Our colleague Ethan Corey provided key testimony before a Pennsylvania state Senate committee today about the lack of reliable information regarding deaths in custody. Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of deaths in custody among US states.

'Comprehensive reporting of deaths in custody serves as a vital tool for public health and accountability' Senator Amanda Cappelletti #SenDemPolicy

This week, Senator Amanda Cappelletti joined fellow members of the PA Black Maternal Health Caucus for the announcement of the #PaMomnibus .

The legislative package includes 8 bills aiming to decrease maternal morbidity & mortality in PA.

Learn more 🔻
pahouse.com/BMH/InTheNews/…

'No protections from a landlord's greed'

Senator Jimmy Dillon and Senator Amanda Cappelletti host a press conference in Harrisburg on their legislation that would enforce rental rate protection measures to help combat unfair and predatory rental increases.

Watch at senatordillon.com/live/

.Senator Amanda Cappelletti has introduced a bill with Senator Jimmy Dillon that would enforce rental rate protection measures to help combat unfair & predatory rental increases.

The bill has protections for both parties entering into a lease agreement.

Learn more 🔻
legis.state.pa.us//cfdocs/Legis/…

'There is something so completely unjust that her rental rate doubled when she never missed a payment.'

Senator Amanda Cappelletti tells the story of a constituent that was unable to cover her outrageous rental rate increase.

As a result, she lost critical medical care.

Today, Senator Jimmy Dillon and Senator Amanda Cappelletti
hosted a press conference in Harrisburg on their legislation that would enforce rental rate protection measures to help combat unfair and predatory rental increases.

Learn more about this important bill 🔻
legis.state.pa.us//cfdocs/Legis/…

.Senator Amanda Cappelletti has fought tirelessly to support families struggling with infertility, introducing a bill to require certain employer-sponsored insurance plans to cover infertility services.

This is how we support our freedom to have the families we want.

Last week, Senator Amanda Cappelletti hosted her annual Good Government Summit in District 17.

This year, they partnered with Villanova University and gave local high school students the opportunity to learn about state government and be Senators for the day!

Woah!

.Joshua Vaughn and I have been invited to testify at a policy hearing on the public health crisis of death in custody by PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Katie Muth and Senator Amanda Cappelletti.

Truly, I am humbled and honored for this opportunity

February is #LibraryLoversMonth !

And we love libraries so much that we want to protect them from discriminatory book bans.

Senator Amanda Cappelletti has introduced a bill that would prohibit partisan book bans in Pennsylvania libraries.

Learn more 🔻 legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/C…

.Senator Amanda Cappelletti & I met with East Norriton Twp officials to celebrate state funding for water system improvements: $1.3M for storm water improvements on Sardaro Lane & $266,709 to retrofit a storm water basin on Pierce Rd. I’m grateful for the state infrastructure investments!

We're only one week away from #NationalDonorDay ! Organ donors can save 8 lives + enhance the lives of 75 others through tissue donation. Learn how you can register to give the gift of life → donatelifepa.org

This resolution, Schwank says there used to be a time when elected officials came together to solve problems. This resolution doesn't help further that, and is 'more about providing mailers and social medias graphics' for the 2024 election than solving any problem.

.Senator Amanda Cappelletti said this Republican memo is clearly meant to take aim at President Biden without any historical context - including failed immigration efforts from former President Trump.

Watch at PASenate.com/session/

.@governorshapiro just became the first PA Governor to talk about access to period products in his budget address. That’s a big deal. 👏

'Right now, we have the opportunity to correct course [on climate change] by enacting the strongest possible carbon pollution standards to reign in fossil fuels.'

Read more from climate champ Senator Amanda Cappelletti in the Delco Times #ActOnClimate

delcotimes.com/2024/01/30/gue…

Yesterday's PA Supreme Court ruling was a great first step towards more equitable access to reproductive healthcare.

Let's keep this energy going.

#PAWHC #AbortionIsHealthcare

.Senator Amanda Cappelletti speaks about the impact abortion restrictions have on everyday Americans and the devastating impact it would have on Pennsylvanians if they were ever passed.

Watch the panel discussion🔻
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