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Boscola Announces More Than $330,000 in PCCD Grant Funding for Wilson Area LINCS Family Center and to the County of Lehigh
BETHLEHEM (June 12, 2025) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced that the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has approved three grants totaling $338,100 to the Wilson Area LINCS Family Center and to the County of Lehigh. “These grant awards will have a...
Senate Committee Advances Senator Boscola’s Genetic Testing Access Bills
HARRISBURG, PA – June 11, 2025 – The Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton), Senate Bills 535 and 536, which would allow licensed genetic counselors...
Senator Boscola Joins Governor Shapiro in Northampton County – Highlighting Critical Role of Mass Transit
Sen. Boscola Guest Introductions
Boscola Announces More Than $2.9M in State Grants for Northampton County Projects
Bethlehem, May 20, 2025 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $2,932,325 for projects in Northampton County through the Local Share Account – Northampton and Lehigh Counties and the Local Share Account-Monroe...
Senator Boscola Addresses First Responders at the 49th Biennial Pennsylvania Professional Firefighters Association Convention at Wind Creek in Bethlehem
Bright Horizons at Lehigh Earns Keystone Stars 4-Star Accreditation
Senate Communications & Technology Committee Holds Hearing in Bethlehem
Senator Boscola’s Floor Remarks on Senate Bill 9
Boscola Announces $1,860,161 in Funding for Dual Credit Programs at Lehigh Valley Community Colleges
BETHLEHEM (April 28, 2025) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that Northampton Community College and Lehigh Carbon Community College were awarded a total of $1,860,161 in grant funding for their dual credit programs, which allow high school students to...
Senators Boscola and Pennycuick Introduce Senate Bill 422 to Boost Math Proficiency with Supplemental Program for Pennsylvania Students
HARRISBURG, PA – Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton/Lehigh, District 18) and Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-Berks/Montgomery, District 24) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 422, a bipartisan initiative to address lagging math proficiency among...
Senator Boscola Offers Resolution Designating April 2025 as Community College Month in Pennsylvania
Senator Boscola Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of protecting Daylight – SR46
Boscola Applauds State Efforts to Combat SNAP Benefits Theft, Calls for Stronger Penalties
March 19, 2025, Harrisburg, PA – In response to the Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General’s (OSIG) recent announcement of felony charges against an individual for stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from 17 Pennsylvanians,...
Boscola Seeks Sales Tax Holiday for School Supplies
HARRISBURG, PA – March 14, 2025 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced she will soon introduce legislation to provide a sales tax holiday on school supplies. Aimed at combatting the effects of inflation, this bill would provide targeted tax relief on...
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Senator Boscola Welcomes Governor Shapiro to the Lehigh Valley to Discuss Education Workforce Challenges
Senator Boscola Introduces Bill to Crack Down on SNAP Skimming Thieves
Harrisburg, PA – February 24, 2025 – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 362 aimed at increasing penalties for criminals who steal food assistance benefits from Pennsylvania families through a method known as “SNAP...
Boscola Announces $1,713,257 in State Funding for Lehigh Valley for Roadway & Safety Projects
Bethlehem, February 24, 2025 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $1,713,257 in state funding has been approved for four projects in the 18th District through the Multimodal Transportation Fund Program...
Boscola Announces Nearly $500,000 in State Funding for Fire Departments and EMS Providers
BETHLEHEM (FEB 11, 2025) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that thirty-two grants were approved for fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the 18th Senatorial District totaling $484,234.20 through the 2024-25 Fire Company and...
Senator Boscola Reacts to Governor Shapiro’s 2025-26 Budget Proposal
Boscola Applauds Shapiro’s Budget Address, Emphasizes Key Investments in Education, Energy, and Economic Development
HARRISBURG, PA – February 4, 2025 - Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) applauded Governor Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget address today, praising his focus on keeping taxes low, investing in Pennsylvania’s future, and ensuring long-term economic stability. “I...
Boscola’s Chapter 14 Reenactment Bill Passes Senate with Strong Bipartisan Support
Harrisburg, PA – February 3, 2025 - With a broad bipartisan vote of 41-7, the Pennsylvania Senate today approved Senate Bill 154, legislation sponsored by Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) to restore and improve The Responsible Utility Customer Protection Act...
Boscola Floor Remarks on Chapter 14 to Restore and Improve the Responsible Utility Customer Protection Act
PA Senators Collett & Boscola Take Action to Protect Digital Privacy Rights & Combat Corporate Interests
Harrisburg, Pa. — January 30, 2025 — During Data Privacy Week, PA State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) and Lisa Boscola (D-18 Lehigh/Northampton) have announced plans to reintroduce legislation to protect Pennsylvanians’ privacy...
Boscola Announces Nearly $450,000 in State Grants for Trails, Parks Recreation and Watershed Protection Projects through Act 13 Grant Program
BETHLEHEM (January 28, 2025) – State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $441,085 in state funding has been awarded for trails, parks, recreation and watershed protection projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund Grant...
Boscola Bill to Restore the Responsible Utility Customer Protection Act Advances in the Senate
HARRISBURG, PA – January 27, 2025 - Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced today that Senate Bill 154, her legislation to reauthorize The Responsible Utility Customer Protection Act (Chapter 14), passed unanimously in the Senate Consumer Protection &...
Boscola Announces Over $1.1 Million in State Grants for Afterschool and Violence Prevention Programs
Bethlehem (January 16, 2025)- Senator Lisa Boscola announced that $1,132,206 in state funding has been awarded to Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Easton Area Community Center’s (EACC) St. Anthony’s Youth Center to support after two school and violence...
Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Celebrates Hommrich v. Boscola Decision from Commonwealth Court as Victory for Elected Officials, Democratic Process
HARRISBURG, PA – Yesterday, the Commonwealth Court issued a ruling in the Hommrich v. Boscola defamation case, reversing the trial court and holding that the statement in Senator Boscola’s net metering co-sponsorship memo is protected by legislative immunity. J....
Boscola Announces Two Northampton County Non-Profits to receive 80 Laptop Computers through Digital Connectivity Technology Program
BETHLEHEM (November 21, 2024) – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced today that Women of Excellence Bethlehem and the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity have been awarded laptop computers by the PA Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) through the...