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With Eye on Reading, Schwank Votes to Reform PA’s Act 47 Law

READING, Sept. 24, 2014 – Representing one of Pennsylvania’s 20 communities that are financially distressed, state Sen. Judy Schwank has voted to change the law that governs the commonwealth’s municipal recovery program. Schwank’s vote Wednesday helped to send the Act...

Schwank Comments on Panel’s Adoption of Property Tax Reform

HARRISBURG, Sept. 16, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank issued the following statement following the Senate Finance Committee’s 6-5 approval of Senate Bill 76, which would reform the way schools generate revenue from property owners: “Although it was a narrow vote, it was a...

Schwank Announces Environmental Grant for Leesport Borough Authority

READING, Sept. 9, 2014 – Sen. Judy Schwank today said Leesport residents will benefit from a new $100,000 state grant that will help the Berks County community pay for a sewer replacement project. Commonwealth Financing Authority approved the “Small Water and Sewer...

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...

Sen. Schwank Works on ‘Heroin Crisis’ During RACC Public Hearing

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...

Intimate Partner Harassment Bill Wins Senate Approval, Schwank Says

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...

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 to Propose Bill to Help Low-Income Women With Children

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 to Host Muhlenberg Town Hall

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...

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...

Sen. Schwank Says Action Needed Now to Combat Heroin Use in Schools

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...