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Schwank Hosting Opioid Addiction Awareness Event
Reading, February 23, 2017 – State Sen. Judy Schwank is hosting an opioid addiction awareness event from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 16 at the Governor Mifflin Intermediate School in Shillington. The event, Coping with Opioid Addiction: Real Life Experiences, is geared...
Schwank Introduces Bill to Provide Equitable State Police Coverage for Municipalities Without Police
HARRISBURG, February 15, 2017 – Today Sen. Judy Schwank proposed a bill to ensure state police have sufficient resources to provide public safety services. Schwank (D-Berks) said Senate Bill 382 would offset funds the state provides to municipalities from motor...
Sen. Judy Schwank :: 2017 Budget Reaction Interview
Black History Month :: Pennsylvania Report February 2017
Senate Democrats Call for Special Session on Property Tax Relief or Elimination
Harrisburg – February 1, 2017 – State Senate Democrats said that Gov. Tom Wolf should call a special session of the General Assembly to ensure that legislation that results in significant property tax relief or total elimination is passed and signed into law this session.
Bartolotta, Schwank Reintroduce Postpartum Depression Proposal
HARRISBURG, February 1, 2017 – Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Judy Schwank (D-11) reintroduced legislation today that would extend early intervention services to newborn and infant children of mothers affected by postpartum depression (PPD). Pennsylvania has a...
Sen. Judy Schwank :: Black History Month CPAAM
National Agriculture Day Essay Contest
Reading, January 25, 2017 – State Sen. Judy Schwank, Berks Country and the Berks Agricultural Resource Network invite Berks County students to share their thoughts about farming in an essay and video contest celebrating National Ag Day. The day reminds people where...
Pennsylvania Report February 2017 :: PA Farm Show
Schwank and Lt. Governor Mike Stack to Host Seminar on Dealing with Criminal Records
Reading, January 18, 2017 Sen. Judy Schwank is hosting an informational seminar on pardons, expungements and the new Limited Access processes on Saturday, Jan. 28, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Township municipal building at 210 George Street.
Schwank to Chair Public Health & Welfare, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committees
Reading, December 29, 2016 Sen. Judy Schwank will serve as the Democratic Chair of the Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee, as well as continue her post as the Democratic Chair of the Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Sen. Jay Costa...
Pennsylvania Report January 2017 :: Spotted Lanternfly Infestation
Scrape Eggs to Control the Spotted Lanternfly
Harrisburg, December 14, 2016 In conjunction with Penn State Extension, Sen. Judy Schwank has released an instructional video demonstrating how to kill spotted lanternfly eggs. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest that state officials worry could damage the...
Senator Judy Schwank DUI Message
Senator Schwank comments on the One Year Anniversary of CHIP with DHS
Schwank Named to Leadership
Harrisburg, December 8, 2016 − Senator Judy Schwank was named the Democratic vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations committee by Senate Democratic leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny). The committee is the legislative panel charged with allocating billions of taxpayer...
Sen. Schwank and Rep. Gillen Announce $1.6 Million State Investment in Berks
HARRISBURG, December 6, 2016 – Two Berks County economic development/transportation enhancement projects will receive much needed boosts thanks to $1.6 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund grant funding approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The...
Pennsylvania Report December 2016 :: The Peanut Bar
Pennsylvania Report December 2016 :: Holiday Giving
Pennsylvania Report December 2016 :: Oley Fair and the PA Farm Show
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More Than $40,000 Awarded to Berks Schools
Harrisburg, November 4, 2016 – State Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) announced that two Berks County educational organizations have been awarded state grants totaling $40,577. The grants are for the training and compensation of school resource officers and school...
$500,000 Awarded to RACC
Harrisburg, October 28, 2016 – Today Gov. Tom Wolf awarded $500,000 in Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to renovate Reading Area Community College’s science laboratory, State Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Mark Rozzi (D-126th...
Senate Passes Truancy Bill
Harrisburg – October 26, 2016 − The State Senate today approved bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks) that would significantly change the state’s truancy laws. The legislation, spurred by the 2014 death...
Schwank Announces $180,000 in State Grants to Improve Recreation in the 11th Senate District
Harrisburg – October 24, 2016 – State Senator Judith L. Schwank today announced that two Berks County municipalities, Laureldale Borough and Exeter Township, have been approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for $180,000 in grant funding through the...
Senator Judy Schwank Sponsoring Two College Financial Aid Events This Week
Harrisburg, October 17, 2016 – On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, beginning at 7 p.m., Senator Judy Schwank is sponsoring her annual College Financial Aid Awareness Seminar in the Commissioners Board Room of the Muhlenberg Township Building, 210 George Street, Reading,...
Pennsylvania Report October 2016 :: Farmers Markets
Pennsylvania Report October 2016 :: Heroin/Opioid Addiction & Treatment
Pennsylvania Report October 2016 :: Women In Pennsylvania
Schwank Legislation Supporting Women with Post-Partum Depression Clears Committee
Harrisburg – Sept. 28, 2016 – Legislation sponsored by Senator Judy Schwank that would provide early intervention services for infants and mothers when the mother is affected by post-partum depression received unanimous support today from the Senate committee on...
Schwank Introduces Legislation Shielding Farms from Realty Transfer Tax
Harrisburg – Sept. 27, 2016 – State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) today introduced legislation to reinstate a decades old program that exempts agricultural conservation easements from Pennsylvania’s Realty Transfer Tax (RTT). The proposed bill would provide exemptions...
Schwank, Jozwiak: State Grant Paves Way for New Industrial Development, Jobs
Harrisburg, September 16, 2016 − More than $2.5 million in grant funds from Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) will be used to transform a brownfield site near the Reading Regional Airport in Bern Township into an industrial park, State...
Schwank: Two Berks County Farms Help Pennsylvania Reach Land Preservation Milestone
Harrisburg – Aug. 24, 2016 – State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) congratulated the owners of two Berks County farms who joined the ranks of more than 5,000 Pennsylvania farms preserved through the efforts of the State Agricultural Land Preservation Board. “Berks County...