Press Releases
Boscola Announces over $2.2 Million in Education Grants
Bethlehem (August 7, 2020)- State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that the Commonwealth has approved $2,264,382 in education funding for secondary and post-secondary educational institutions through the through Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER)...
State Senate Committee Holds Online Hearing on Strategies to Safely Reopen Schools
Harrisburg – August 3, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Tim Kearney (D-Chester/Delaware), Maria Collett (D-Bucks/Montgomery), Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) and Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held an online public...
Democratic State Legislators Host Virtual Joint Policy Committee Hearing on Worker Protections during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Harrisburg – July 22, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny) and state Representatives Elizabeth Fiedler (D- Philadelphia), Patrick Harkins (D- Erie) the Senate Democratic Policy Committee...
Boscola Announces $618,229 State Loan for North Catasauqua Flood Mitigation Work
Bethlehem, July 22, 2020 − State Sen. Lisa Boscola today announced a $618,229 low-interest loan for North Catasauqua Borough for a stormwater improvement project. “This PENNVEST loan will enable North Catasauqua to expedite work on this important stormwater mitigation...
Boscola Brings Redistricting Reform Proposal Before PA Senate
Bethlehem, July 16, 2020 - - Yesterday, State Senator Lisa Boscola attempted one final time to put the issue of the creation of an independent...
Boscola Announces nearly $900,000 in State Grants for Local Transportation Projects
Bethlehem, July 16, 2020 - - State Sen. Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $863,933 for two transportation projects in the 18th Senatorial District through PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation...
Boscola Announces $2.55 Million in State Grants for Alternative & Clean Energy Projects
Bethlehem, July 14, 2020 − State Sen. Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $2,557,958 for two alternative and clean energy projects in the Lehigh Valley. “I’m pleased to announce the...
Senate Approves Boscola Bill that Would Qualify More Nurses for Work in PA
Harrisburg, June 24, 2020 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved State Senator Lisa Boscola’s legislation (Senate Bill 655) that would cut red tape and qualify more nurses for licensure in Pennsylvania. “Joining this Nurse Licensure Compact will expand...
Statement from Senator Boscola on the Lehigh Valley Going Green
Bethlehem (June 19, 2020)- Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) made the following statement today regarding the Governor’s announcement that Lehigh and Northampton Counties would be entering the Green Phase on June 26, 2020: ...
State Senate Hearing Focuses on COVID-19’s Impact on the Food Supply Chain
Harrisburg – June 18, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Judy Schwank (D- Berks) and Maria Collett (D- Bucks/Montgomery), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing today on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pennsylvania’s food...
PA Senate Democrats Announce $225 Million for Small Business Assistance Grants Statewide
HARRISBURG – June 8, 2020 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced the direction of $225 million in federal CARES Act funding to aid small businesses across the commonwealth. This funding was authorized by the recently enacted COVID-19...
State Senate Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community
Harrisburg – June 4, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware, Vince Hughes (D-Philadelphia), and Shariff Street (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a...
Joint Policy Hearing Focuses on Pandemic Funding for Childcare Centers
Harrisburg – May 27, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Judy Schwank (D – Berks) and Lindsey Williams (D – Allegheny), the Senate and House Democratic Policy Committees today held a virtual public hearing to discuss critical funding for childcare centers, pre-K,...
Boscola and Samuelson Announce $859,000 in State Grants for Northampton County Projects
Bethlehem, May 14, 2020 - - State Senator. Lisa Boscola and State Representative Steve Samuelson today announced state funding totaling $859,257 for projects in Northampton County through the Local Share Account – Northampton & Lehigh Counties. “I’m pleased to...
Boscola Requests Lehigh Valley Moved to Yellow Phase of Reopening
Bethlehem, May 8, 2020 - - State Sen. Lisa Boscola today in a letter to Governor Tom Wolf requested that Northampton and Lehigh Counties be moved to the yellow phase of reopening. In the letter, Boscola (D-Northampton-Lehigh) requested the move to the yellow phase,...
Senate Hearing Focuses on Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on PA Nursing Homes
Harrisburg, May 6, 2020 − The state Senate Democratic Policy Committee held an online hearing today that focused on the pandemic’s impact on residents and employees in Pennsylvania nursing homes and state veterans’ homes. According to the state Department of Health,...
Boscola Bill Would Exempt Real Estate Work from State’s COVID-19 Restrictions
Bethlehem, April 29, 2020 − State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today introduced legislation that would exempt real estate work from Pennsylvania’s business closure order – if it complies with certain mitigation practices including Centers for Disease...
Senate Approves Boscola’s Infant Opioid Addiction Reporting Bill
Harrisburg, April 29, 2020 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved Sen. Lisa Boscola’s bill that would mandate the reporting of any infant born with an addiction to opioids. “My bill (Senate Bill 368) would ensure the coordination of reporting through the...
State Senate Hearing Focuses on Issues of Front-line Workers
Harrisburg, April 28, 2020 -- At the request of Senators State Senators Lindsey M. Williams and Pam Iovino (both D-Allegheny), the state Senate Democratic Policy Committee held its first-ever online hearing, which focused on the problems and needs of first responders,...
Senator Boscola announces $450 million in PENVEST funding for PA hospital and health systems
Bethlehem, April 10, 2020 - - State Sen. Lisa Boscola today announced that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board of Directors, of which she is a member, held an emergency meeting to take action on the state’s ongoing response to the...