Eliminating Community Violence – It Takes Each One of Us
Less than one year ago, I remember speaking with the family of Zykier Young, a one-year-old who was shot and killed in his home and expressing my condolences and reaffirming …
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Harrisburg Republicans Are Actively Working to Suppress the Vote
Republican politicians in Harrisburg are engaging in a power grab, actively working to suppress the vote and stop regular people from having a say. Recently my colleagues across the aisle …
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Will We Remember the Lessons of the Pandemic?
As Pennsylvania finally begins to emerge from over a year of fear, lockdowns, and restrictions, it is important to look back over the year and reflect on the valuable lessons …
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Steel Can Have a Strong, Responsible Future in PA
Imagine this: it is 2023 and President Biden is standing outside of the Edgar Thompson Works – the first of Andrew Carnegie’s steel mills built in 1873 that turned Pittsburgh …
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Pennsylvania Rescue Plan Makes Crucial Long-term Investment in Child Care
Following a weekend celebrating Mother’s Day, it’s relevant to talk about policies that can benefit Pennsylvania moms and their families. Affordable access to child care.
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Hunger and Food Insecurity in Pennsylvania
This week, I joined my colleagues in the Hunger Caucus in opening the state’s Hunger Garden at the Capitol. Since 2010, this annual event has been celebrated and kickstarts our …
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Racism
A fundamental tenet of freedom is the ability of an individual take to full responsibility for their own life decisions. Whether good decisions or poor ones, they are made by …
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The PA Rescue Plan Gives Workers the Power – to Protect You
You wouldn’t want to be served a hamburger by a worker with COVID-19 who was forced to come to work while sick or couldn’t afford to take the days off …
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Ways the PA Rescue Plan Protects Our Seniors
You shouldn’t have to work until you die. You should know there will come a time where you can take off those work shoes – boots, heels, sneakers or whatever …
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The Pennsylvania Rescue Plan Supports Equitable Health Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined on a huge spotlight on the importance of our health care system and public health workforce. We have learned that our public health workers, although heroes, are not machines. Many in-demand areas of our public health system …
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