Sen. Nick Miller Announces More Than $13.8 Million in Funding for Sewer, Water Treatment and Sanitary Updates, Expansions
December. 19, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) secured nearly $14 million in funding for updates and expansions for sewer, water treatment and sanitary projects throughout the Lehigh Valley. The funding comes via the COVID-19 American Rescue...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Safety Initiatives in the Lehigh Valley
December 18, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has awarded nearly $1 million in funding for safety programs across Lehigh and Northampton counties, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced. “These awards will provide...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces Funding for Community Colleges Authorized by the Legislature, Heads to Governor’s Desk for Signature
Harrisburg, December 13, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced that House Bill 301, which will provide planned funding to public libraries and community colleges, among other educational components, passed the legislature. “Passing...
Sen. Nick Miller, PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll, Additional Stakeholders Discuss Major Transportation Projects in the Lehigh Valley, Plan Next Steps
December 4, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and PennDOT Secretary Mike Caroll joined key stakeholders in the Lehigh Valley last week for a major transportation projects roundtable to take account of timeline, safety and funding. Executive Director of...
Sen. Nick Miller, Community Stakeholders Tour Neighborhood of Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion to Address Potential Improvements Ahead of Spring 2024 Opening
ALLENTOWN, PA – November 30, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) joined Lehigh Valley stakeholders for a walking tour of the blocks surrounding the Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion, the center’s new downtown Allentown location, which is set to...
Sen. Nick Miller Votes to Fund State-Related Universities
November 15, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) applauds today’s passage of House Bill 1461 (Harris, D-Philadelphia). House Bill 1461 will provide funding for state-related universities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. “Getting beyond the...
Lehigh County Early Learning Center to Receive $15,000 Farm-to-School Grant
November 15, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that the Kiddie City Early Learning Center in Allentown will receive a $15,000 grant from the Department of Agriculture to deliver stronger child nutrition and hands-on learning. “This...
Sen. Nick Miller Encourages Local Law Enforcement to Apply for State Grants for Recruitment and Training
October 26, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today encouraged local law enforcement entities to apply for recruitment and training incentive grants, now available via the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. “Supporting public safety...
Two Affordable Housing Units in the Leigh Valley Awarded Funding from Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
October 16, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that more than $4 million has been awarded for two affordable housing units to complete updates in the Lehigh Valley from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Both the Mill and the Mill II...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Hosts Pittsburgh Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 11, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, hosted the Basic Education Funding Commission for their Pittsburgh hearing, the first in the series of state-wide hearings to be held in...
State Senators learn what programs Pittsburgh Public Schools stands to lose without adequate funding
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education, or CTE program, offers kids 16 vocational programs across six of its high schools. “They are starting from so far behind and they have to overcome so much to get what their other peers already...
Pennsylvania commission on public school funding holds hearing at Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse Academy
PITTSBURGH — A bipartisan commission is trying to improve the system of funding public education in Pennsylvania. The Basic Education Funding Commission held a hearing Wednesday at Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. State Sen. Lindsey...
Pa.’s school funding model inhibits career and technical education growth, educators tell lawmakers
Lawmakers with the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) heard testimony Wednesday in Pittsburgh on the needs of high school career and technical (CTE) programs. Surrounded by fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles used by Pittsburgh Public Schools’...
Pittsburgh educators share needs of western Pennsylvania schools with state commission
As part of a series of statewide hearings on education funding in Pennsylvania, lawmakers heard from educators in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, who told them of the needs that schools in western Pennsylvania have, including special education funding, pre-kindergarten...
Stephen Herzenberg: Pa. must invest in career-related learning for high school students
This week, the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) will meet in Pittsburgh to gather testimony from educators and education advocates on the state of public education in Pennsylvania. Considering the Commonwealth Court’s ruling this year declaring the...
Bill to Rename Part of Lehigh Street After the Late Chief Christopher Kiskeravage Approved by Senate
Harrisburg, PA − October 4, 2023 – Senate Bill 621, which would rename part of Lehigh Street in front of the Allentown Fire Training Academy after their late Chief Christopher Kiskeravage, was approved by the Senate today, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton)...
Education equity still dividing policymakers
(The Center Square) – For more than a decade, policymakers in Harrisburg – and the circle of education influencers that they attract – have struggled to define equity for public school students. Now, with a court mandate baring down, the state must reimagine the free...
A Check-In After Sen. Miller’s First Nine Months in Office
Op-Ed By Senator Nick Miller
The Lehigh Valley is stronger when we work together. By building consensus, we collaborate to make strategies that lead the community to continued success. As your state senator, I am committed to doing that, prioritizing investing in education, economic development, and community safety.
Letter: BEFC must meet the moment
Pennsylvania is at a public education crossroads. Following the ruling of the Commonwealth Court earlier this year that labeled the state’s system of funding public education unconstitutional, the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) is holding several hearings...
Sens. Miller, Boscola Secure Over $2.6 Million in Funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for Lehigh and Northampton Counties
September 21, 2023 – Sens. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton County) today announced more than $2.6 million in state funding to local organizations in Lehigh and Northampton counties from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
Local Food Bank to Receive More Than $40,000 Via Grant
September 19, 2023 – The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA in East Allen Township will be receiving $40,330 to expand emergency food access, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. “Families in our community should not be...
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to Receive Up to $1 Million in PennDOT Funding for U.S. State Route 22 Study
September 19, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that he secured up to $1 million in PennDOT funding for the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for an update on the U.S. State Route 22 corridor study. “State Route 22 has long been a...
Lawmakers grapple with fixing Pa.’s unconstitutional school funding system
Months after a landmark court decision found Pennsylvania’s public school funding system unconstitutional, a commission tasked with resolving statewide disparities held its first series of hearings this week. The hearings kick off a process that could affect...