April 20, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – April 20, 2023 – Senator Street issued the following statement on 420 Day: “The end of cannabis prohibition in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is near. In 2021 bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 473) was introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin(R) and...
April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023: Senator Sharif Street shared the following statement in response to the expulsion of two Tennessee Democratic state representatives, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones: “For too long gun violence has been met with inaction by state lawmakers...
March 30, 2023
Philadelphia, PA- March 30, 2023- In response to the shooting of a Philadelphia resident by a private contractor during an attempted eviction, Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County) and Sharif Street (D–Philadelphia County) today announced legislation to ensure...
March 26, 2023
PHILADELPHIA. PA- March 24, 2023 – Following reports of an incident involving police and a parked vehicle in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Councilmember Cindy Bass and State Senators Sharif Street and Art Haywood met with law enforcement to review...
March 22, 2023
The organization gave food to families at the Penrose Recreation Center in North Philadelphia.
March 22, 2023
Wednesday night marks the first night of Ramadan, a holy month observed by Muslims. Muslims who participate fast from dawn to sunset through the month. In conjunction with the 30 days of observance, Philabundance and Senator Sharif Street kicked off a food...
March 22, 2023
Muslim communities around the world began celebrating Ramadan Wednesday night. Fasting and service are both part of the observance practices and that is how some people spent the first night of the holy month. NBC10’s Leah Uko captured how many people helped with the...
March 18, 2023
Philadelphia, PA – March 18, 2023- Today Senator Sharif Street (Philadelphia-D) announced more than $4.5M in State funding for various projects in North Philadelphia in the 3rd Senatorial District. These funds will be used for infrastructure improvement...
March 8, 2023
Harrisburg, PA – March 8, 2023- Following Governor Shapiro’s inaugural 2023-2024 budget address, Senator Sharif Street issued the following statement: “After another violent weekend of shootings in Philadelphia and in the wake of the death of Temple Officer...
March 6, 2023
HARRISBURG, PA (March 6, 2023) – On Friday, March 3rd Senators Street, Schwank, Tartaglione and Hughes, reintroduced Sacred Spaces legislation, amending Section 3307 of Title 18 (Institutional Vandalism) to enhance the existing statute to give District...
