Latino Democratic Caucus of Lancaster County - Pennsylvania

Our Shapiro Administration is Ensuring Pennsylvanians Are Safe and Feel Safe in Their Communities

The Shapiro Administration is working to build safer communities by supporting the work of law enforcement and first responders, investing in our families and communities, promoting anti-violence initiatives, and pursuing smart reforms to keep people safe. The fiscal code bills signed by the Governor build on that work, including:

$7.5 million to fund Indigent Defense for the first time in Pennsylvania history. As a result of this bill, Pennsylvania will no longer be one of only two states in the country that does not allocate state funding for indigent defense.

Increasing funding for four new Pennsylvania State Police trooper cadet classes to help hire and train nearly 400 new troopers, helping to fill staffing gaps for critical public safety positions for those on the front lines of keeping our communities safe and healthy.

Extending the 911 surcharge and increasing the amount per line to $1.95, increasing critical emergency funding for counties.

Our Shapiro Administration is Fiscally Responsible, Balanced Budget

Governor Shapiro’s first budget, coupled with these remaining pieces of legislation, delivers on his key priorities while remaining fiscally responsible. The budget deposits $898 million into the Rainy Day Fund, bringing the balance to over $6.1 billion by the end of FY24.

All three major credit rating agencies recently affirmed the Commonwealth’s strong financial position – Fitch upgraded Pennsylvania’s credit rating to ‘AA’ from ‘AA-,’ Moody’s reaffirmed Pennsylvania’s Aa3 issuer credit rating and upgraded the Commonwealth’s rating outlook to positive from stable, and S&P Global Ratings also improved Pennsylvania’s outlook to ‘positive’ from stable and affirmed its A+ long-term rating.

Out Shapiro Administration is Supporting and Investing in Pennsylvania Students & Teachers

Building on the $567 million increase in basic education funding (BEF) for Pennsylvania school districts – the largest BEF increase in history – and the $46.5 million increase to provide universal free breakfast to 1.7 million Pennsylvania K-12 students, the school code bills signed by the Governor today include:

Releasing $261 million to support Pennsylvania community colleges – and $70.5 million for libraries.

Investing $175 million in environmental repairs and upgrades in our schools to create world-class facilities that are safe and healthy for students to learn in and teachers to work in.

Adding $150 million to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program & Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program.

Investing $100 million for school-based mental health resources for students, fulfilling another key promise of Governor Shapiro’s from the campaign trail.

Investing $10 million to provide Pennsylvania’s student teachers with stipends so the Commonwealth can get more well-trained teachers into our classrooms.

Santos ejected from his own-created game of lies.

A San Francisco native, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. She was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969 and served as the board's first female president in 1978, during which time the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk drew national attention. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. During her tenure, she led the renovation of the city's cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention. Despite a recall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country by City & State in 1987.

After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 1992 special election. In November 1992, she became California's first female U.S. senator; shortly after, she became the state's senior senator after Alan Cranston retired in January 1993. Feinstein was reelected five times. In the 2012 election, she received 7.86 million votes, the most popular votes received by any U.S. Senate candidate in history. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. She was the first woman to have chaired the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. Feinstein chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2009 to 2015 and was the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2017 to 2021.

Aged 90, she was the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. She was also the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, the longest-tenured female senator in history, and the senior Democratic member of the Senate.

Norman Bristol Colón named new PA Commonwealth Chief Diversity Officer The Latino veteran state official will now be tasked with leading the Pennsylvania’s many DEI programs.

First Thursday Latino to host business expo for minority-owned businesses Small business entrepreneurs, business professionals, and community organizations will gather in downtown Lancaster on May 4 for the 10th annual Latino & Minority Small Business Expo.

Former Chair of Lancaster City Dems
Serving on State Committee
African American - Latina: strong voice for fairness.

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