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Senator Pisciottano Announces Over $400,000 in Grants to Support Local First Responders, Animal Welfare, and Community Recreation
Monroeville, PA, August 6, 2025 – State Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today announced over $400,000 in state grant funding to support critical needs across the 45th Senatorial District, including life-saving equipment for first responders, upgrades to recreational spaces, and new...
Dignity in Death: Legislators Take Action After Pet Cremation Scandal
In response to disturbing allegations and criminal charges involving the mishandling of pet remains at Vereb Funeral Home, Senators Nick Pisciottano, Rosemary Brown, and Camera Bartolotta, along with Representative Brandon Markosek, announced the introduction of bipartisan companion legislation to strengthen oversight of pet cremation and burial service providers.
Forging the Future: PA Lawmakers Launch Effort to Reclaim Steelmaking Dominance
Harrisburg, PA, July 17, 2025 – State Senators Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) and Patty Kim (D-Dauphin), along with State Representatives David Madsen (D-Dauphin), John Inglis (D-Allegheny), and Nate Davidson (D-Cumberland, Dauphin), today announced the introduction of companion legislation designed to strengthen Pennsylvania’s steel industry, protect and create jobs, and reestablish the Commonwealth’s leadership in American manufacturing. Senate Bill 949 and House Bill 1749, titled
Senator Nick Pisciottano Issues Statement on Harmful Federal Budget and Policy Bill
Harrisburg, PA, July 1, 2025 – Following the US Senate’s passage of President Trump’s massive budget and policy bill, Sen. Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) released the following statement: “I am outraged by the legislation passed today by the US Senate. As your State Senator, I am deeply concerned...
Senator Pisciottano Announces $1.75 Million to Fund Housing Initiatives in Allegheny County
Allegheny County, PA, June 25, 2025 – Sen. Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today announced the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has approved funding for several Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) projects in Allegheny County, providing support...
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Senator Pisciottano Looks for New Era for Mon Valley in Reaction to Nippon Deal with U.S. Steel
Allegheny County, PA, June 18, 2025 – State Sen. Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Nippon Steel Corporation finalized its acquisition of U.S. Steel: “Throughout the process of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, I have...
Senate Democratic Caucus Policy Committee Hosts Second Hearing Regarding Worker Protections
PITTSBURGH, PA − June 12, 2025 − Today, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a second hearing to continue the dialogue on what is needed to safeguard Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and economy through a skilled and dependable workforce. “Today’s hearing provided an...
Nick in Your Neighborhood: Patti’s Pasticceria
Senator Nick Pisciottano Announces Unanimous Confirmation of Former Senator Jim Brewster to the PA Liquor Control Board
Harrisburg, PA, June 11, 2025 – State Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today announced the unanimous confirmation of former State Senator Jim Brewster to serve on the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (LCB). Brewster’s nomination was unanimously advanced out of the Senate Law and Justice...
Senator Pisciottano Speaks in Support of Union Organizing Week
Let’s take the EDGE off price hikes for PA’s working families
By Senator Jay Costa and Senator Nick Pisciottano After months of uncertainty from Washington D.C., a yo-yo stock market responding to on-again, off-again tariffs that are triggering inflation, and economic growth that seems to be sputtering to a crawl, families are worried about their costs and...
Sen. Pisciottano Supporting CPA Profession in PA
Nick in Your Neighborhood: Secretos de mis Abuelos
Senator Nick Pisciottano Issues Statement on Penn State’s Decision to Keep Greater Allegheny Campus Open
McKeesport, PA, May 22, 2025 – State Sen. Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today celebrated the decision that the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus will remain open. Faced with ongoing budget shortfalls, Penn State University President Neeli Bendapudi announced in February that a dozen...
Senator Nick Pisciottano Announces Extension of Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Application Deadline to December 31, 2025
Monroeville, PA, May 21, 2025 — Senator Nick Pisciottano (D–Allegheny) announced today that the application deadline for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program has been extended to December 31, 2025. This extension provides eligible Pennsylvanians with additional time to apply for...
Senator Nick Pisciottano Announces Over $360,000 in Solar for Schools Grant for Clairton City School District
Monroeville, PA, May 20, 2025 – State Sen. Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) today announced that the Clairton City School District has been awarded a $361,990 grant through the Solar for Schools Grant Program (S4S) from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development (DCED). The grant will...
Senate Democrats Jay Costa, Nick Pisciottano Celebrate Passage of EDGE Tax Credit in PA House, Call for Swift Movement in the Senate
PITTSBURGH, PA – May 14, 2025 – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 500, a critical part of Governor Shapiro’s Lightning Plan which updates the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credit Program to bring next-generation energy, fuel, and...
Nick in Your Neighborhood: Lampert’s Market
Pa. Senators Collett & Pisciottano Introduce Worker Protection Legislation with the Pa. PRO Act
Harrisburg, Pa. — Senator Maria Collett (D-12, Montgomery) and Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-45, Allegheny) announced their introduction of the Pennsylvania Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on Wednesday, May 13, which would strengthen workers' rights and modernize the state's labor laws....