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PA Senate Democrats Honor Victims of Tree of Life with Joint Session & ‘Stronger Than Hate’ Day
Schwank Hosting MLK Remembrance Event Thursday, April 4
Reading, April 2, 2019 State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) is hosting an event to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The event is being held at St. John Missionary Baptist Church at 436 S. 7th Street in Reading at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. The event is a...
Reading Receives Funding for Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety
Harrisburg, March 25, 2019 A Reading local recreation project was approved today for a $725,000 Multi-Modal Transportation Grant by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, according to Sen. Judy Schwank and Reps. Thomas Caltagirone and Mark Rozzi. The...
Sen. Schwank Department of Agriculture :: March 6, 2019
Sen. Schwank Department of Agriculture Recap :: March 6, 2019
Senate Democrats Push Legislation to Aid Farmers, Bolster Local Agriculture, Develop Markets
Hughes, Schwank, Haywood offer multi-faceted approach Harrisburg – March 6, 2019 – Senate Democrats said today that they are sponsoring a three-bill legislative package designed to provide additional tax credits to farmers, encourage the use of locally sourced food...
Schwank Introduces Hemp Legislation
Harrisburg, March 5, 2019 − Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) recently introduced legislation to expand hemp production in Pennsylvania. SB335, the Industrial Hemp Act, recognizes hemp as an allowable cosmetic ingredient, food, food additive or herb to be regulated as...
Bartolotta and Schwank Bill Would Improve Screening, Treatment of Postpartum Depression
HARRISBURG – February 28, 2019 – Bipartisan legislation would improve screening and treatment of new mothers affected by postpartum depression, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Judy Schwank (D-11). The Prenatal and...
Senator Schwank Attends the Department of Human Services 2019-2020 Budget Hearing
Senator Schwank Attends the Department of Health Budget Hearing
Senator Schwank REAL ID Explainer Video
Sen. Schwank Budget Reaction Interview :: February 5, 2019
Schwank Announces Caernarvon Township Approved for State Grant
Harrisburg, February 1, 2019 − Caernarvon Township will receive $208,854 in Multimodal Transportation Fund grant funding approved today by PennDOT, Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) announced. The funds will be used to decrease the turning radius from Route 10 onto...
Senator Judy Schwank Election Reform :: January 29, 2019
Spotted Lantern Fly Update at Farm Show
Sen. Schwank & Agriculture Secretary Redding Farm Show Interview
Sen. Schwank Rebecca Kugler Interview :: January 10, 2019
Sen. Schwank National Hemp Association Farm Show Interview :: January 10, 2019
Sen. Schwank Dairy Youth Interview :: January 10, 2019
Sen. Schwank Taralynn Timer Lambs Interview :: January 10, 2019
Schwank to Continue in Senate Leadership Role
Harrisburg, January 8, 2018 Sen. Judy Schwank was again appointed to Senate leadership by being renamed the Democratic vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations committee by Senate Democratic leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny). The committee is the legislative panel...
Sen. Schwank New Session Interview
Senator Schwank Hosts ACA Enrollment Event
Schwank and Rozzi Hosting Free ACA Event Dec. 12, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner to Speak
Reading, December 5, 2018 − State Sen. Judy Schwank and State Rep. Mark Rozzi are hosting a free Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment event from 10 a.m. to noon at the Muhlenberg Township Building at 210 George Street on Dec. 12. Pennsylvania’s Insurance...
Sen. Schwank SB 919 Bill Signing Domestic Violence in Public Housing Emergency Relocation
Sen. Schwank & PennDOT- Pennsylvania Real ID
Sen. Schwank Reaction to SB261
Legislators Announce Reading School District Receives School Violence Prevention Grant
READING, October 17, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Education $1 million to equip students and educators across the state with strategies to prevent school violence, State Sen. Judy Schwank...
Schwank Announces Nearly $2 million in Grants for Berks County
Harrisburg, October 12, 2018 − Today the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that nearly 200 county and municipal governments will be getting a boost to their recycling and leaf collection programs this year, thanks to $37 million in...
Schwank Announces Kutztown School District Grant
Harrisburg, October 5, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office for Safe Schools has selected Kutztown Area School District to receive $10,190 for programming to address school violence, State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) announced. Specifically, the...
Schwank Announces Exeter Approved for State Grant
Harrisburg, October 2, 2018 − Exeter Township will receive $2.9 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund grant funding approved today by PennDOT, Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) announced. The funds will strengthen the township’s efforts to increase safety along...
PA Partnerships for Children Honors Sen. Schwank for Dedication to Children’s Issues
HARRISBURG, PA – October 1, 2018 – Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC) today presented Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) with its annual “Be Someone for Kids” award in recognition of her work to enact public policies that benefit the commonwealth’s children. “As...
ESU Names Judith L. Schwank Legislative Fellow for 2018
East Stroudsburg, PA − September 27, 2018 − East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania announced the selection of its 2018 Legislative Fellow, State Senator Judith L. Schwank, at a breakfast held in her honor on Thursday, September 27. ESU President Marcia G. Welsh,...