Earlier this month, the federal government told us they were canceling our contract that pays Pennsylvania farmers to supply our food banks with fresh food. They told us the initiative no longer "aligns with agency priorities" of Dept. of Agriculture. It's hard for me to see how partnering

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Research has found that for every 10% increase in the minimum wage, the poverty rate decreases by about 5% in the long run; a full 38% of workers who would benefit in PA have a family income below 200% of the poverty level. #MinimumWageMonday

The majority (55%) of workers who would benefit from a 2025 minimum wage increase to $15/hour work full time (35 or more hours per week). #MinimumWageMonday

This is exactly what I mean when I say my opponent is selling out to powerful special interests at the expense of the people of Pittsburgh — in this case selling out to UPMC’s board of directors at the expense of our city’s taxpayers, patients, and hospital workers. (1/2)

41% of workers who would benefit from a minimum wage increase have at least some college experience. #MinimumWageMonday

Pennsylvania hasn't raised the minimum wage in going on 16 years. Look around. It's time.

BLOG: A Not-So-Sweet 16 - Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage is turning 16 Years Old keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

It's been 16 years since PA raised the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage: - Is GOOD for businesses (yes even small ones) - It decreases turnover which reduces training costs and stress for employees and employers - It makes for happier and more stable employees and more!

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25/hour for the last 16 years — and in that time, every single one of our neighboring states has raised their minimum wage for their workers. It’s past time to do the same in Pennsylvania. Let’s raise the minimum wage and treat

Lashing out at R's for proposing to “rip away” Medicaid & SNAP benefits from Pennsylvanians, Governor Josh Shapiro said the commonwealth would be unable to replace lost $$ for those programs should Pres Donald Trump’s so-called big, beautiful bill become law triblive.com/news/pennsylva…

We urgently need more health care professionals in our rural communities. My budget begins to solve this problem by expanding loan repayment programs for doctors and nurses who agree to serve our rural communities and strengthening pipelines for new nurses to start their careers

In addition to the countless children that will die and have died without lifesaving medication provided by some of the programs on the chopping block, our state and every other state will have to figure out how to make up vast shortfalls. politicspa.com/trumps-resciss…

Transit for All PA is pushing for a funding plan to raise more than $500 million/year for transit by 🚗raising PA's rental fee from $2 - $6.50 🏎️increasing lease fee from 3% - 5% 🚘charging a 6% excise tax on rides provided by services such as Uber & Lyft unionprogress.com/2025/06/05/pas…

PA has 53 transit systems statewide, which provide service to all 67 counties in PA. Public transit across the state directly employs over 16,800 people. With an annual economic impact of $5.3 million, ALL Pennsylvanians benefit from transit. 🚍🚐🚌 pennwatch.org/hundreds-of-tr…

Why is #judicialretention so important? We need a court that protects our voting rights. If you make a mistake on a mail in ballot and that ballot can't be counted, you should get to fill out a provisional ballot. Thanks to our PA Supreme Court, you can. apnews.com/article/suprem…

It's time to tell the Senate Majority leader that we're done with the games. Pass Governor Josh Shapiro's budget!

Here in Pennsylvania, we need to look out for both the families who rely on buses and trains and the folks who rely on rural bridges and roads to get to where they need to go. That’s why, we repaired more poor condition bridges than any other state in the entire country and