by Christin Brown | September 8, 2023 | BEFC
The LNP | LancasterOnline Editorial Board has published numerous editorials focused on basic education funding in Pennsylvania. I hope this trend continues, at least until the state Legislature adopts a system of funding basic education that meets muster under the...
by Christin Brown | September 7, 2023 | BEFC
Pennsylvania lawmakers will embark on a historic effort this fall to reform the commonwealth’s education funding system that a state court earlier this year declared unconstitutional. Public education advocates said Thursday that to succeed in drafting a blueprint for...
by Christin Brown | September 6, 2023 | BEFC
This year’s landmark school funding decision was clear: Pennsylvania’s way of paying for public education isn’t working. Less evident is how Pennsylvania’s school funding actually works — and why so many schools are underfunded. Despite a 2016...
by Christin Brown | August 28, 2023 | Releases
August 28, 2023 − This Life Forever Inc., located in Allentown, will receive $175,000 from the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority to aid in the distillery’s expansion plan. “Investing in small businesses is pivotal to the Lehigh Valley’s success,”...
by Christin Brown | August 28, 2023 | BEFC
William Sax didn’t mince words as he led a group of lawmakers through the sweltering halls of his workplace in July. “You thought it was bad for a couple of minutes here … we come here every day,” Sax, a social studies teacher and building representative at South...
by Christin Brown | August 27, 2023 | BEFC
As residents of Hempfield recently learned, the cost associated with school building projects can easily climb above $100 million. For decades, school administrators could turn to what was known as PlanCon to pursue state funding to help ease the local...
by Christin Brown | August 25, 2023 | Releases
August 25, 2023 – Nearly $1 million in state funding will be invested in the Lehigh Valley Airport, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. The airport will receive $940,000 to update safety and accessibility by adapting the current...
by Christin Brown | August 24, 2023 | Releases
August 24, 2023 – A 22-acre crop farm in Lehigh Township will be preserved, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. By preserving the farm via the State Agriculture Land Preservation Board, the land is prevented from future development. Farmers sell...
by Christin Brown | August 17, 2023 | Releases
August 17, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced $45,000 in grant funding was awarded to the Literacy Center in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The center will provide 300 adults with guides on digital literacy. The program targets residents...
by Christin Brown | August 17, 2023 | BEFC
A judge ruled earlier this year that the funding system for K-12 schools in the nation’s fifth most populous state is unconstitutional—but educators are still eagerly awaiting solutions to the funding-related problems they encounter every day at work. In February, a...
by Christin Brown | August 10, 2023 | BEFC
Lawmakers have plenty of work to do when it comes to figuring out just how to fix the state’s now-unconstitutional public school funding system – and that work is set to begin this fall. The state’s Basic Education Funding Commission – a legislative body tasked with...
by Christin Brown | August 10, 2023 | BEFC
While most state funding for Pennsylvania’s public schools was made available upon Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget signing last week, some districts with the greatest need have been left to wait for their share of supplemental funding to emerge from ongoing negotiations in...
by Christin Brown | August 2, 2023 | Releases
Harrisburg, PA – August 2, 2023 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be investing more than $1.6 million funds in the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE). “The Lehigh International...
by Christin Brown | July 27, 2023 | Video
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by Christin Brown | June 27, 2023 | Releases
Harrisburg, PA − June 27, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh Valley), the Democrat chair of the Finance Committee, supported two bills considered by the committee to help Lehigh Valley residents save on rent, homeownership and cell phone taxes. House Bill 1100,...
by Christin Brown | January 6, 2023 | Releases
Harrisburg, PA- January 6, 2023 – Today, Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced his appointment as Democratic Chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Miller will also serve on the Appropriations; Community, Economic and Recreational Development...
by Christin Brown | January 3, 2023 | Releases
Harrisburg, PA − January 3, 2023 – Today, Senator Nick Miller was sworn into office to represent parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties in the 14th Senatorial District in the Pennsylvania State Senate. The district was newly created during Pennsylvania’s legislative...
by Christin Brown | December 19, 2022 | Video
by Christin Brown | December 15, 2022 | Releases
December 15, 2022 – Today, Senator-Elect Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced $10,196,931 in grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for multiple safety and security upgrades and law enforcement initiatives throughout Lehigh and...
by Christin Brown | December 2, 2022 | Releases
Lehigh County, PA – December 1, 2022 – Today, Senator-Elect Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced a $56,250 grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to assist with the development and implementation of a five-year financial...
by Christin Brown | November 18, 2022 | Releases
Allentown, PA – November 18, 2022 − Today, Senator-Elect Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) joined Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) and retiring Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) to share new updates about the development of the Whole Home Repairs program. “I was...
