News Releases

The Special Education Funding Commission will hold its next public hearing to receive testimony and discussion on the current formula for distributing special education payments to school districts in Pennsylvania.     [Read More]

Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne, and Representative Gary Day will hold their annual Senior Information Fair at Country Meadows of Allentown in Building 4 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cetronia Ambulance Corp. will again be a partner for the event.   [Read More]

The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously supported a resolution from state Senators Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) designating September 23-29 as “Safe2Say Something Week” in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.   [Read More]

Schools and community groups can apply now for grants to help improve school safety and reduce the risk of community violence, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne (R-16 District).   [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced this morning (Sept. 11) that it approved a grant for the city of Allentown for its Zero Youth Violence program, according to Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representatives Mike Schlossberg (D-Allentown) and Peter Schweyer (D-Allentown), who all led the effort in securing this funding.   [Read More]

Senator Pat Browne will hold his annual Kids Discovery Expo at the Da Vinci Science Center on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.   [Read More]

The Higher Education Funding Commission held its inaugural and organizational meeting yesterday (August 27) and will begin its work reviewing and making recommendations related to higher education funding, affordability and effectiveness and administration and operations, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera.   [Read More]

The Special Education Funding Commission, which was originally established in Act 3 of 2012 to review and make recommendations regarding special education funding, is being reconstituted to review the current formula that determines special education payments to school districts in Pennsylvania, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), House Education Committee Chairman Curtis Sonney (R-Erie) and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera.   [Read More]

The Governor’s actions today are an indication of the seriousness of the concerns for the current funding of public charter and cyber charter schools and its effect on overall public school finance in Pennsylvania.   [Read More]

Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representative Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) announced that August 7th has been designated as Purple Heart Day in Pennsylvania to recognize the sacrifices of those who were wounded or killed in service to their country as members of the United States Military.   [Read More]

Aug. 5, 2019 – Harrisburg – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) praised the results of the Safe2Say Something (S2SS) anonymous threat reporting program following the first annual report by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) released Thursday. The OAG reported that 23,494 tips have been received since S2SS began, Jan. 14, […]   [Read More]

Four projects within the City of Allentown have received funding approval from the State’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), totaling $3.75 million, according to Senator Pat Browne and Representatives Mike Schlossberg and Peter Schweyer who all secured the funding.   [Read More]