Archbishop Nelson Pérez's Letter to the St. Francis of Assisi and Saint Francis of Assisi Parish School Community Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My heart sank with deep sorrow when I learned of the fire that devastated one of the Saint Francis of Assisi school buildings

The PA Senate is debating a resolution that demands that Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne release tax records for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone. The man who primaried and defeated Browne for his seat—Sen. Jarrett Coleman—explains the resolution that he introduced.

Democrats in the PA Senate speak up against the resolution (SR 334) that calls for Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne to release tax records for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone. Here’s Democratic Leader Jay Costa.

The PA Senate passes the resolution to compel Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne to release tax records for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone. It’s a strict party-line vote, 28-22, with Republicans voting yes. Here’s GOP Leader Joe Pittman prior to the vote.

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PA Senate Education Committee debated SB 1100, which would require schools to teach students about the Holocaust and other instances of genocide and human rights violations in history. All Democrats voted against the bill. Democratic Chair Lindsey Williams explains why.

Republican Sen. Michele Brooks expresses her disbelief that Democrats on the Senate Education Comm. would vote against a bill to require teaching about the Holocaust in PA schools. The bill passed strictly along party lines with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition.

Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano dismisses Democrat criticism of his bill to require teaching about the Holocaust and other instances of genocide and human rights violations in history to PA students. The bill passed committee along party lines with Republicans in support.

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The PA House Education Committee has just wrapped up a hearing at the Capitol on school safety issues. Here committee Republican Chair Jesse Topper talks about the effectiveness of school resource officers with Officer Kevin Mendel of Spring Grove School District.

PA House Democrat Joe Ciresi is a big proponent of adequate school resource officer coverage. His district includes the Spring Ford School District. He offered this during this morning’s Education Committee hearing.

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Join the #PeanutButterandJellyDrive by NDS to fight food insecurity. Donate PB&J jars by Oct 25. Set up a collection box & contact Denise at 215-895-3470 for pickup 🚚. Support us at catholiccharitiesappeal.org/donate & help distribute meals across 50 food cupboards. ❤️

The PA House last week unanimously passed SB 801, which would create a screening process to identify struggling readers and work to prevent children from falling behind. Here’s Rep. Justin Fleming offering support on the House floor. He coauthored a similar bill in the House.

SATURDAY NIGHT we celebrate and honor Braiden, Jayden, Aaryn, Eddie, Henry, Jermell, and Kole for Senior Recognition Night against Monessen! 🎓 Keep the date change in mind and make sure to show up a little earlier than usual to support our Class of 2025 ‼️

It’s easy to look up your sample ballot. I picked a couple of random precincts in Dauphin County. And there is still time to request a mail ballot.

Update on the Pat Browne issue with the PA Senate. post-gazette.com/news/politics-…

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The PA House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee held a public hearing today on PJM’s latest energy auction and the expected energy demand across PA. Democratic Chair Greg Vitali explains the importance of the issues.

The Republican Chair of the PA House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Rep. Martin Causer, prefaced this morning’s hearing with a call for dependability from our energy sector.