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Nov 2, 2023 - WalkWorks grants heading to Easton, Palmer Township
Nov 1, 2023 - Freeman welcomes $60,000 in agriculture funding to Easton
Oct 6, 2023 - Freeman: Local parks will be renovated with $469,000 in grants
Sep 28, 2023 - Freeman introduces bill to let housing authorities set up police departments
Aug 23, 2023 - Helping Communities Who Are On the Frontlines: 2023-24 Budget Increases Funding for Municipal Assistance Program by More than 250 Percent
Aug 11, 2023 - Freeman welcomes $405,572 to improve Easton traffic signals
Jun 20, 2023 - PA House passes Freeman land bank legislation
Jun 6, 2023 - PA House passes Freeman bill to allow Main Street program participation to be extended
Jun 6, 2023 - Freeman tutoring bill approved by Senate committee
May 25, 2023 - Freeman looks to bring First in Math to PA schools
May 24, 2023 - Freeman land bank legislation approved by committee
May 23, 2023 - Freeman bill would provide voters with earlier information on campaign contributions
May 16, 2023 - Freeman lauds $1.02 million in state grants
May 2, 2023 - PA state House passes Freeman tutoring legislation
Apr 25, 2023 - Property tax circuit breaker that would provide property tax relief and fairness proposed by Freeman
Apr 24, 2023 - House Education Committee approves Freeman tutoring legislation
Mar 30, 2023 - Freeman bill would provide additional public health insurance option
Mar 28, 2023 - Freeman bill would promote redevelopment of vacant factory buildings
Mar 20, 2023 - Freeman bill would compensate communities with high percentage of tax-exempt properties
Mar 17, 2023 - Main Street program participation extension proposed by Freeman

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Nov 18, 2023 - Easton Winter Village opens up in Centre Square, featuring festive vendors and special events
Nov 5, 2023 - Tool-share program and Easton farm markets get a boost from agricultural grants
Nov 2, 2023 - Easton area, South Whitehall gain funding boosts for transit networks, local markets
Oct 16, 2023 - Pony Bridge Celebration Held in Hellertown
Oct 10, 2023 - Pa. bill would give public housing authorities in smaller cities the power to make their own police departments
Sep 28, 2023 - Lafayette College celebrates new alumni plaza and trail, plus refurbished steps
Sep 6, 2023 - Warehouses dominate discussion of proposed law to add oversight to Pennsylvania development
Sep 6, 2023 - Lehigh Valley experts testify on PA bill addressing warehouse development
Sep 6, 2023 - ‘Long overdue’: Pa. towns would get more control over warehouses under Lehigh Valley lawmaker’s bill
Aug 21, 2023 - New bills would let Pennsylvania local governments hire firms as managers
Aug 21, 2023 - Pa. lawmakers push set of bills that would allow firms to manage municipalities
Aug 15, 2023 - Freeman joins county and Easton city officials to promote clean vehicles
Aug 15, 2023 - PA Rep. Freeman, Northampton Co. commissioner and Easton councilman among those calling on EPA to pass clean car standards
Jun 15, 2023 - Police and fire gear from Pennsylvania might help protect people of war-torn Ukraine
Jun 7, 2023 - Freeman bill seeks to extend Main Street program, which has been a resounding success in Easton
Jun 5, 2023 - ‘There's always more that we can do’: How a statewide study on wildlife corridors could impact the Lehigh Valley
May 17, 2023 - Proposed Pa. budget nearly quadruples funding for local government cooperation
May 9, 2023 - Bill aims to create statewide tutoring program in Pa.
May 2, 2023 - Proposed bill would compensate for tax-exempt properties
Apr 26, 2023 - Pa. lawmaker proposes new way of determining how much you pay in property taxes

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Newsletters

Your Report from Rep. Robert Freeman: Fall 2022 - posted Sep 9, 2022
Your Report from Rep. Robert Freeman: Winter 2021-22 - posted Feb 24, 2022
Your Report from Rep. Robert Freeman: Fall 2020 - posted Sep 17, 2020
Your Report from Rep. Robert Freeman: Winter 2019-20 - posted Feb 24, 2020

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Opinions

May 10, 2023 - Schweyer: Helping our heroes take the next step
Dec 20, 2022 - Letter: State Rep. Urges Lower Saucon Council to Oppose Landfill Rezoning
Jun 9, 2022 - Your View: Pa. lawmakers have duty to prevent gun violence
Nov 5, 2020 - Let’s be patient; Make sure every vote counts

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