Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, SNAP funding will run out at the end of this month, and benefits will not be delivered in November. That means over two million people across Pennsylvania will go without food aid, and more than half of them are families with children. Read more
I joined my House colleagues last week to pass a bipartisan state budget, the third in a 100-day period. Since this latest budget bill moved to the Senate, we continue to hear no response from Senate Republicans, who have not been taking this funding crisis seriously. Read more
NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Fish and Boat Commission: Boating Facility Grant Program Who May Apply: Municipalities and non-profit organizations, including land trusts, conservancies, and watershed associations. Use: Planning, acquisition, development, expansion, and rehabilitation of public boating facilities Funds: Funds available may be adjusted by the commission and priority is given to projects with more than the required 50% match. Application Deadline: December 1, 2025 More information: PFBC Website PROGRAMS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Department of Community and Economic Development: PA SITES Who May Apply: Municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies, and for-profit organizations. Use: To develop competitive sites for businesses to relocate or expand within Pennsylvania. Funds: $400 million in funding is available. Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and approved on a quarterly basis More information: DCED Website Department of Community and Economic Development: Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Grant Who May Apply: Technical and trade schools, school districts, post-secondary academic institutions, workforce investment boards, economic development organizations, and non-profit organizations. For-profit entities are not eligible. Read more
This week, my House colleagues and I passed important bills that will help our neighbors and improve our communities: We protected workers by allowing them to collect unemployment compensation benefits if their unemployment is due to a stoppage of work because of a labor dispute (HB 145). We’re supporting safe school infrastructure by creating a school facilities inventory within the PA Department of Education (HB 1701). We’re modernizing our state liquor laws and supporting businesses by allowing businesses with liquor licenses to have premixed cocktails on tap, just like beer (HB 1702). Read more
PA Legislative Latino Caucus Chair Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz welcomed her House and Senate colleagues to the Capitol Rotunda to honor the contributions of Latinos and Hispanics in the Commonwealth. A recent House resolution names Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2025 as Hispanic Heritage Month in PA. Cepeda-Freytiz says that this month is about more than celebration - it's about spreading equity, opportunity and belonging to every corner of the state. Read more
The Pennsylvania Legislative Latino Caucus attended an interagency celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month. Thank you to everyone who came together to represent our gente and for all of your hard work for the Hispanic populations across the Commonwealth. Together we are stronger. Read more
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The Pennsylvania Latino Caucus and the Majority Policy Committee hosted a discussion on workforce development and immigration in Hazelton, PA. The roundtable provided an important opportunity to highlight the vital role immigrants play in powering Pennsylvania’s economy. Read more
Pennsylvania Legislative Latino Caucus and Policy Committee Host a Roundtable on Workforce Development and Immigration, RACC Celebrates 50 Years of Nursing, and more... Read more
Connecting people with the skills they need to succeed in the workplace, and the role immigrants play in powering Pennsylvania’s economy were two of the topics explored during a community roundtable held Wednesday afternoon in Hazleton Read more
I joined the House Policy Committee this week to discuss the destigmatization of mental health struggles. We discussed various types of breakthrough treatments and heard testimonies about the lives that these treatments have saved. Read more
This week I joined my colleagues in the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Energy Committees to discuss sustainable agriculture and anaerobic digesters. Brett Reinford gave us a tour of his dairy farm on which he built an anaerobic digester. Read more
Every year as legislators, our job is to deliver an annual budget. The Senate Republicans are failing to show up to do their jobs. The House has sent over five bipartisan bills with our proposed budget. The House has voted several times to send a budget and funding over to the Senate, and the Senate has not come in to do this important work; they have remained on summer vacation. This didn’t have to happen; this shouldn’t have happened. Read more
Rep. Amen Brown hosted a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in Philadelphia this week to discuss food insecurity. As members, we heard testimonies from residents and organizations on the need to address food insecurity for all Pennsylvanians. In Pennsylvania, 1.7 million people are facing food insecurity. Read more
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