As August closes, it also concludes my first six months serving as Pennsylvania’s first woman speaker of the House. Every day, I am just as grateful to serve my neighbors in Harrisburg as I was when I was first elected in 2015. It is a privilege to advocate for issues and advance policies that not only strengthen the communities that I represent in Philadelphia and Delaware County, but that will benefit neighborhoods across Pennsylvania. Read more
LORETTO — Saint Francis University student Makenna Murphy of Altoona participated in a Women and Politics “New Leadership” program the week of June 4-9 at Chatham University, Pittsburgh.During the weeklong program, Murphy and the other young women traveled to the state’s capital in Harrisburg to meet, interact and network with several Pennsylvania legislators. During this trip, Murphy had the honor meeting and talking with Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton. Read more
Back to School & Job Fair THIS SATURDAY, Aug. 26 Neighbors – don’t miss THIS Saturday’s Back to School & Job Fair! Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: 149 S. 60th St. (Between Walnut and Chestnut Streets) It’s that time of the year, neighbors – back to school! With that in mind, my office wants to ensure our students start the school year with the supplies they need to succeed in the classroom. We will be distributing backpacks and related supplies from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at my district office, located at 149 S. 60th St. Additional state-related information and services will also be available at this event. Please contact my office for more information ! I CYMI: Historic Expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Neighbors - I’m happy to relay that Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law the first expansion to the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program since 2006! This means SO MANY more of our WISEST NEIGHBORS now can apply AND qualify for this much-needed funding. Under Act 7, nearly 175,000 more neighbors will qualify, and many of the 400,000 seniors who already qualify will see their rebates doubled. Income limits will increase with inflation, so no senior becomes ineligible just because their Social Security payment increased. The new law: Increases the income cap from $35,000 to $45,000 for Read more
"Right here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – we have people of all backgrounds, all ages, who have the qualifications and skills to fill these vacancies. And we look forward to them coming to the hiring fair (Wednesday), learning about the opportunities, and spreading them across their networks so we can fill these jobs” McClinton said at the press conference. Read more
Bethel AME church broke ground on an affordable housing project in Harrisburg on Tuesday. Read more
September 5th, 3 p.m - 5 p.m Darby Recreation Center 1022 Ridge Avenue, Darby, PA 19023 Join Rep. McClinton to start the new school year off right! Read more
Back to School and Job Fair Read more
Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, is applauding $21,456 being awarded to Add B. Anderson Elementary School to make fresh fruits and vegetables available to its students. Read more
Our upcoming Southwest Philadelphia Youth Literacy Extravaganza is THIS FRIDAY! Read more
After she became the Speaker of the House in Pennsylvania, we sat down with Joanna McClinton to learn all about it. Read more
Each year, kindergartners enter the William Penn School District full of the energy and optimism that only five-year-olds can bring. They are risk-takers who believe they can do anything. And they are right. Those same joyful children often enter our schools with significant needs. They regularly come to us without a pre-kindergarten experience, and need extra help to learn to read, succeed in math, or to deal with their emotions. They often cannot count to 20, or name most of the letters in the alphabet. Educators know these barriers are not insurmountable: tried and true educational strategies allow children to flourish. And mixing the optimism of children with the skill of professional educators is the perfect recipe for a flourishing democracy, a strong economy, and a just society. However, hiring professionals takes funding. At the William Penn School District, like in Philadelphia, and in low-wealth communities across the Commonwealth, we simply do not have enough of it. That means children are too often in overcrowded classrooms, deprived of the very resources we know can change the trajectory of their lives. In a district of nearly 5,000 students, for example, we don’t employ a single reading specialist. But it isn’t just staffing. William Penn borders on Southwest Philadelphia, and like our Philadelphia neighbors, our aging schools need serious repair. The same barrier—funding—prevents us from Read more
In 2022, Pennsylvanians were frustrated by “business as usual” in Harrisburg. Read more
Neighbors – come out Friday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a FREE shredding event AND Curbside Resource Fair at the Woodland Village Shopping Center parking lot, 6100 Woodland Ave. Read more
SCRANTON, Aug. 4 – Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, joined Governor Josh Shapiro and several state officials at the United Neighborhood Center in Scranton today, as the governor signed an expansion in the state’s popular Property Tax Rent Rebate Program. The PTRR benefits hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania seniors, widowed people 50 or older, and people with disabilities 18 or older by providing them a rebate on their property taxes or rent paid, if their income is below a specified threshold. Under the expansion nearly 175,000 additional Pennsylvanians will qualify, and the rebate amount is being increased. “Far too often I hear from my wisest neighbors that they no longer qualify for their property tax rebate because they have received modest increases in their Social Security payments over the years,” Speaker McClinton said. “But they still need the rebate money to help them pay bills, put fuel in the car, or purchase medication. “Expanding the income eligibility for the Property Tax Rent Rebate program and the increased rebate amounts, will provide our seniors more security as our economy continues to recover.” McClinton added that the income eligibility limits hadn’t been increased in nearly two decades. Under the new guidelines, eligible Pennsylvanians earning up to $45,000 a year will qualify for a rebate, and Read more
The House Majority leadership team and Policy Committee wrapped up the statewide “Save Our Schools” tour Thursday morning with a stop at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh to tour the building, discuss the need for fair funding for public education and rally with education advocates. Read more
“As we’ve visited communities around Pennsylvania, one thing is clear: every community – rural, urban or suburban – they all want the best opportunities for their students,” Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Phila/Delaware, said. “And as a state we owe them that much. It is enshrined in our Constitution. We need to start living up to the promise we make our students and the promise we’ve made in our state’s future.” Read more
Every day I am grateful to serve as my neighbors’ voice in Harrisburg. It is a privilege to advocate for the issues you care about and to advance policies that not only strengthen the communities in Philadelphia and Delaware County that I represent, but that will benefit neighborhoods across the commonwealth. For the past six years, I’ve also have had the tremendous honor to serve my colleagues as a member of the House Democratic Leadership Team. First, when I was elected to serve as the caucus chair in 2018, then as Democratic leader in 2020, and now as the first woman Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. While I’ve been in the position for nearly six months, some mornings I still pinch myself that my colleagues have entrusted me with the distinction of serving in the state House’s highest position. And I am very proud of what the House has been able to achieve in the time since I was elected Speaker. My colleagues and I have focused on putting the needs of our students, seniors and working families ahead of politics and passing bills that improve the quality of life here in Pennsylvania. And we’ve been delivering on our promise to put people first. First, we’re delivering by returning money to our seniors by expanding the Property Tax Rent Rebate Program to make 150,000 more seniors eligible, and we increased the maximum rebate for the first time since 2007! We’re also safeguarding our Read more
Over a dozen Pennsylvania state representatives visited a Centre County school to shine a light on issues rural educators are facing. Read more
The House Democratic leadership team and Policy Committee joined students, teachers, and education advocates in Reading Tuesday morning for a tour of two local high school buildings and a discussion on education inequality in Pennsylvania. Read more
“This is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue, and it is not a city issue or a rural issue – it’s a Pennsylvania issue,” Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, said. “Equitably funding schools is about investing in Pennsylvania’s future and ensuring that every student regardless of the neighborhood they live in has the tools to thrive academically, socially, and civically. Our state’s future starts now, and it’s time to equitably and adequately fund our public schools.” Read more
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