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Schwank, Caltagirone Announce Funding
READING, Sept. 9, 2014 - - The Commonwealth Financing Authority today approved a state Multimodal Transportation Fund grant in the amount of $1 million to support a road improvement and bridge replacement along Saint Bernardine Street in Angelica Park in the City of...
El senador Schwank aborda la "crisis de la heroína" durante la audiencia pública del RACC
READING, July 22, 2014 – Working to stem the tide of heroin overdoses and deaths in Berks County and throughout the state, Sen. Judy Schwank joined other elected and health officials today to talk about the “Heroin Crisis Facing Pennsylvania.” The forum, held at the...
El Senador Schwank y otras autoridades inauguran la "Carretera del Suboficial Jefe-2 Jarett M. Yoder
READING, July 16, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank, members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, local emergency responders, family, and other public officials will hold a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday, July 18, to officially name a stretch of Route 662 in...
El senador Schwank dice que se destinarán 110.000 dólares al condado de Berks para aumentar los esfuerzos de reciclaje
READING, July 10, 2014 – More Berks County residents will be able to recycle their waste now that $110,000 in new state grants is headed to two local governments’ recycling programs, state Sen. Judy Schwank announced today. Exeter Township will receive $79,781 through...
El Senado aprueba un proyecto de ley contra el acoso en la pareja, según Schwank
HARRISBURG, July 1, 2014 – The proposal that would make it a crime to publish unapproved, sexually explicit pictures of a former partner moved one step closer to becoming law today when the Pennsylvania Senate agreed to return an amended version of the bill to the...
New PA Budget Gets Schwank’s Vote of No
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2014 – Because it fails to address Pennsylvania’s real issues – like property tax reform and taxing Marcellus Shale companies – state Sen. Sen. Judy Schwank today voted “no” on Pennsylvania’s $29.1 billion 2014-2015 budget. “We have worked hard in...
La propuesta de Schwank de nombrar la carretera de Alsace Twp. Lance M. Vaccaro Memorial Highway' aprobada por el Senado
HARRISBURG, June 25, 2014 – A bill containing a proposal by state Sen. Judy Schwank that would name Route 12 in Alsace Township, Berks County, as the “Special Warfare Operator Chief (SEAL) Lance M. Vaccaro Highway” has been approved by the Senate. “Chief Special...
La legislación cambiaría las leyes de absentismo escolar PA después de Berks madre muere en prisión
HARRISBURG, June 20, 2014 – State Sens. Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks) today announced changes they are proposing to state law following the death of a Reading woman while she was jailed for truancy charges in Berks County Prison. Eileen...
Good News: Property Tax/Rent Rebate Deadline Extended, Says Sen. Schwank
READING, June 12, 2014 – People who depend on state property tax or rent rebates now have another six months to submit an application for the money, state Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) said today after being notified by the Department of Revenue. Applicants now have...
Another Berks Co. Farm Preserved, Sen. Schwank Reports
HARRISBURG, June 12, 2014 – A 25-acre Berks County farm has become the latest to be protected from future development under the state’s farmland preservation program, Sen. Judy Schwank said today. The John and Marie Hill farm in Perry Township was added to the fold...
Schwank propondrá un proyecto de ley para ayudar a las mujeres de bajos ingresos con hijos
HARRISBURG, June 3, 2014 – To encourage low-income families with children to enter and stay in the work force, Sen. Judy Schwank today said she will introduce legislation excluding a larger share of their earnings in determining eligibility for state Temporary...
Schwank será el anfitrión del Ayuntamiento de Muhlenberg
READING, May 27, 2014 – Residents of the Muhlenberg Township and Alsace areas of Berks County will have the opportunity at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 29, to share their thoughts and concerns with state Sen. Judy Schwank during her next town hall meeting. “We are coming...
El senador Schwank aprueba la revisión del Registro de Medicamentos Recetados; dice que ayudará a prevenir las adicciones y el consumo de heroína
HARRISBURG, May 6, 2014 – State Sen. Judy Schwank today voted in favor of a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program that would increase the quality of patient care, give health care consumers a better record of the drugs they have been prescribed, and...
Sen. Schwank Says $1.25M Heading to Berks County Recycling Programs
HARRISBURG, May 6, 2014 – More Berks County residents will be able to recycle more of their consumer waste with the awarding of $1.25 million from Pennsylvania’s Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act. “Since Act 101 was implemented in 1988, the...
El senador Schwank dice que hay que actuar ya para combatir el consumo de heroína en las escuelas
HARRISBURG, May 5, 2014 – In response to the arrests today of 13 mostly underage Berks County residents by Pennsylvania State Police, state Sen. Judy Schwank issued the following statement: “I am grateful for the excellent investigative work of the Berks County...
El senador Schwank recuerda a los universitarios y a los estudiantes de último curso de secundaria el plazo de PHEAA
READING, April 22, 2014 – Students planning to attend college or return to a post-secondary institution and need help paying for it have until May 1 to apply for a state grant through the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, or PHEAA, state Sen. Judy...
