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Senators Collett & Saval Unveil Legislation to Improve Nursing Home Transparency & Protections
Harrisburg, Pa. − Abril 19, 2022 − A new package of legislation proposed by State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Nikil Saval (D-1 Philadelphia) will bring greater transparency, accountability, and support for residents and...
Senator Nikil Saval and Lehigh Valley Stands Up Call for Passage of Whole-Home Repairs Act
Allentown, PA − Marzo 25, 2022 − Yesterday afternoon, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and Lehigh Valley Stands Up brought together residents and community leaders in a united call for the passage of Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Act (SB1135), a...
Senator Nikil Saval and Berks Stands Up Call for Passage of Whole-Home Repairs Act
Reading, PA − Marzo 24, 2022 − Yesterday, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and Berks Stands Up brought together residents, community leaders, and elected officials in a united call for the passage of Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Act (SB1135), a...
Senator Nikil Saval and Lancaster Stands Up Call for Whole-Home Repairs During Week of Action
Lancaster, PA − Marzo 22, 2022 − Today, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and Lancaster Stands Up brought together residents, community leaders, and state and municipal officials in a united call for the passage of Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Act...
Senator Nikil Saval and Advocates Call for Passage of Whole-Home Repairs Act
Philadelphia, PA − Marzo 21, 2022 − Today, standing with residents, community leaders, housing and energy advocates, disability rights activists, and federal, state, and municipal elected officials, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) launched his campaign for...
Senate Democrats Discuss Housing Scarcity and Houselessness at Policy Hearing
PHILADELPHIA, Marzo 15, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senators Sharif Street, Nikil Saval, Amanda Cappelletti, Tina Tartaglione and Art Haywood to host a public...
House and Senate Lawmakers Announce Relief Plan for Rental Assistance Fund
HARRISBURG − Febrero 16, 2022 − Lawmakers from the state House and Senate held a news conference today to outline plans to restore Pennsylvania’s depleted Emergency Rental Assistance Program and help thousands whose incomes were affected by the pandemic. State...
Muth, Saval Host Virtual Hearing on Home Repair Issues Facing PA Families
ROYERSFORD, Diciembre 8, 2021 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) to host a virtual public hearing on the need to improve, expand, and...
Senator Saval Announces $39.5 Million in Grants for Local Projects
Philadelphia, PA − Diciembre 7, 2021 − Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced $39,501,740.00 in grants for local projects throughout the First Senatorial District. These grants are awarded through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital...
Senator Nikil Saval Announces Fair Records for Renters Legislation
Harrisburg, PA − Noviembre 29, 2021 − Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced Fair Records for Renters legislation, which would rectify false eviction records data and thus eliminate a major barrier that currently prevents tens of thousands of...
Senate Dems Discuss Worker Misclassification Issues at Policy Hearing
PHILADELPHIA − Noviembre 15, 2021 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senators Nikil Saval, John Kane, Christine Tartaglione and Lindsey Williams to host a public hearing...
Senator Saval Moves to End Housing Discrimination Against Pennsylvanians with Criminal Records
Harrisburg, PA − Noviembre 3, 2021 − Building from the work of generations of organizers and activists fighting housing discrimination around the country, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced the introduction of his Fair Chance Housing...
Senate Democrats Urge State Supreme Court to Take Action on Evictions for Tenants with Pending ERAP Applications
Harrisburg, PA − Agosto 30, 2021 − The Senate Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to encourage the court to take action to halt evictions for tenants who already have pending applications in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Senator Saval’s Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling Thrusting Millions of Renters into Precarity
Philadelphia, PA — Agosto 27, 2021 — Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) released a statement today on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate the only remaining protection for renters: “Hundreds of thousands of people across our state, and millions of...
Senators Saval, Costa, Hughes, Haywood Announce New Legislation to Keep Struggling Pennsylvanians Housed
Harrisburg, PA − Agosto 23, 2021 − Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), Senator Jay Costa (D–Allegheny), Senator Vincent Hughes (D–Philadelphia/Montgomery), and Senator Art Haywood (D–Philadelphia/Montgomery) today announced their plans for legislation to keep...
Welcoming PA Caucus Members Demand Immediate Release of York Detainees
Harrisburg, PA − Julio 13, 2021 − Members of the Welcoming PA Caucus, comprising elected officials in the Pennsylvania State House and Senate committed to the development of Commonwealth-specific legislative and policy solutions to the issues and hardships faced...
Senate Democrats Offer Restaurant & Tavern Recovery Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. – Junio 21, 2021 − After Republicans failed to pass a clean, bipartisan bill to extend mixed drinks to go for restaurants and taverns, the Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that will provide the opportunity for bars, taverns and...
Senator Saval and Representative Fiedler Announce Formation of Student Advisory Council with Sunrise of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA − Junio 14, 2021 − Recognizing the urgent need to include Philadelphia youth in conversations about the legislation and initiatives that impact them, State Representative Elizabeth Fiedler (D–Philadelphia) and State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia)...
Los demócratas de la Asamblea General y los líderes locales de toda Pensilvania piden medidas inmediatas contra las infraestructuras escolares tóxicas e inseguras
Statewide, PA − Junio 11, 2021 -- As the projected state budget surplus surged to $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid remains idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across Pennsylvania on Viernes to call for...
