Venkat partnered with Sens. Devlin Robinson, R-Allegheny, and Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, to secure funding for Ohio Township and Ben Avon Heights Borough and Emsworth Borough, respectively. He also partnered with Sen. Lindsey Williams, D-Allegheny, and Reps. Mandy Steele, D-Allegheny, and Rob Mercuri, R-Allegheny, to secure funding for the Deer Creek Drainage Basin Authority, serving multiple townships in Allegheny County, including Hampton Township. Read more
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Grants available as of Tuesday, Dec. 12 Read more
Citing state data, Venkat said Pennsylvania has more than 1.1 million small businesses employing more than 2.5 million workers and that small businesses represent 99.6% of all businesses in the commonwealth. Read more
“Through this legislation, we will keep Pennsylvania open for business by reducing fees for small businesses, creating more opportunities for entrepreneurs and spurring economic growth,” Venkat said. “With more than 1.1 million small businesses employing more than 2.5 million people in Pennsylvania, we have the opportunity to incentivize more Pennsylvanians to start small businesses, but also attract more entrepreneurs to open their small businesses in our commonwealth.” Read more
Grants available as of Tuesday, Dec. 5 Read more
“Nearly 50% of deaths caused by food allergies occurred at restaurants,” Venkat said. “To prevent such deaths, we must improve food safety at restaurants by increasing awareness about food allergies and ensuring restaurants have staff available with the necessary knowledge to avoid cross-contamination, and asking customers to notify restaurants about any food allergies they may have.” Read more
Rep. Venkat, D-Allegheny, speaks about his legislation on food safety and more. Read more
The two bills are companions to S.B. 992 and S.B. 993, introduced by Sen. Judy Schwank, D-Berks. Read more
Venkat’s legislation would prohibit health insurers or their contracted vendors that initiate payments to participating health care providers from requiring the use of an electronic credit card with a fee to transmit payment to the health care provider without the provider’s consent. Read more
“Through this open house, my staff and I had the opportunity to connect with residents of the 30th Legislative District, inform them about the state services my district office provides, and discuss legislative issues in the community and our commonwealth,” Venkat said in a statement issued Nov. 13. Read more
Nearly two dozen Democratic state lawmakers signed on to a letter earlier this month, urging President Joe Biden to employ his executive powers to protect immigrants and their families. Read more
Grants available as of Tuesday, Nov. 14 Read more
“Through this open house, my staff and I had the opportunity to connect with residents of the 30th Legislative District, inform them about the state services my district office provides, and discuss legislative issues in the community and our commonwealth,” Venkat said. “By partnering with NHCO to collect donations of nonperishable food, we also helped members of our community in need of our assistance.” Read more
“Being the first Indian American in the state house and the first Hindu in the state house as well, I wanted to share this joyous occasion with my community,” said Venkat. Read more
Grants available as of Wednesday, Nov. 8 Read more
“The only way to fix that is for the public, and specifically the constituents of those state senators, is to make clear that this is a priority for the safety of our community,” Rep. Arvind Venkat said. Read more
State grant programs available as of Monday, Oct. 23. Read more
Grants available as of Tuesday, Oct. 17 Read more
“Access to an abortion is critical to reproductive health care,” Venkat said in a statement. “As an emergency physician, I signed onto this amicus brief to take a stand against this political attack on medication abortions. This lawsuit would potentially limit Americans’ access to mifepristone, one of two medications used for abortions in the U.S., creating a further crisis in women’s health care.” Read more
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