Schwank será el anfitrión de la reunión del Ayuntamiento de Wyomissing y presentará al fiscal Adams del condado de Berks. DA Adams
HARRISBURG, April 1, 2014 – State Sen. Judy Schwank will meet with constituents at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 3, during a town hall meeting in Wyomissing. “With only three months remaining before adopting a new state budget, this will be a great time to meet with...
Schwank, los sindicatos y los funcionarios locales instan a la adopción de un impuesto sobre la perforación de pozos de gas natural para financiar el desarrollo económico, la educación y la protección del medio ambiente.
READING, March 27, 2014 – To improve the education of children, better protect Pennsylvania’s environment and spark long-awaited economic development, Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) today announced her support for new legislation that would impose a severance tax on...
El senador Schwank anuncia que los programas para veteranos del condado de Berks han recibido 37.000 dólares en subvenciones
HARRISBURG, March 25, 2014 – Two Berks County organizations that work to help veterans have been awarded a total of $37,000 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, state Sen. Judy Schwank announced today. The Berks County...
Schwank acogerá la cuarta sesión del "Senado Modelo del Condado de Berks
HARRISBURG, March 17, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank will deliver the fourth installment of her Berks County Model Senate beginning at noon, March 18, at Albright College. Schwank’s model senate gives students from 15 Berks County schools a first-hand glimpse of life as a...
La 333ª Compañía de Ingenieros de Reading regresa a casa el martes
Sen. Schwank urges residents to help salute their return HARRISBURG, March 10, 2014—The U.S. Army 333rdEngineering Company will return home from Afghanistan late Tuesday and conclude a nearly year-long deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, state Sen. Judy...
Schwank: Veterans Designation Driver’s Licenses Now Available
HARRISBURG, March 4, 2014 — Pennsylvanians who have served in the armed forces can now apply for a driver license designation identifying them as veterans, state Sen. Judy Schwank announced today. “Fortunately, veterans are eligible for numerous discounts, benefits...
Sen. Schwank Urges Berks Co. Businesses, Schools, Local Governments to Apply for Alternative Fuels Grants
HARRISBURG, Feb. 28, 2014 – Help for school districts, local governments and businesses looking to stretch their energy budgets and conserve fuel are being urged today by state Sen. Judy Schwank to apply for a grant program opening March 1. Pennsylvania’s Alternative...
Líderes comunitarios ofrecerán su testimonio como expertos durante las audiencias de Schwank en la Comisión Modelo del Senado
HARRISBURG, February 28, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank will continue her Berks County Model Senate on Tuesday, March 4, at Albright College. This third session, which is being made up due to a prior weather-related postponement, will include “Senate committee hearings”...
Sen. Schwank Praises Approval of Tax Credits for Reading Residential Development Projects
HARRISBURG, Feb. 20, 2014 -- State Sen. Judy Schwank today hailed the recent approval by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency of nearly $1.4 million in low-income housing tax credits to support two housing development projects in the City of Reading. Schwank said...
Schwank: Berks sigue a la cabeza en conservación agraria
HARRISBURG, February 19, 2014 – Nearly 700 additional acres of Berks County farmland will be preserved through the purchase of agricultural easements, state Sen. Judy Schwank announced today. “Adding more land to the acreage protected from development does more than...
Líderes comunitarios testificarán durante las audiencias de Schwank en la Comisión Modelo del Senado
HARRISBURG, Feb. 12, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank will give students from 15 Berks County schools another first-hand glimpse of life as a state lawmaker on Feb. 18 during the third of five sessions in her Berks County Model Senate. The third session will be held at...
El proyecto de ley Schwank mantendría la capacidad de las ciudades para cobrar tasas de reciclaje
HARRISBURG, Feb. 11, 2014 – State Senator Judy Schwank said today she will introduce legislation to preserve the authority of communities to use local fees to support their recycling programs. “For more than two decades, nobody questioned whether municipalities have...
Schwank’s ‘Revenge Porn’ Legislation Heading to House
HARRISBURG, Jan. 28, 2014 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved state Sen. Judy Schwank’s bill to criminalize so-called “revenge porn,” and it did so as the young woman who sparked initiatives across the country to change state laws stood almost...
Los senadores Schwank y Blake se unen para ayudar a las ciudades en apuros de Pensilvania
HARRISBURG, Jan. 15, 2014 – To improve performance and brighten the economic future for more of Pennsylvania’s struggling cities, state Sens. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and John Blake (D-Lackawanna) today introduced legislation to expand a new program designed to drive...
Se aprueba en comisión el proyecto de ley del senador Schwank contra el acoso en la pareja
HARRISBURG, Jan. 14, 2013 – Legislation introduced by Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) that would make Pennsylvania the third state in the country to criminalize so-called “revenge porn” cleared a key state panel today. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to...
Schwank y Blake propondrán ampliar la legislación revitalizadora de la ciudad
HARRISBURG, Jan. 14, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank and Sen. John Blake will hold a press conference at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Capitol to unveil a bill that would expand the state’s new City Revitalization and Improvement Zones. Lancaster and Bethlehem were...
Los médicos de familia eligen a Schwank colegislador del año
HARRISBURG, Jan. 9, 2014 – The statewide organization representing 5,500 doctors, residents and students of family medicine has picked state Sen. Judy Schwank for its “2014 Legislator of the Year” award. The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians said it picked the...