PA Senate Democrats Hold Policy Hearing on Systemic Housing Insecurity
Harrisburg – Puede 14, 2021 - At the request of state Senators Tim Kearney (D- Chester/Delaware) and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on housing and the unhoused in Pennsylvania. “Everyone...
Senator Saval Announces Additional Grant Awards, Bringing Total to $2.5 Million Received in the Past Two Weeks
Philadelphia, PA − Abril 26, 2021 − State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) is thrilled to announce the award of five grants totaling more than $1.2 million for public infrastructure projects that will benefit the people of Philadelphia and the First...
Local Progressive Elected Officials Respond to Chauvin Verdict
PHILADELPHIA − Abril 20, 2021 − A coalition of local progressive elected officials issued the following statement on the unanimous guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin case, and called for systemic change through a new vision of public safety that ends the continual...
Senator Saval Announces $1.2 Million Grant for Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Project
Philadelphia, PA —Abril 19, 2021 — State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) is delighted to announce the award of a $1.2 million PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund grant to a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure project in the First Senate District. ...
PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on the Effects of COVID-19 on PA Housing Crisis
Harrisburg – Marzo 31, 2021 - At the request of state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on the effects...
Pa Senators Put Forth Bold Legislation to Keep Residents in their Homes
HARRISBURG, PA − Marzo 23, 2021 − New legislation introduced by Senators Katie Muth (D–Montgomery/Chester/Berks), Steve Santarsiero (D–Bucks), and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) will ensure Pennsylvanians are able to stay safely housed for the duration of the COVID-19...
Democratic Senators Intervene in Fracking Lawsuit Against DRBC
BUCKS COUNTY − Marzo 12, 2021 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) was joined by Democratic colleagues today in New Hope to announce their action to protect clean drinking water for millions of Pennsylvanians from the environmental hazards of fracking. Their...
State Legislators, Advocates, Family Members Urge Governor Wolf to Use Reprieve to Save the Lives of Incarcerated People
CHESTER, PA − Marzo 2, 2021 − In a demonstration of unified support for reprieve, nearly a dozen state legislators gathered outside of State Correctional Institution–Chester (SCI-Chester) to urge Governor Tom Wolf to use his executive power to release incarcerated...
PA Senate & House Dems Host Hearing on ‘A People’s Budget: The Environment’
Harrisburg – Febrero 25, 2021 - At the request of Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Delaware/Montgomery), Sen. Nikil Saval (D- Philadelphia), Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D- Philadelphia), Rep. Rick Krajewski (D- Philadelphia), Rep. Sara Innamorato (D- Allegheny), and Rep....
State Legislators Issue Joint Letter to Governor Wolf Urging Use of Reprieve
HARRISBURG − Febrero 8, 2021 — In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen State Senators and State Representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania...
El senador Nikil Saval responde a la propuesta presupuestaria del gobernador Wolf para 2021-2022
FILADELFIA - 3 de febrero de 2021 - El senador estatal Nikil Saval (D-Filadelfia), que sirve en el Comité de Asignaciones del Senado, ha emitido la siguiente declaración en respuesta al presupuesto 2021-2022 propuesto por el gobernador Tom Wolf: "Millones de...
Miembros del grupo demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania instan a Pelosi, líder de la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes, a investigar y expulsar al representante Scott Perry por actos sediciosos
HARRISBURG - 29 de enero de 2021 - Miembros de la bancada demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania escribieron a la líder de la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., Nancy Pelosi, instando a una investigación sobre los "actos traidores y sediciosos" contra la Constitución de EE.UU. por parte del representante Scott Perry. "Esto no es un...
El senador Nikil Saval comienza la legislatura 2021-22 como presidente demócrata de la Comisión de Asuntos Urbanos y Vivienda del Senado
FILADELFIA, PA - Lunes, 25 de enero de 2021 - El senador Nikil Saval (D-Distrito 1 del Senado) comienza la Sesión del Senado 2021-2022 como Presidente Demócrata del Comité de Asuntos Urbanos y Vivienda del Senado. Este es un nombramiento importante para el legislador de primer año,...
Electos progresistas de Filadelfia emiten una declaración pública conjunta sobre la insurrección del 6 de enero y el desafío a la democracia en Pensilvania y en todo Estados Unidos
FILADELFIA- 7 de enero de 2021 - El jueves, los funcionarios electos progresistas y del movimiento de Filadelfia publicaron la siguiente declaración. Entre ellos se encuentran: Concejal de Filadelfia Helen Gym (D-At Large), Concejal de Filadelfia Kendra Brooks (PMA-At...
State Legislators Push for Eviction, Foreclosure Protections Ahead of Looming Deadline
HARRISBURG – Enero 4, 2021 – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) were joined by State Representatives Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) and Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny) in a call to extend eviction and...
Senator Sharif Street and Senator-Elect Nikil Saval Call on Governor Wolf and Department of Corrections to Free the Vulnerable
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Diciembre 17, 2020 —In response to the high rate of COVID-related deaths among people incarcerated in Pennsylvania jails and prisons, Senator Sharif Street and Senator-elect Nikil Saval hosted “Free the Vulnerable,” a press event to shed light on the...
El recién elegido senador Saval comienza su mandato y anuncia su equipo directivo
PHILADELPHIA, PA − Diciembre 7, 2020 —Incoming State Senator Nikil Saval assumed responsibilities of the role last Martes, Diciembre 1, announcing a fully staffed office and leadership team with strong connections to the community. Saval, a writer and longtime labor...