No one is alone: Talking mental health as the holidays approach Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead The last two years have been difficult, and at times traumatic, for many of us, our families, and our neighbors. It has been a stressful period in all of our lives, and now, with the holidays and winter app...

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...

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...

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...

State Rep. Emily Kinkead on the 'Pennsylvania budget journey' Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead As summer approaches, the weather isn’t the only thing that heats up. Yes, it’s the time of year when we head into the final stages of the annual state budget process. You may think that this process begins n...

State Rep. Kinkead: “Elections are safe and secure.” Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead May 18 is Primary Election Day and I encourage each of you to vote. Even if you are not affiliated with a major political party, if you are a registered voter, you can vote FOR or AGAINST the Pennsylvania Constitution...

In this month’s column, Rep. Emily Kinkead discusses the legislation she’s collaborating on to protect frontline workers during the continued COVID-19 pandemic, find a fix to the high cost of prescription medication, offset student debt, and address climate change and landslides. Photo: Office of Re...

In this month’s column, Rep. Emily Kinkead discusses how the state government plans to rebuild its economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, including ways that homeowners can find financial help. She also provides instructions on how to get your loved ones vaccinated. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead I hop...

Rep. Kinkead discusses the state committees she’s been selected to serve on, and what these selections mean for District 20. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead Wow, what a busy start to the new year it has been! Last month, I was sworn in for my first term in office at the state Capitol in Harrisburg and...