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Raise the Wage & SEPTA funding / Win Family Ice Skating Tickets!

(Feb 24, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Raise the Wage & SEPTA funding

(Feb 24, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Rox’s own Al Schmidt testifies/ Raising the Wage

(Feb 24, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Trump promised to lower prices. So why are they going up?

(Feb 21, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

While Trump is distracted by his personal vendettas, my fellow colleagues and I in the Pennsylvania House Democratic Majority caucus remain focused on helping cut families’ costs. Read more

 

Policy hearing focuses on elevated lead levels in PA school buildings

(Feb 20, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Testifiers at a House Majority Policy Committee hearing on Thursday described the urgent need to address elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of school buildings in Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Khan Talks Raising Minimum Wage with Dept. of Revenue

(Feb 19, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

During the first #PABudget hearing of the 2025-26 season, state Rep. Tarik Khan asked the Secretary of the Department of Revenue Patrick Browne about how raising the state’s minimum wage could actually help small businesses become more competitive. Read more

 

Shredder Day & Other Save the Dates/ Win Eagles NFC Championship Hat!

(Feb 19, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Khan talks about raising the minimum wage with Dept. of Revenue

(Feb 19, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Rep. Khan spoke to the PA Revenue Secretary during budget hearings in Harrisburg Read more

 

Shredder Day & Other Save the Dates

(Feb 19, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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What Josh Shapiro Said

(Feb 07, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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What Josh Shapiro Said / Win Ice-Skating Family Tix!

(Feb 07, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Khan Recognizes Holocaust Remembrance Day

(Feb 06, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan spoke on a House resolution to officially recognize Jan. 27th as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Pennsylvania. Khan says it's important we #neverforget that more than 6 million Jewish people and millions of others targeted by the Nazis were murdered during the Holocaust. Read more

 

Khan: Surgical Smoke Bill Passes House

(Feb 06, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan talks about his bipartisan Surgical Smoke Bill that he introduced with Rep. Tim Bonner. Surgical smoke is the smoke in operating rooms caused by a cauterizing tool that burns flesh or tissue. This smoke can be harmful to inhale. This legislation would ensure that operating rooms utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems to combat the adverse health effects of surgical smoke. Read more

 

PA House passes bill protecting healthcare workers from surgical smoke

(Feb 04, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

The legislation would ensure that operating rooms utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems to combat the adverse health effects of surgical smoke. Read more

 

Our Bills Protecting Neighbors Advance!

(Jan 31, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Rep. Khan's E-Newsletter Read more

 

Why U.S. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick must vote ‘No’ on RFK Jr.

(Jan 30, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

To confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead our nation’s Health & Human Services Department is to condemn our citizens to a world of harm. Read more

 

Khan: Hospitals Should be Healthy, Healing Environments

(Jan 30, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan wants to make sure patients and healthcare workers are safe from smoke that is often present in operating rooms. His bipartisan bill has passed the #PAHouse Health Committee and is one step closer to guaranteeing protection of doctors, nurses and patients. Read more

 

Burying a Good Friend & Leader and Getting More Money for Schools, Transit & Roads

(Jan 24, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

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Nurses Score Another Seat at Pennsylvania’s Budget Table

(Jan 24, 2025) As submitted for publication in East Falls Now, Roxborough Review, and Chestnut Hill Local

My recent appointment to the Pennsylvania House’s influential Appropriations Committee will help give patients an even stronger voice in our government. Read more

 

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

(Jan 22, 2025) Rep. Tarik Khan

NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Victims of Crime Act 2025-2027 Who May Apply: Agencies currently receiving federal Victims of Crime Act funding. Use: The federal VOCA guidelines classify eligible activities/costs into three categories: direct service costs, activities supporting direct services, and subrecipient administrative costs. The federal VOCA guidelines can be found in the Federal Register at: Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Program . Funds: This solicitation is for approximately $53.9 million in federal VOCA funds for the first year with year two amounts being determined at the November 2025 Victims Services Advisory Committee (VSCA) meeting. PCCD expects to fund approximately 157 grants. Applicants will be required to submit a continuation application for year two. Application Deadline: March 14, 2025 More information: PCCD Website Department of Health: WalkWorks Active Transportation Planning Program Who May Apply: Municipalities and metropolitan and rural planning organizations. Priority will be given to communities located in PA DOH State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) priority counties or with an overall percentile rating above 60 in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) PennEnviroScreen Tool. The 10 current SPAN target counties are: Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Northumberland, and Philadelphia. Use: Funds will be Read more

 

Raise the Wage & SEPTA funding / Win Family Ice Skating Tickets!
Feb 24, 2025

Raise the Wage & SEPTA funding
Feb 24, 2025

Rox’s own Al Schmidt testifies/ Raising the Wage
Feb 24, 2025

Trump promised to lower prices. So why are they going up?
Feb 21, 2025

Policy hearing focuses on elevated lead levels in PA school buildings
Feb 20, 2025

Khan Talks Raising Minimum Wage with Dept. of Revenue
Feb 19, 2025

Shredder Day & Other Save the Dates/ Win Eagles NFC Championship Hat!
Feb 19, 2025

Khan talks about raising the minimum wage with Dept. of Revenue
Feb 19, 2025

Shredder Day & Other Save the Dates
Feb 19, 2025

What Josh Shapiro Said
Feb 07, 2025

What Josh Shapiro Said / Win Ice-Skating Family Tix!
Feb 07, 2025

Khan Recognizes Holocaust Remembrance Day
Feb 06, 2025

Khan: Surgical Smoke Bill Passes House
Feb 06, 2025

PA House passes bill protecting healthcare workers from surgical smoke
Feb 04, 2025

Our Bills Protecting Neighbors Advance!
Jan 31, 2025

Why U.S. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick must vote ‘No’ on RFK Jr.
Jan 30, 2025

Khan: Hospitals Should be Healthy, Healing Environments
Jan 30, 2025

Burying a Good Friend & Leader and Getting More Money for Schools, Transit & Roads
Jan 24, 2025

Nurses Score Another Seat at Pennsylvania’s Budget Table
Jan 24, 2025

Agricultural, Environmental, Health, Public Safety, Redevelopment and Additional Grant Opportunities
Jan 22, 2025