Press Releases
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...
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...
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...
Boscola Announces $1,150,000 in Conservation and Park Grants for Slate Belt
BETHLEHEM (November 19, 2024) – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced this year’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) has awarded $1.15 million for two projects in Upper Mount Bethel...
Boscola Announces $1,725,000 in Park, Trail & Conservation Grants for Four Northampton County Projects including additional funding for South Bethlehem Greenway
BETHLEHEM (November 19, 2024) – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) announced this year’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants totaling $1,725,000 have been awarded for four important park,...
Boscola Announces $13,275,000 in State Funding for Lehigh Valley Redevelopment Projects
Bethlehem, November 1, 2024 – State Sen. Lisa Boscola today announced $13,275,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding to eleven redevelopment projects in the Lehigh Valley. “I am pleased to announce the investment of these state dollars that...
Boscola Announces $9,066,260 in State Grants for Public School Facility Improvements and Public Safety, Community & Economic Development Projects
Bethlehem, October 22, 2024 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $9,066,260 for projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the new Public School Facilities Improvement Program and the Local Share Account - Statewide (LSA). “I am...
Boscola Announces $3,793,000 State Loan for Palmer Township Stormwater Authority for Old Nazareth Road Drainage Improvements
Bethlehem (October 16, 2024) - - State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that PENNVEST has approved a $3,793,000 loan for the Palmer Township Stormwater Authority to increase capacity and ensure adequate drainage along Old Nazareth Road during large rainfall...
Boscola Bi-Partisan Legislation to Combat AI-Generated Deepfake Images of Minors in PA Set for Enactment
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-5) and Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) to combat “deepfake” images of minors and child sexual abuse materials generated by artificial intelligence (AI) received final legislative...
Sens. Nick Miller, Lisa Boscola Secure More Than $3 Million for Safety Programs and Initiatives in the Lehigh Valley.
September 12, 2024 –Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that 13 organizations and communities from both Lehigh and Northampton counties have been awarded funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime...
Senator Boscola Introducing Bill to Fix Funding Oversight for Senior Programs
Harrisburg, PA – August 12, 2024 — Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) is set to introduce legislation to correct a critical oversight in the state budget that threatens essential services for Pennsylvanians aged 60 and older. The bill aims to increase funding for...
Sen. Lisa Boscola Applauds Budget Investments in Economic and Workforce Development, Disappointed in Lack of Significant School Property Tax Relief
HARRISBURG, PA – July 11, 2024 – Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) shared her views on the passage of the State budget as it heads to the Governor’s desk. A longtime advocate for school property tax reform, Boscola said, “while every school district in the 18th...
Bill to Allow Full Implementation of Health Care Compacts Unanimously Passes State Senate, Heads to Governor’s Desk
HARRISBURG, PA – July 3, 2024 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola proudly today announced the unanimous passage by the Senate of significant legislation to addresses crucial issues surrounding professional licensure, particularly in the healthcare sector. House Bill 2200, a...
Senator Lisa M. Boscola Welcomes Passage of Legislation to Aid Local Restaurants
HARRISBURG, PA – July 2, 2024 – Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) was joined by a nearly all members of the Pennsylvania Senate today to pass legislation that will make updates to the state Liquor Code. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Matthew...