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Salisbury: Nearly $185K in new funding for local fire and EMS resources

(7 hours ago)

BRADDOCK, Feb. 12 – Grants totaling $184,790 will bring new resources to fire and EMS companies in the 34 th Legislative District, state Rep. Abigail Salisbury announced today. “Our fire and EMS workers answer the call 24/7, despite staffing and budgetary issues that make their jobs even more challenging,” Salisbury said. “The new funding will help keep critical resources flowing to these frontline heroes.” The funding includes the following: The funding was awarded through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, which is administered by the Office of State Fire Commissioner and is available for volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue squads. Eligible projects include facility upgrades, equipment, debt reduction, training and certification, education and public outreach, and recruitment and retention efforts. Additionally, fire companies were permitted to apply for construction savings accounts for the purposes of new facility construction. A full list of funding awarded statewide is available here . Read more

Markosek applauds $252,000 in state grants for local fire and EMS companies

(14 hours ago)

"With so many of our emergency services relying on volunteers, these grants are a vital investment in public safety," state Rep. Brandon Markosek said. "This funding will help our local departments with everything from equipment upgrades to training costs, ensuring they can continue providing the outstanding emergency response our residents count on." Read more

Deasy announces over $97,000 for local fire and EMS companies

(1 day ago)

"Our fire and EMS companies provide life-sustaining support to our communities,” state Rep. Dan Deasy said. “They are vital to our everyday safety and these grants are just a portion of state dollars coming back to assist them in continuing to serve. I will always fight to bring these dollars home so they can have the equipment, facilities and training they need to be the best.” Read more

Agricultural, Environmental, Health, Public Safety, Redevelopment and Additional Grant Opportunities

(1 day ago)

Newly listed state grant programs Read more

Kulik: Local fire and EMS companies awarded over $200,000 in state grants

(1 day ago)

"These grants represent a vital investment in our community's safety and emergency response capabilities," state Rep. Anita Kulik said. "Every dollar helps our volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel access the resources, training and equipment they need to protect our neighborhoods. Supporting these dedicated first responders, who selflessly serve our community day and night, remains one of my top priorities." Read more

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Allegheny County lawmakers propose House bill to require food allergy warnings in restaurants

(Feb 10, 2025)

A bipartisan Pennsylvania House bill on food allergy safety authored by two Allegheny County lawmakers could see a floor vote this week. Read more

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Two state lawmakers in Allegheny County working on legislation to require restaurants to add allergy warnings

(Feb 10, 2025)

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers who serve Allegheny County are trying to advance a proposed bill that would require restaurants to add allergy warnings for customers and employees. Read more

Abney extols $500,000 grant for urban farming and marketplace

(Feb 05, 2025)

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 5 – State Rep. Aerion A. Abney, D-Allegheny, announced that a state grant of half a million dollars was awarded to a local career training institute for establishing resources available to prospective urban farmers. Bidwell Training Center , located on Pittsburgh’s North Side, would utilize the funds to create an urban agriculture farm and market. “Cities across the country continue to break the mold of the stereotypical farm with hundreds of acres to contribute to PA’s agricultural output and economic strength their own unique way,” Abney said. “These dollars will help enable a great educational institute like Bidwell to provide students with a blueprint to what a vibrant and sustaining future in urban farming looks like.” Bidwell’s grant is part of a total of $10 million in state funding, which is made possible by Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Innovation Grant program. A first-of-its-kind in the nation, the program helps farmers and other agriculture businesses implement new agricultural technologies, conservation and renewable energy innovations – expanding their potential to generate profits, enrich soil and water resources, and produce energy on the farm. All grant recipients can be found here . Read more

Venkat and Mihalek food allergy safety bill passes House

(Feb 05, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Feb. 5 – State Reps. Arvind Venkat and Natalie Mihalek’s legislation that would promote food allergy safety in multiple ways passed the Pennsylvania House today. House Bill 77 would mandate that menus in restaurants and food establishments contain a disclaimer regarding food allergies and that there are posters to make servers aware of food allergies present in food preparation and staff areas. “This bill would put in place commonsense food safety practices focused on preventing food allergy exposures and, most importantly, saving as many lives as possible,” said Venkat, D-Allegheny. “Thank you to Rep. Mihalek for her partnership on this legislation and to my fellow House members for putting the lives of Pennsylvanians first with your affirmative votes.” “Food safety continues to be an important topic, and for good reason, as our citizens deserve to have confidence that the food they are eating doesn’t pose a threat. This bill is just one important step in providing that confidence,” added Mihalek, R-Allegheny. “Rep. Venkat has been a strong advocate on this issue, and it was an honor to work with him.” More than 33 million Americans have food allergies, and it is estimated that food allergies lead to 200 deaths per year. Over a 13-year period, nearly half of fatal food allergy reactions were caused by accidental food allergen exposure at a restaurant or other food service Read more

Powell introduces bill to prohibit remote stalking

(Feb 05, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Feb. 5 – State Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny, has reintroduced a bill that would ban the unauthorized tracking of victims using AirTags and similar devices. House Bill 407 would forbid the use of AirTags and similar technology for any nefarious motive, with an emphasis on remote stalking. Bad actors have utilized AirTags to put trackers on vehicles and pinpoint the location of their victims, but Pennsylvania still hasn’t outlined penalties for abusing this technology. “This bill cannot undo the damage—physical and mental—that victims have endured, but it is a step in the right direction to ensuring that would-be stalkers will never again be able to perpetrate such abuse in Pennsylvania without being held accountable by the law,” Powell said. “By embracing a proactive approach to regulating technology, we can harness its potential to foster a society where innovation thrives, and our neighbors remain safe.” Multiple plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple in December 2022 for remote stalking and despite the company’s attempt to dismiss the case, it is moving forward. AirTags, launched more than three years ago, is intended to help individuals find items that are often misplaced, such as keys, wallets or bookbags. House Bill 407, previously H.B. 416, passed with a near unanimous vote in last year’s session. The bill has been referred to the body’s Judiciary Read more