Press Releases
Allentown lawmakers applaud over $1M in tax credits for community projects
ALLENTOWN, September 10, 2024 – State Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike Schlossberg and Josh Siegel, and state Sen. Nick Miller announced today $1.06 million in tax credits through the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Program has been awarded to several community...
Allentown legislators welcome over $574K in state funding for school facility repairs and upgrades
ALLENTOWN, September 9, 2024 – Allentown and Salisbury Township school districts today were awarded state grant funding to help address repairs, upgrades and environmental hazards in their school buildings, according to state Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike...
Sen. Miller, Rep. McNeill Secure $1 Million for Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Improvements in Coplay Borough
Aug. 19, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh) today announced that they have secured $1 million for pedestrian safety and traffic improvements for Coplay Borough. “Pedestrian safety is of the utmost importance...
Sen. Miller Hosts Public Safety Roundtable with Community Leaders
Aug. 16, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) yesterday hosted a community roundtable on public safety with local leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown. In addition to the senator, Allentown Chief of Police Charles Roca, Whitehall...
Sen. Miller Secures $100,000 in Funding for the Allentown Symphony
Aug. 12, 2024 –Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that the Allentown Symphony has been awarded $100,000 to use for marketing and promotional purposes. “I visited Miller Symphony Hall recently and it is a beautiful, historic building...
Sen. Miller, Rep. Schlossberg Procure $200,000 in Funding for Updates to Allentown’s Rose Garden, $130,000 for Cedar Beach Park Basketball Courts
August 1, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) today announced that they have secured a $200,000 grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development to update the Malcolm W. Gross Memorial Rose Garden in...
Sen. Miller Secures $400,000 in Funding for Local Police Departments Ahead of National Night Out
July 30, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today he has secured $400,000 total in grants for the Allentown Police Department, the South Whitehall Police Department and the Salisbury Police Department. “Our first responders play a crucial...
Sen. Miller Joins Gov. Shapiro in Highlighting New Budget’s Major Economic Development Investments
JULY 16, 2024 – BETHLEHEM, PA: Today, Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) joined Governor Josh Shapiro, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger, Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton), and other state and local officials at the...
Sen. Miller Applauds Investments in the State Budget in Education, Economic Development and Public Safety
July 12, 2024 –Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced that he is confident that investments promised in this year’s state budget, which passed Thursday night, will be crucial to the commonwealth. “We are seeing historic investments in public education,...
Sen. Miller, Rep. Schweyer Secure Low Income Housing Tax Credit for Allentown
July 11, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) secured a $1.4 million tax credit for a low-income housing project to be developed on South 8th Street in Allentown. “This project will consist of 29 one-bedroom units,...
Sen. Miller Secures Keystone Historic Preservation Grant for Whitehall Township Accessibility Improvements
July 9, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today that Whitehall Township and the Whitehall Township Historical Preservation Society were awarded a Keystone Historic Preservation Grant for $12,360. “I am excited to bring this funding to...
Sen. Miller and Rep. Schweyer Announce $100,000 in Grant Funding for the Literacy Center
June 20, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) secured a $100,000 grant for Allentown’s Literacy Center for their existing digital-literacy program. “The Literacy Center offers instruction, training and support for...
Sen. Miller, Reps. Schlossberg, Schweyer and Siegel Announce $1 Million in Strategic Investment Funding for Allentown School District
June 17, 2024 –Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton), Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh), Rep. Pete Schweyer (D-Lehigh) and Rep. Josh Siegel (D-Lehigh) secured a $1 million state grant in strategic investments to the Allentown School District. These include...
Sen. Miller, Rep. McNeill Announce Funding for the Redevelopment Authority of Lehigh County for Continued Lehigh Valley Dairy Site Revitalization
June 13, 2024 –Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh) have secured $120,000 in state funding to help revitalize the site of the former Lehigh Valley Dairy in Whitehall via the Redevelopment Authority of Lehigh County. ...
Sen. Miller Secures $50,000 for the Fund to Benefit Children & Youth
June 10, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced the Fund to Benefit Children & Youth has been awarded $50,000 via the American Rescue Plan Act funds. The fund provides abused, neglected and at-risk children in Lehigh and...
Sen. Miller, Rep. Milou Mackenzie Secure $251,000 for the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Camp Mountain House
June 3, 2024 – The Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Camp Mountain House were allotted $251,000 via the American Rescue Plan Act, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Northampton/Montgomery/Lehigh) announced today. “I visited the Camp...
Sen. Miller, City of Allentown to Host Free Community Fire Event on June 8
May 31, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and the city of Allentown are hosting a free community safety event on Saturday, June 8 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the 500 block of Allen Street in Allentown. “Fire safety is incredibly important, and...
Sen. Miller Encourages Seniors to Apply for Farmers Market Nutrition Program
May 28, 2024 – Local residents aged 60 and older can now apply for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) announced today. Seniors in both Lehigh and Northampton counties could be eligible for five $10 vouchers that...
Sen. Nick Miller and Rep. Steve Samuelson Obtain More Than $100,000 in Funding Toward a Field House at First Responders Park in Hanover
May 22, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) and Rep. Steve Samuelson (D-Northampton) have secured $100,704 in funding to go toward the construction of a multipurpose field house at First Responders Park in Hanover. The funding is via the Commonwealth...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces More than $1 Million in Funding for Public Interest Projects in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
May 21, 2024 – Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) has secured $1,031,412 in funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Local Share Accounts, he announced today. This funding will go toward projects that improve the lives of local residents in...
Sen. Miller Secures Funding for Midway Manor Community Association, Encourages Residents to Attend Their Community Day Tomorrow
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...
Lehigh Valley State Lawmakers Confirm NIZ Assessment
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...
Sen. Nick Miller Secures $100,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Allentown
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...
Sen. Nick Miller’s Payroll Modernization Bill Advances Out of Committee with Unanimous Support
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). ...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces More than $3 Million in Funding for Safety, Security and Mental Health in Lehigh and Northampton County Area Schools
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 and...
Lehigh Valley Legislators Secure Nearly $2 Million in Transportation Alternative Funding for Lehigh County
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...
Sen. Nick Miller Announces the Lehigh Valley Dairy Site Demolition Preparation Has Begun; Press Invited to Visit Site on April 19
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 this...
Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Issue Statement on Volvo Group’s Heavy-Duty Truck Plant Announcement
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,...
Sen. Nick Miller Applauds Federal Agency on Setting Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals;’ Local Sources of Water Have High Levels
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 have...
Miller, Schweyer, Schlossberg, Siegel and Allentown SD Superintendent Applaud Education Funding Grants
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...
Sen. Nick Miller Secures More than $2.2 Million in State Funding for Transportation Projects Across the Lehigh Valley
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...
Pennsylvania Lottery Upgrading to New Systems; Players’ Ability to Buy Tickets to be Impacted, Sen. Nick Miller Advises
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...
Sen. Nick Miller and Rep. Peter Schweyer Announce Canal Park Boat Launch to Receive Funding to Upgrade Site Plan and Engineering Design
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....