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Senator Collett reacts to Department of Education Budget Hearing
El Senador Collett visita el Centro de Mayores de Ambler
Senator Maria Collett Celebrates Read Across America Day
Senator Collett Addresses PFAS Crisis in Budget Hearing with PA Secretary of Health
North Wales, Pa. – Febrero 27, 2019 – Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee today. A major topic of conversation was our region’s PFAS crisis. Addressing this crisis from both an environmental and...
Senator Collett Announces $1.4 Million PennDOT Contract for Stormwater Management and Wetland Mitigation
North Wales, Pa. − Febrero 25, 2019 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12) announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has awarded a $1,378,718 contract to Road-Con, Inc. for the restoration of 11 stormwater management sites and 5 wetland...
La senadora Collett asiste a la inauguración del Desafío Keith Valley
Horsham, Pa. - 22 de febrero de 2019 - Hoy temprano, la senadora Maria Collett (D-12) asistió al inicio de la 43ª edición anual del Keith Valley Challenge en Keith Valley Middle School en el distrito escolar de Hatboro-Horsham y presentó a la escuela una copia de la Resolución del Senado 28, reconociendo hoy como "Día del Keith Valley Challenge" en Pensilvania.
Senator Collett Reacts to EPA PFAS Plan Announcement
North Wales– Febrero 14, 2019 – The acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Andrew Wheeler, today announced the EPA’s intended nationwide PFAS action plan. Addressing the urgent PFAS crisis is Senator Maria Collett’s (D-12) top priority....
Senator Collett Reacts to Governor Tom Wolf’s 2019 Budget Address
Harrisburg – Febrero 5, 2019 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12) attended Governor Tom Wolf’s (D) budget address today. The Governor’s budget proposal for the 2019 term focused primarily on the Statewide Workforce, Education and Accountability Program (SWEAP) and...
Senator Collett Approved to Judiciary Committee
Harrisburg – Febrero 4, 2019 – Senator Maria Collett announced today that she has been appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This announcement comes in light of Senator Daylin Leach’s decision to step down from the Judiciary Committee amid...
Senator Collett Announces Nearly $1.6 Million in Road and Infrastructure Project Grants
North Wales − Febrero 1, 2019 − Senator Collett announced today that $1,590,000 in multimodal project grants would be going to roadway and infrastructure improvements in the 12th District. The grants come from PennDOT’s Multimodal Fund and will be...
Los demócratas del Senado presentan conjuntamente un proyecto de ley para eliminar la prescripción de los delitos sexuales
Harrisburg, Pa. − Enero 31, 2019 − Today, 17 members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced that they are seeking cosponsors for a bill that would abolish the statute of limitations for sexual abuse, assault and misconduct. "Sexual assault is...
La Senadora Maria Collett anuncia la aprobación de un préstamo de 4,6 millones de dólares de PENNVEST a la Autoridad de Alcantarillado de Franconia
NORTH WALES − Enero 30, 2019 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12) announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved a $4.6 million low-interest loan to the Franconia Sewer Authority (FSA) to repair their public...
N.J. landfill backs out of plan to accept contaminated soil from Willow Grove military base
A New Jersey landfill has backed out of a plan to take soil contaminated with chemicals from a former naval base in Willow Grove, responding to concerns from activists but leaving unresolved how and when the military will dispose of the tainted soil.
Casey censura el informe de la EPA sobre los límites de PFOA y PFOS en el agua potable
Homeowners in Bucks and Montgomery counties seeking help from the federal government to address contamination in their drinking water received disheartening news on Lunes night.
The Trump administration will not set a drinking water limit for two toxic chemicals – PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) – that are contaminating millions of Americans’ tap water, two sources familiar with the forthcoming decision told Politico, which reported:.
Report says EPA refuses to regulate two PFAS chemicals
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Martes slammed the reported decision of the federal government not to regulate two chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses when present in drinking water.
Senator Collett Announces Committee Assignments for 2019-20 Legislative Session
(North Wales, Pa.) Enero 24, 2019 − Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12) announced her committee assignments for the 2019-20 legislative session. In addition to her chairmanship on the Aging & Youth Committee, Senator Collett will also be serving on the...
Officials advocate for more state tech school funding at MBIT event
Career and technical schools like Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Warwick play a vital role in replenishing a skilled workforce, those who spoke at Viernes’s event said. Pennsylvania needs to step up its support of career and technical schools in the state,...
Updated: Senator Collett Announces Recipients of PAsmart Grants for Bucks and Montgomery County Schools
Lower Gwynedd − Enero 18, 2019 − State Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Bucks/Montgomery) announced today that schools throughout her senatorial district have received targeted PAsmart Grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. “The smartest...
El grupo demócrata del Senado detalla las repercusiones locales del cierre federal y esboza soluciones estatales
HARRISBURG, PA - 16 de enero de 2019 -Los miembros del Caucus Demócrata del Senado se mantuvieron unidos el miércoles, delineando los impactos del cierre federal en sus electores y abordando posibles remedios a nivel estatal. "En mi condado de Allegheny, tenemos...
Senator Collett Comments on US Government Shutdown and its Effects on the SNAP Program in PA
Senator Collett and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding at the 2019 Farm Show
Senator Collett Announces Business Education Partnership Grants in Bucks and Montgomery County
North Wales, Pa. − Diciembre 28, 2018 − Today, State Senator Maria Collett announced the award of grant funding from the Department of Labor and Industry for Business Education Partnerships in Bucks and Montgomery counties. “Education is just one part of the picture...
Editorial: Sen. Maria Collett off to fast start on PFAS contamination
We don’t know what the future holds for two PFAS-related bills freshman state Sen. Maria Collett announced before even being sworn in last week. But we appreciate that she’s hitting the ground running on one of her campaign’s top priorities. Back in Octubre when...
New state senators focus on health care, environment going into office
State Senators-elect Maria Collett, D-12, and Steven Santarsiero, D-10, said their first 100 days in office will also focus on education, transparency and other state issues. Democrats Maria Collett and former state House Rep. Steve Santarsiero are poised to tackle...
State Sen. Maria Collett to introduce PFAS bills
The newly sworn-in state senator from Lower Gwynedd said she intends to push for a drinking water standard and adding the chemicals to the state’s list of hazardous substances. There are few local issues that have fostered bipartisan agreement more than water...
More Democrats, more women — but the GOP still rules in Pa. legislature
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s legislature kicked off its two-year session Martes with celebratory receptions and swearing-in ceremonies, all devoid of the tension that could quickly settle over its dealings with the Wolf administration.
Swearing In Ceremony
Senator-Elect Maria Collett Introduces Legislation to Address PFAS Water Contamination Crisis
Ambler, Diciembre 28, 2018 – Keeping a major campaign promise to protect our communities from the dangers associated with contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Senator-Elect Maria Collett introduced two bill memos for co-sponsorship today: (1)...
After another ‘Year of the Woman,’ how close is Pa. to gender parity in politics? (Not very)
To this day, women like Sen.-elect Maria Collett — who defeated Stewart Greenleaf Jr. to take the Montgomery County seat his father, Greenleaf Sr., held for 40 years — struggle to gain institutional support.
La senadora electa Collett y Santarsiero prometen proteger y reforzar los derechos sanitarios de los residentes
BUCKS COUNTY – Diciembre 20, 2018 – Senators-elect Steve Santarsiero (D-10, Bucks) and Maria Collett (D-12, Bucks and Montgomery) issued a joint press release to local residents in response to the Texas court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To...