by Christin Brown | May 21, 2024 | Releases
May 21, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced that he secured $50,000 for Midway Manor Community Association via funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Midway Manor Community Association is hosting a Neighbor to Neighbor: Business and...
by Christin Brown | May 15, 2024 | Releases
HARRISBURG, May 15, 2024 – In response to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission’s Assessment of the Effectiveness of the City of Allentown NIZ, state Sen. Nick Miller and state Reps. Mike Schlossberg, Peter Schweyer and Josh Siegel released the following...
by Christin Brown | May 13, 2024 | Releases
May 13, 2024 − The Boys & Girls Club of Allentown’s Sixth Street Clubhouse will be receiving $100,000 via an American Rescue Plan Act grant, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. “The Boys & Girls Club of Allentown is a fantastic...
by Christin Brown | May 10, 2024 | Releases
May 10, 2024 – The state Senate Labor and Industry Committee unanimously voted to support Sen. Nick Miller’s (D-Lehigh-Northampton) payroll modernization legislation, Senate Bill 1026, co-introduced by Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne-Pike-Susquehanna-Wayne-Wyoming). ...
by Christin Brown | April 29, 2024 | Releases
April 29, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced eight school districts will receive $3,167,095 in funding for safety, security and mental health support from the Pennsylvania School Safety and Security Committee. The School Safety...
by Christin Brown | April 26, 2024 | Releases
April 26, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton), Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh), Rep. Josh Siegel (D-Lehigh) and Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) announced today that two entities in Lehigh County will be receiving nearly $2 million in funding from the...
by Christin Brown | April 16, 2024 | Releases
April 16, 2023 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced the preparation for the demolition of Lehigh Valley Dairy in Whitehall has begun. “I’m thrilled to announce that after more than three decades, today we start the process of clearing up...
by Christin Brown | April 11, 2024 | Releases
ALLENTOWN, April 11, 2024 – Lehigh Valley legislators, state Reps. Peter Schweyer, Jeanne McNeill, Mike Schlossberg and Josh Siegel, all D-Lehigh; state Reps. Robert Freeman and Steve Samuelson, both D-Northampton; and state Senators Lisa Boscola and Nick Miller,...
by Christin Brown | April 10, 2024 | Releases
April 10, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today commended the Environmental Protection Agency for setting a limit on chemicals found in drinking water. “In meeting with residents and local municipal leaders across the district, some...
by Christin Brown | April 2, 2024 | Releases
ALLENTOWN – April 2, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller and State Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike Schlossberg and Josh Siegel announced today new funding totaling $2.2 million in education funding grants heading to the Allentown School District. “Anytime we can provide after school...
by Christin Brown | March 26, 2024 | Releases
March 26, 2024 − Six transportation projects in the Lehigh Valley will receive more than $2.2 million from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, announced Sen. Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton). “Investments in our...
by Christin Brown | March 16, 2024 | Releases
March 16, 2024 − The Pennsylvania Lottery will be updating to new systems, impacting consumers’ ability to purchase tickets after midnight on Monday, March 18, until late into the day on Tuesday, March 19, Sen. Nick Miller advised residents today. “I recognize...
by Christin Brown | March 12, 2024 | Releases
March 12, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) today announced that Canal Park in Allentown will receive a grant for the boat launch upgrade site plan and engineering design from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission....
by Christin Brown | March 12, 2024 | Releases
March 12, 2024 − North Catasauqua Borough will receive a grant of $15,000 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for law enforcement recruitment, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. “Public safety is a vital component in...
by Christin Brown | March 9, 2024 | Releases
March 8, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that two affordable housing projects in Northampton County will receive funding via the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic...
by Christin Brown | February 16, 2024 | Releases
February 16, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that three farms in the Lehigh and Northampton counties will receive state funding to forever preserve them from residential or commercial development. “Agriculture is a critical...
by Christin Brown | February 6, 2024 | Releases
February 6, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today acknowledged the investments Gov. Josh Shapiro is suggesting for the commonwealth, especially in education, public safety and economic development, in his 2024-2025 budget address. Shapiro announced...
by Christin Brown | February 5, 2024 | Releases
February 5, 2024 − Small, diverse businesses in the 14th district can now apply for funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced. Grants will be available from $2,500 to $10,000 for businesses across the...
by Christin Brown | January 19, 2024 | Releases
January 18, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Josh Siegel (D-Lehigh) today announced they have secured $100,000 in funding for upgrades to the Learning Dome at Dieruff High School in Allentown. The dome, which originally served as solely a...
by Christin Brown | January 16, 2024 | Releases
January 16, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced funding has been approved for four projects in Lehigh and Northampton counties, totaling $372,200 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority. “This funding will go toward improving and restoring...
by Christin Brown | January 16, 2024 | BEFC, Releases
January 15, 2024 − Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton), two Senate members of the Basic Education Funding Commission, issued a statement following the release and affirmative vote on the Commission’s report that...
by Christin Brown | January 12, 2024 | BEFC, Releases
January 12, 2024 − As part of the Basic Education Funding Commission, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh), who serves as chair of the House of Representatives Education Committee, voted yesterday in favor of a report that...
by Christin Brown | January 11, 2024 | BEFC, Video
by Christin Brown | January 11, 2024 | Releases
January 11, 2024 − Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today urged local schools to apply for new grants for safety and security via the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Applicants can find the application and information about each grant on...
by Christin Brown | January 4, 2024 | BEFC
Advocates who fought for and won a historic court ruling declaring Pennsylvania’s education funding system unconstitutional said Thursday that they’re ready to go back to court if state lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro fail to make a significant down payment on a...
