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Sens. Boscola, Miller Secure Over $2.6 Million in Funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Sept. 21, 2023 – Sens. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton County) and Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced more than $2.6 million in state funding to local organizations in Lehigh and Northampton counties from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
Bipartisan Support Propels Senator Lisa Boscola’s SB473 to Favorable Passage in Senate Transportation Committee
Harrisburg, PA – September 19, 2023 – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton County) is pleased to announce that her legislation, SB473, aimed at addressing the issue of unpaid Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls, was favorably passed by the Senate Transportation...
Senator Lisa Boscola Statement on Stephen M. DeFrank Being Named Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Bethlehem (August 30, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola released the following statement today regarding the appointment of Stephen M. DeFrank by Governor Shapiro as the next Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission: “I would like to applaud the...
Sen. Boscola: Moment of Silence for John Kalynych
Boscola Announces $405,572 in Green Light-Go Funds to the City of Easton to Improve Traffic and Pedestrian Safety
BETHLEHEM (August 11, 2023) - State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that $405,572 in “Green Light-Go” funding has been awarded to the City of Easton for a critical traffic safety project. “The Green Light-Go program is an important state program to assist...
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Budget Fails to Help Hard Working Homeowners
By Senator Lisa Boscola – 18th Senatorial District The recently signed state budget fails to address Pennsylvania's most pressing issue, reducing our reliance on local property taxes as the primary source for funding public education. Pennsylvania homeowners remain...
Boscola: New Law to Increase Rebates and Income Limits for Property Tax & Rent Rebate Program Long Overdue
Bethlehem, PA – August 4, 2022– Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) applauded the Governor’s signature on legislation to increase the maximum rebate amounts and income limits for the Commonwealth’s popular Property Tax & Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program,...
Senate Passes Boscola Bi-Partisan Resolution on Health Care Needs of Women Veterans
Harrisburg − June 22, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved legislation, State Senate Resolution 46, aimed at ensuring the health care needs of women veterans are met in Pennsylvania introduced by Senator Lisa Boscola and her colleagues,...
Senate Passes Boscola Bi-Partisan Resolution on Health Care Needs of Women Veterans
Senator Boscola Bill Designed to Further Protect Bald & Golden Eagles Passes Full Senate
Senate Passes Boscola Bill To Further Protect Bald & Golden Eagles
Harrisburg (June 20, 2023) – The Pennsylvania Senate today approved State Senator Lisa M. Boscola’s bill (Senate Bill 709) that would increase the state fine from $200 to $2,000 for killing a bald or golden eagle. “Senate passage of my legislation to protect bald and...
Boscola Announces $1.3 Million in PCCD Grant Funding for Local Non-Profits and County Criminal Justice Programs
BETHLEHEM (June 13, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded five grants totaling $1,317,882 to local non-profits and county governments throughout the Lehigh Valley. “These investments into...
Boscola Bill To Further Protect Bald & Golden Eagles Unanimously Reported Out of Senate Committee
Harrisburg (June 6, 2023) – The Pennsylvania Senate’s Game and Fisheries Committee today unanimously approved State Senator Lisa Boscola’s bill (Senate Bill 709) that would increase the state fine from $200 to $2,000 for killing a bald or golden eagle. “My legislation...
Boscola Bill To Further Protect Bald & Golden Eagles Unanimously Reported out of Senate Committee
BOSCOLA ANNOUNCES $190,188 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS
BETHLEHEM (May 17, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that two Northampton County Senior Centers, the Nazareth Senior Center and the Silver Connection at Easton Area Community Center, were awarded a total of $190,188 in grant funding through the...
Senator Lisa Boscola Announces $2.64 Million in State Grants for Projects in the 18th Senatorial District
Bethlehem − May 16, 2023 − State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $2,643,353 for projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Local Share Account – Northampton and Lehigh Counties and the Local Share Account-Monroe County....
Nurse Practitioners Rally at the PA Capitol for Full Practice Authority
Nurse Practitioners from Across the State Rally at PA Capitol to Support Full Practice Authority HARRISBURG, PA – May 3, 2023: Nurse practitioners from across the Commonwealth joined together this morning at the PA Capitol in support of Senate Bill 25, a bill that...
Sen. Boscola Remarks on SB 25 Modernization of the Professional Nursing Law
Senator Boscola’s Remarks on SB 400- Open Primary Legislation
SB 400 Open Primary Legislation Press Conference
Senator Boscola Introduces Open Primary Legislation
Harrisburg, PA –April 26, 2023– Senators Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) and Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) today introduced a bipartisan proposal to repeal closed primary elections in Pennsylvania, allowing registered voters who selected ‘none’ or ‘no affiliation’ on their...
Boscola Announces $175,000 State Grant for Minsi Lake Improvements
BETHLEHEM (April 24, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that the PA Fish and Boat Commission awarded a $175,000 Boating Facility Grant to Northampton County for the Minsi Lake Access project, specifically for improvements to the boat launch...
Boscola Resolution Designates April 2023 as “Pennsylvania Community College Month”
Harrisburg, PA – April 24, 2023 – Senators Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) and Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) introduced Senate Resolution 94, designating April 2023 as “Pennsylvania Community College Month”. “I am proud to join my fellow Co-Chair of the Senate...
Senator Boscola Welcomes Students & Staff of NCC to the Senate
Boscola Announces more than $9.7 million in State Grants for Lehigh Valley Projects
Bethlehem (March 16, 2023) - State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $9,714,755 for projects in the 18th Senatorial District through a new Statewide Local Share Account (LSA) – from gaming funds and the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF)....
Boscola Announces Over $1 Million in Grant Funding for Local Law Enforcement and County Criminal Justice Programs
BETHLEHEM (March 8, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded $1,004,601 in grant funding throughout the Lehigh Valley for local law enforcement county criminal justice programs. “It is...
Boscola Calls on PA Senate to Support Ukrainian People by Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Bethlehem (March 8, 2023) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola today spoke on the Senate floor urging her colleagues to pass Senate Resolution 62, sponsored by herself and Senator David Argall, to show the Senate’s support for the Ukrainian people. Senate Resolution...
Boscola calls on the Senate of PA to show its support for Ukrainian people by adopting SR 62
Senator Lisa Boscola’s Statement on Governor Shapiro’s 1st Budget Address
After reviewing the proposed budget and hearing the Governor’s speech, I was struck by the lack of proposals to help Pennsylvania's hard working, middle-class families. Many of these families continue to be battered by record high inflation and there was little...