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Se aprueba en el Senado el proyecto de ley de la senadora Lisa M. Boscola que reautoriza la Ley de Protección Responsable del Cliente de Servicios Públicos
HARRISBURG, PA - 7 de mayo de 2024 - La senadora Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) anunció que su legislación, el proyecto de ley del Senado 1017, aprobado por el Senado PA hoy con un amplio apoyo bipartidista. El proyecto de ley se centra en la modificación y reautorización del Capítulo 14, conocido como "El...
Se aprueba en comisión el proyecto de ley de Boscola para permitir la plena aplicación de los pactos sanitarios
HARRISBURG, PA - 30 de abril 2024 - Senador Lisa Boscola anunció la aprobación unánime de su proyecto de ley, Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1165, por el Senado de Protección al Consumidor y Licencias Profesionales Comité de hoy. Esta importante legislación aborda cuestiones cruciales...
Boscola anuncia una inversión estatal de más de 7,6 millones de dólares en proyectos de aguas pluviales y residuales en el condado de Northampton
Belén (24 de abril 2024) - - El senador estatal Lisa Boscola anunció hoy que PENNVEST ha aprobado un total de $ 7,611,727 en inversiones estatales para proyectos de la Autoridad Municipal de Bethlehem Township (BTMA) y la Autoridad de Alcantarillado de Bangor Borough para...
La Cámara aprueba el proyecto de ley de protección del águila calva del senador Boscola y lo envía al Gobernador
HARRISBURG, PA - 15 de abril 2024 - La legislación de la senadora Lisa M. Boscola, Proyecto de Ley del Senado 709, para proporcionar una mayor protección de las águilas calvas en la Commonwealth aprobó la Cámara de Representantes del Estado (171-30) y ahora irá al escritorio del Gobernador Josh...
Una subvención de Boscola entrega los primeros autobuses escolares eléctricos a Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem, PA - 12 de abril 2024 - La senadora Lisa Boscola se unió hoy a los funcionarios del Distrito Escolar del Área de Bethlehem y PPL como BASD dio a conocer dos nuevos autobuses eléctricos que se aseguró gracias a una subvención estatal de $ 1 millón que ella aseguró. "No podría estar más emocionado de...
Boscola presentará un proyecto de ley para eliminar los aditivos tóxicos de las bolsas intravenosas y los equipos médicos y obligar a los centros médicos a notificar su uso a los pacientes
Belén, 2 de abril de 2024 - La senadora Lisa Boscola anunció hoy que va a introducir una legislación que requiere que las instalaciones médicas con licencia en Pensilvania que utilizan bolsas intravenosas y otros dispositivos médicos fabricados con ftalato de dietilhexilo (DEHP) para notificar formalmente...
Boscola Announces Over $3 Million in State Funding for Lehigh Valley Transportation Projects
Bethlehem, March 26, 2024 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $3,061,186 in state funding has been approved for nine transportation projects in the 18th District through the Multimodal Transportation Fund Program...
Boscola Opposes Legislation to Remove Ballot Drop Boxes, States Support for Additional Drop Boxes in Senate State Government Committee
Harrisburg, PA – March 19, 2024 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) today voted against legislation that would prohibit counties across Pennsylvania from employing voter ballot drop boxes. “Drop boxes are a safe and secure method for Pennsylvanians to return...
Boscola Offers Amendment to Allow Independents to Vote in Primaries in Senate State Government Committee
Harrisburg, PA – March 19, 2024 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) today renewed her efforts to allow Independents the right to vote in primary elections by offering an amendment to Senate Bill 250 that would provide for open primaries in the Commonwealth....
Boscola Secures State Funding for Celtic Cultural Alliance To Support the 37th Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
Bethlehem, March 13, 2024 - Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that has secured a $75,000 state grant to support the 37th year of the Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival, the internationally known event that brings over a quarter million people to Bethlehem...
Boscola Announces Over $1.2 Million in Grant Funding for Affordable Housing Efforts
Bethlehem (March 8, 2024) State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced a total of $1,220,374 in funding for two grants to promote affordable housing in Northampton County through the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). “This important investment of HOME funding...
State Senator Lisa Boscola issues the following statement concerning the train derailment in Lower Saucon:
Earlier this morning representatives from Norfolk Southern contacted my office to inform me of a train derailment involving three trains in Lower Saucon Township. I can’t express my thanks to the first responders that jumped into action immediately to assess the...
Boscola Announces More Than $450,000 in State Funding for Fire Departments and EMS Providers
BETHLEHEM (FEB 16) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that twenty-nine fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the 18th Senatorial District will be awarded $456,776.06 through the 2023-24 Fire Company and Emergency Medical...
Boscola Applauds Governor Shapiro in Economic Development Programs
Harrisburg, PA − February 7, 2024 − Senator Lisa Boscola released the following statement on Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 Budget Address: "Let’s start with what we all like to see, no tax increases. Most Pennsylvanians are struggling to get by, and the Governor’s budget...
Boscola Announces $7,647,000 in State Investment into Stormwater and Water Projects in Northampton County
Bethlehem (January 24, 2024) - State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that PENNVEST has approved a total of $7,647,000 in state investment for projects by the Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority (BTMA) to improve stormwater retention to aid in flood prevention...
Boscola anuncia una subvención global adicional de 1 millón de dólares para el distrito escolar de Bethlehem Ready to Learn
Bethlehem (January 23, 2024) – Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that she has secured an additional $1 million for the Bethlehem Area School District through the Ready to Learn Block Grant. “The Ready to Learn Block Grant is providing critical resources to school...
Boscola Announces $323,500 in State Grants for Parks & Recreation, Watershed Protection and Sewage Facilities through Act 13 Grant Program
BETHLEHEM (January 16, 2024) – State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $323,500 in state funding has been awarded for parks and recreation, watershed protection and sewage facilities projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy...
Boscola Announces $474,802 in State Grants for Environmental Protection and Stormwater Management
BETHLEHEM (January 5, 2024) – State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that the Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $474,802 in state funding through the Growing Greener program and Act 167 grant program for four projects in the Lehigh Valley. “The...
BOSCOLA CALLS ON UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO NOT CUT SERVICES AT LEHIGH VALLEY PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER
BETHLEHEM (December 18, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola submitted public comment Friday on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Mail Processing Facility Review of processing operations in the Lehigh Valley urging the USPS to fully modernize and staff the...
Senator Lisa M. Boscola Celebrates Key Provisions in the Finalized State Budget
HARRISBURG, PA – December 15, 2023 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) celebrated the recently finalized 2023-2024 state budget, that freed critical funding for education, child care, and mental health programs in the Lehigh Valley and across the...