This month, Councilman Wilson discusses two bills he recently advanced through the City Council: one in support of paid bereavement leave for pregnancy loss, and the other to prohibit the declawing of cats. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone,  This month, I wanted to share some news a...

Help flatten another curve: Tick-borne illness in Pa. leads country . Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead Did you know that most tick-borne illnesses are contracted in the fall and not the spring or the summer? Adult deer ticks, the most common carrier of Lyme disease, emerge during the fall and are typic...

This month, Councilman Wilson discusses some of the community engagement work he did while City Council was on recess for the month of August. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello Northside! I hope this month’s newsletter finds you well! City Council was on recess for the month of August, so I w...

The theme for Rep. Jake Wheatley’s annual Health and Wellness Weekend In this month’s column, Rep. Jake Wheatley discusses expanding the Clean Slate Law as a commitment to helping veterans. Photo: Office of Rep. Wheatley It’s almost hard to imagine that it’s been 20 years since one of the worst terr...

In this month’s column, State Rep. Emily Kinkead discusses viable, affordable higher education. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead As we gear up for yet another school year, and especially face yet another year of education unknowns, more and more students are choosing to begin their education journey at...

State Rep. Emily Kinkead writes on the importance of sustainability . Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead When you think about the word sustainability, what comes to mind? Do you think about natural and environmental resources, like food, water, and air? Or do you think about supporting economic developme...

This month, Councilman Wilson talks American Rescue Plan allocations. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello Northside! I hope you’re all having a safe and fun summer! I want to use this month’s column to discuss the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding allocations.  I especially want to thank those...

The theme for Rep. Jake Wheatley’s annual Health and Wellness Weekend event this year is ‘It’s Different Now.’ Photo: Office of Rep. Wheatley Once again, it’s that time of year where we invite all of our residents throughout the 19 th Legislative District to come and celebrate our health and wellnes...

Rep. Kinkead on solutions to this summer’s return and ramp up of gun violence in the Northside and throughout Pennsylvania. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead As the weather has warmed up and COVID-19 protocols are loosening, gun violence has returned to (and ramped up in) both the Northside and across P...

Pennsylvania will receive $100 million in federal funds to support out-of school and afterschool programs. Photo: Office of Rep. Wheatley As our state continues to recover from the current pandemic, one area that continues to be critical to our youngsters’ development and growth is what I discussed ...