, 2024 - Parker applauds MDVA’s first dairy processing facility in Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2024 - Ghost guns: Fueling real horror in PA communities
Feb 7, 2024 - Parker applauds Shapiro’s budget address that includes funding for schools and menstrual hygiene
Oct 6, 2023 - Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus installs new officers
Oct 4, 2023 - Parker’s Agricultural Education bill passes PA House
Jun 29, 2023 - Pa. House passes legislation expanding access to menstrual hygiene products
Apr 26, 2023 - Philadelphia House Delegation applauds win on gun safety
Apr 18, 2023 - Hearing looks for solutions to illegal ATV use on city streets
Mar 30, 2023 - Philadelphia House Delegation amplifying tactical pressure on gun safety reforms

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News Coverage

Mar 5, 2025 - Elected officials, union leaders join national day of action against proposed federal education cuts
Jul 31, 2024 - Resolve Philly panel discusses benefits of hiring re-entry workers
Jul 17, 2024 - Free period products coming to some Pa. schools thanks to $3M budget commitment
May 20, 2024 - Pa House passes bill expanding access to menstrual hygiene products
Apr 25, 2024 - Temple University Job Fair to aid formerly incarcerated individuals
Oct 30, 2023 - This is about censorship’: Lawmakers, experts debate the impact and consequences of book bans
Sep 15, 2023 - Why Pa. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman should approve a bill on menstrual hygiene
Jul 25, 2023 - The Source
Jun 16, 2023 - Philadelphia wants harsher penalties for illegal dirt bikes than state allows
May 26, 2023 - Alzheimer's patients must have medication access in fight
May 8, 2023 - Pennsylvania auditor general calls for financial literacy in public schools
Apr 19, 2023 - Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes Forcing Social Media to Police ‘Unwelcome’ Speech
Apr 20, 2022 - Governor Wolf Visits Elementary School, Urges General Assembly to Equitably Fund Education Through Level Up Initiative

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Newsletters

Summer Legislative Recap for the 198th - posted Aug 19, 2024
What's at stake? - posted Oct 4, 2022
Summer 2022 Newsletter - posted Sep 14, 2022

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Opinions

Mar 11, 2025 - We need hard conversations, even if they make people uncomfortable
Jul 8, 2024 - Period products aren’t a luxury — let’s stop treating them as such
Apr 17, 2024 - Pass the treat and reduce Obesity Act
May 19, 2023 - Expand Access to Life Saving Alzheimer's drug
Mar 17, 2023 - Women’s History Month is the perfect time to recognize women’s issues
Sep 1, 2022 - Student loan forgiveness moves the needle for all to advance
Jun 25, 2022 - Parker: People die daily from gun violence in Pa., we need solutions, not excuses
Nov 5, 2021 - When humanity is lost
Aug 31, 2021 - Back to school.

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