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Los senadores presentan el proyecto de ley TRU
HARRISBURG – Junio 3, 2019 – Senator Sharif Street and fellow senators announced new legislation to address security needs and confront violence against faith-based organizations and those with diverse members. Street was joined by state Senators Andy Dinniman, Jay...
Senate Democrats Spotlight Key Farm Issues, Introduce Elements of PA Farm Bill
Schwank, Sabatina, Street promote organics, tax-exemptions, tax credit expansion, urban agriculture
Harrisburg – Mayo 7, 2019 – Senate Democrats introduced key pieces of the PA Farm Bill today, including measures to promote organic farming, exempt taxes for beginning farmers, increase tax credits and stimulate urban farming.
Lawmakers Announce Legislation to End the Death Penalty in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG – Abril 30, 2019 – Today, Sen. Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery), and Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) were joined by advocates as they called for ending the death penalty in Pennsylvania. The lawmakers are...
Moms Demand Action and CeaseFire PA Join Senator Street to Welcome Team 26 to Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa. − Abril 29, 2019 − Moms Demand Action and CeaseFire PA joined Senator Street, Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass and Senator Haywood at Temple in leading a community rally to welcome Team 26 to Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Senate also...
Sens. Hughes, Haywood, Williams and Street make call action addressing poverty and economic security in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Philadelphia – Abril 5, 2019 – Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), and Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) stood with local activists and advocates to announce the Senate Democrats...
El proyecto de ley de Street y Leach legalizará el cannabis para uso de adultos en Pensilvania; el modelo propuesto hace hincapié en la propiedad de las minorías y la reforma de la justicia penal
HARRISBURG - 18 de marzo de 2019 - La senadora estatal Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) y el senador estatal Sharif Street (D-Filadelfia) anunciaron hoy una legislación que pondría fin a la prohibición del cannabis en Pensilvania y, en última instancia, legalizaría el cannabis para uso de adultos en...
Senate Democratic Caucus Details Local Impacts of Federal Shutdown, Outline State Remedies
HARRISBURG, PA − Enero 16, 2019 −Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus stood together Miércoles, outlining the impacts of the federal shutdown on their constituents and addressing potential remedies at a state level. “In my county of Allegheny, we have...
State Senators Write Banks Asking Institutions to help 12,000 Federal Employees Working without Pay
Harrisburg, PA – Enero 10, 2019 – On behalf of the 12,000 Pennsylvania federal employees, contractors and subcontractors who are not receiving a paycheck during the partial federal government shutdown, Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery),...
Más de 700 personas se reúnen en la primera conferencia sobre oportunidades del cannabis en Filadelfia organizada por Senator Street y DACO
PHILADELPHIA, PA − Octubre 25, 2018 − ‘2018 Cannabis Conference: Seeking Higher Ground’ − PA Senator Sharif Street, 3rd District joined the Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO) to host a two-day conference on the emerging...
Bipartisan Coalition & 400 Advocates Join PA Senator Sharif Street in Support of Senate Bill 942, Reforming Parole in PA
Harrisburg, PA, Octubre 3, 2018 – PA Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) was joined by over 400 advocates, led by the Coalition to End Death by Incarceration and a bipartisan coalition to pass Senate Bill 942 which empowers the Parole Board to review life sentences...
Joint State Legislative Hearing at SCI-Dallas focuses on Prison Reform
Dallas, Pa., Agosto 23, 2018 – A joint state Senate-House Democratic Legislative Policy Committee hearing was held Miércoles at the State Correctional Institute in Luzerne County to discuss proposals aimed at reforming the state’s justice and prison systems. Held at...
Senator Sharif Street Continues Statewide ‘Redemption Tour’ to Raise Public Awareness for PA Senate Bill 942
Pittsburgh, PA − Agosto 2, 2018 − Sábado, Agosto 4th, Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) will hold an Educational Forum with PA Representatives Jake Wheatley (D) and Ed Gainey, as a part of Senator Street’s ‘Redemption Tour’ to raise awareness of senate bill 942, ending life without parole in Pennsylvania.
Senator Street and PA Sentencing Commission Table Controversial Vote
Philadelphia, Pa. − Junio 14, 2018 – On Miércoles Junio 7th, Senator Sharif Street (D- Philadelphia), and members of the PA Sentencing Commission received testimony on the pending vote to adopt a proposal for a new Risk Assessment tool guide judicial sentencing...
Led by State Senator Sharif Street, Six State Legislators ask that the Air Permit for SEPTA’s Power Plant be Rescinded in the Environmental Justice Neighborhood of Nicetown
(Philadelphia, Pa.) − Junio 14, 2018 – On Junio 12, the day of an appeals hearing, Senator Sharif Street took a strong stand for his constituents’ health, and submitted a letter to the City’s License & Inspection Review Board, requesting that they rescind the City’s...
Senator Sharif Street & Advocates Rally To End Life Without Parole
Harrisburg, Pa. − Marzo 28, 2018 − Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) and allies rallied to end life without parole in Pennsylvania, as outlined in his bill, Senate Bill 942. “For those out there who believe in the power of God to change the hearts, minds,...
Senator Sharif Street Presents $500,000 Grant to the Uptown Theatre
Philadelphia, Pa. − Febrero 1, 2018 − Senator Sharif Street today presented a $500,000 check to the Uptown Theatre following the successful award of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds from Governor Tom Wolf. “The Uptown Theatre has...
State Senate Committee Discusses Ways to Prevent Street Harassment
Philadelphia – Noviembre 1, 2017 – At the request of state Sen. Lawrence Farnese (D-Phila.), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a roundtable discussion at City Hall on strategies for preventing street harassment. “It is really important to have this...
Elected Officials and Advocates Stand Together for Expanded Hate Crimes Legislation
Harrisburg, PA – Octubre 24, 2017 – This morning, elected officials stood with advocates to push for an expansion of Pennsylvania’s hate crime definition. As state law currently stands race, color, religion or national origin are protected classes under the hate...
Democratic Senators Detail Impact of Trump Actions on Affordable Care Act in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Octubre 18, 2017 — State Senate Democrats today blasted President Trump’s latest actions regarding the Affordable Care Act in Pennsylvania and detailed the debilitating impact on Pennsylvanians that his latest acts will have...
Sen. Sharif Street to be Honored by The Made Man Initiative This Viernes
PHILADELPHIA, Septiembre 6, 2017 — State Sen. Sharif Street will be honored as a distinguished leader by The Made Man Initiative this Viernes, Sept. 8 in the Lower Level Atrium/Art Gallery of the Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd. in Philadelphia. The Made Man...