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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...
Pennsylvania Report September 2014 :: Education Funding, CRIZ, and the Heroin Epidemic
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...
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarrett Yoder Highway Dedication Ceremony
Sen. Schwank, Officials to Dedicate ‘Chief Warrant Officer-2 Jarett M. Yoder Highway’
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...
Sen. Schwank Says $110k Heading to Berks County to Increase Recycling Efforts
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...
Pennsylvania Report July 2014 :: 2014-15 State Budget
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...
Schwank Proposal Naming Alsace Twp. Road, ‘Lance M. Vaccaro Memorial Highway’ Approved by Senate
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...
Legislation Would Change PA Truancy Laws After Berks Mom Dies in Prison
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...
Women’s Health Caucus
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...
Pennsylvania Report June 2014 :: State Budget
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...
Revised Prescription Registry Earns Sen. Schwank’s Approval; Says Bill Would Help Prevent Addictions, Heroin Use
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...
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...
Pennsylvania Report May 2014 :: Money for Education
Sen. Schwank Reminds College Students, High School Seniors About PHEAA Deadline
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...
Senator Schwank spoke at the National Pay Equlity Day, Press Conference at the PA Capitol
Pennsylvania Report April 2014 :: Ban Gifts to Legislators
Schwank to Host Wyomissing Town Hall Meeting, Present Berks Co. 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, Labor, Local Officials Urge Adoption of Tax on Natural Gas Drilling to Fund Economic Development, Education, Environmental Protection
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...
Sen. Schwank urges adoption of Tax on Natural Gas Drilling to Fund Education, Economic Development, Environmental Protection
Berks County Veterans Programs Awarded $37k in Grants, Sen. Schwank Announces
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 to Host 4th Session of ‘Berks County Model Senate’
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...
Reading-based 333rd Engineering Company Coming Home Tuesday
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...