Press Releases
Boscola Announces $ 655,848 in Prevention Grants from PCCD
Bethlehem (September 8, 2021)- Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that at its quarterly meeting the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) approved $655,848 in grants to local governments and organizations that address...
Boscola, McNeill Postpone Senior Fair Scheduled for September 17, 2021 Due to Rise in COVID Cases
BETHLEHEM (Sept 8) - State Senator Lisa Boscola and State Representative Jeannie McNeill announced today in a joint statement below that due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and the possible impact of contracting COVID on a vulnerable age...
Senate Democrats Urge State Supreme Court to Take Action on Evictions for Tenants with Pending ERAP Applications
Harrisburg, PA − August 30, 2021 − The Senate Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to encourage the court to take action to halt evictions for tenants who already have pending applications in the Emergency Rental...
Boscola Raises Concerns with Proposed Nursing Home Regulations, Impact on County Nursing Homes and Urges Public Comment to State
Bethlehem (August 20, 2021)- State Senator Lisa M. Boscola today raised concerns today with the practicality of proposed Nursing Home regulations raising the number of direct care hours from 2.7 to 4.1 due the availability of health care workers needed to meet that...
Senator Boscola Announces $300,000 Keystone Communities Grant to the Greater Easton Development Partnership
BETHLEHEM − August 2, 2021 − State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that the Greater Easton Development Partnership has been awarded a $300,000 grant through the Keystone Communities Program for its Church Street Pedestrian Plaza & Exterior Improvements...
Boscola Announces $331,600 in Green Light-Go Funds to Improve Traffic Safety
BETHLEHEM (July 7, 2021) - State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that $331,600 in “Green Light-Go” funding has been awarded to two Northampton County municipalities in the 18th District to improve traffic safety. “Improving the efficiency and operation of...
Boscola Nurse Licensure Compact Bill Signed into Law by Governor Wolf
Harrisburg, July 1, 2021 - - Senator Lisa Boscola’s legislation (Senate Bill 115) that would cut red tape and qualify more nurses for licensure in Pennsylvania through authorizing the Commonwealth to join the Nurse Licensure Compact was signed into law today by...
Senator Boscola Votes For State Budget
HARRISBURG, PA − June 25, 2021 − State Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today issued the following statement on her decision to vote for the state budget: “This budget may not have included everything I wanted but without a tax increase it makes...
Boscola Nurse Licensure Compact Bill Passed by PA House, Goes to Governor
Harrisburg, June 24, 2021 − The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed Senator Lisa Boscola’s legislation (Senate Bill 115) that would cut red tape and qualify more nurses for licensure in Pennsylvania through authorizing the Commonwealth to join the Nurse...
Boscola Applauds Passage of Legislation to Regulate the Deployment of 5G Wireless Infrastructure in PA Senate
Harrisburg – June 22, 2021 – Senator Lisa Boscola lauded the passage of legislation (Senate Bill 769) today in the Pennsylvania Senate to regulate the deployment of 5G wireless infrastructure, which in her words on the Senate floor will be the “base foundation...
Boscola Statement on Vote to Extend the Tools Needed to Address the COVID Crisis
Harrisburg (June 10) - Today, I voted in support of both HB854, extending waivers needed to address the COVID crisis as a matter of legislation, and HR 106, ending the emergency declaration. As I cast these votes, I viewed my decision as an opportunity to de-escalate...
Boscola Announces More Than $1.8 Million in Criminal Justice Grants
Bethlehem, June 9 - Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that at its quarterly meeting the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) approved $1,827,284 in grants to Lehigh and Northampton Counties as well as to local non-profits...
Boscola Statement on Small Games Of Chance Legislation Passage in Senate
State Senator Lisa Boscola issued the following statement regarding the PA Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 243, legislation permitting organizations with small games of chance licenses to offer raffles and drawings online or virtually during the COVID-19 emergency...
Boscola Announces nearly $1.9 million in State Grants for Lehigh Valley Projects
State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced state funding totaling $1,890,103 for projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Local Share Account – Northampton and Lehigh Counties, the Local Share Account-Monroe County and the Blight Remediation Program....
Boscola Announces nearly $1.8 Million in State Funding for Lehigh Valley International Airport
State Senator Lisa Boscola today announced that Lehigh Valley International Airport has been awarded $1,778,500 to continue its terminal connector and security checkpoint expansion project. “I’m pleased to announce the awarding of these state funds to further assist...
Boscola Nurse Licensure Compact Bill passed by Senate
Today, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senator Lisa Boscola’s legislation (Senate Bill 115) that would cut red tape and qualify more nurses for licensure in Pennsylvania through authorizing the Commonwealth to join the Nurse Licensure Compact. “Joining the Nurse...
Senator Mensch and Senator Boscola Introduce Resolution Recognizing April 2021 as “Pennsylvania Community College Month”
HARRISBURG – A resolution co-sponsored by Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) and Senator Lisa Boscola (D-18) was introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate. Senate Resolution 97 designates the month of April 2021 as “Pennsylvania Community College Month" in the Commonwealth....
Boscola Announce $1.575 Million in State Funding for Lehigh Valley Transportation Projects
Bethlehem, April 21, 2021 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today state funding has been approved for two important transportation projects in the Lehigh Valley for the South 2nd Street project in Emmaus and the Transportation Infrastructure Improvements as...
Boscola & McNeill Announce nearly $500,000 in State Grants for Park & Recreation Projects in Lehigh & Northampton Counties
Bethlehem, April 21, 2021 - - State Senator Lisa Boscola and State Representative Jeanne McNeill today announced state funding totaling $461,207 for projects in Lehigh Northampton County through the Act 13 Greenways, Trails and Recreation...
State Senate Approves Senator Boscola’s Snow/Ice Removal Bill
Harrisburg, April 21, 2021 --- The state Senate today approved Sen. Lisa Boscola’s and Sen. Dan Laughlin’s legislation that would require drivers to remove ice or snow from their vehicles within 24 hours following...