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Upcoming Events
Hard-to-Read License Plate Replacement
Event
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:30
PM
Do you have a hard to read
license plate? In PA, you can be pulled over if any of the letters or
numbers on your plate can’t be recognized from 50 feet away.
Protect yourself from this at our FREE Hard-to-Read License Plate
Replacement Event!
My office is partnering with the Harrison
Township Police Department to complete replacement forms for license
plates that are peeling, damaged, or otherwise illegible. Participants
need the following to attend the event:
- The car
with hard-to-read license plate
- The owner(s) of the
car.*
- A current driver’s license for the car
owner(s)
- A current car registration with the title number,
VIN, and license plate number
*If the co-owner of
the car isn’t able to be at the event, you will have to take the
form home for the other owner to sign before submitting the
paperwork.
PennDOT will replace the license plate for FREE
once they process the required paperwork. The new license plate will
be sent directly to you! If you have questions, please contact us at
724-224-2131 or email [email protected].
Replace
hard-to-read license plates at event in Harrison |
TribLIVE.com
Free Car
Seat Safety Check Event
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:30
PM
In addition to our Hard-to-Read License
Plate Replacement Event on Wednesday, we’ll also be holding Free
Car Seat Safety Checks performed by Citizens Hose EMS from 6:00 PM -
7:30 PM at our Harrison Office.
Please bring your car
seat manual and vehicle owners’ manual along with you.
Appointments are encouraged, but not required. To make an appointment,
please call 724-224-2131 or email us at
SenatorLindseyWilliams.com.
Monthly
Office Hours at the Kingsley Center
Friday, April 7, 2023 from 10:00
AM - 3:00 PM
My office will be hosting monthly
office hours on the first Friday of every month at the Kingsley Center
beginning on April 7! Stop by and say hello to our staff between 10:00
AM - 3:00 PM and get access to all of the services that our District
Office provides.
Demystifying Unionizing Your
Workplace
Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 6:00
PM
We’re hosting a virtual event
on Unionizing Your Workplace as a part of our “Demystifying
Harrisburg” series! Organizers from Starbucks, United
Steelworkers, International Union of Operating Engineers, United Food
& Commercial Workers, and more will be joining us to discuss how
they began their efforts, lessons learned, what to watch for, and how
the public can support workers.
You can register for this
event at SenatorLindseyWilliams.com/DemystifyingHBG.
.
Free
Shredding Event
Saturday, April 15, 9am -
12pm
Do you have personal documents piling up?
Rep.
Sara Innamorato and I are hosting a Free Shredding Event on
Saturday, April 15 from 9am-12pm at the Lawrenceville Goodwill at 118
52nd Street. Bring your box of docs so you can shred it and forget
it!
Spring
Senior Fair
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00
PM
Come meet Senator Lindsey Williams and her
staff at our Senior Resource Fair at the Mt.
Ararat Community Center in Highland Park on Thursday, April
20th from 10 am - 12 pm! This FREE event includes health screenings,
information for seniors and caregivers, light refreshments, and much
more! Staff from our office will also be available to process Port
Authority Senior ConnectCards and help with Pennsylvania Treasury
Unclaimed Property searches.
Good
News
Groundbreaking at Pittsburgh Glass
Center
I was thrilled to join Representative
Sara Innamorato and Allegheny
County Executive Rich Fitgerald at the Pittsburgh
Glass Center (PGC) for their Hot Glass Pour to mark the
groundbreaking for their upcoming expansion last week. This new larger
facility will provide affordable artist housing, as well as meeting
and event space for community members and non-profits. Thank you to
PGC for being a leader not just through your art, but by bringing
opportunity, innovation, and economic development to the region.
I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next as you continue to
"shatter" expectations.
AIU
Legislative Forum on Education
I had a great
time at the Allegheny
Intermediate Unit (AIU)’s Annual Allegheny County
Legislative Forum on Education on March 23rd, moderated by Jon Delano
of KDKA-TV. As always, this was a great discussion about many of the
issues facing our public schools, students, families, and educators.
Getting to hear from teachers and staff members about what
they’re facing on the front lines is always incredibly helpful
for legislators, and I appreciate getting a chance to talk to them
directly.
Youth
Symposium at Environmental Charter School,
Pittsburgh
Thank you to Delta
Phi Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. - Pittsburgh,
PA for inviting me to speak at your Annual Youth Symposium on
March 25th at Environmental
Charter School Pittsburgh! I really loved the opportunity to talk
with students and parents about the importance of getting involved in
and serving our communities.
PA
Commission for Community Colleges and Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
I
had the chance to speak to the PA
Commission for Community Colleges last Monday at their annual
meeting. We had a lively discussion that acknowledged the critical
role community colleges play in Pennsylvania’s workforce goals
while also providing an economical bridge to post-secondary
education.
I also had the chance to join the Association
of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
(AICUP) last week to talk about this year’s budget and
other priorities in education for the coming year. Both of these
meetings were a great chance to talk to leaders in the field about how
the legislature can best support Pennsylvania’s next generation
of graduates!
PA School
Librarians Association Presidential Award!
On
Saturday I spent a fantastic morning with members of the PA School
Librarians Association at their Annual Meeting, celebrating all of the
work that our school librarians do every single day.
I was
incredibly honored to receive their Presidential Award this year-- but
I'm even more thankful that I've had help from amazing school
librarians like Fox
Chapel Area School District's Dr. Laura Ward. Dr. Ward was
instrumental in helping me to prepare to fight back against book ban
legislation. She gave me what I needed to go into that Education
Committee Meeting and stand up for all students, their experiences,
and our libraries. And for that, I’ll be forever grateful.
Legislative News
Appropriations Hearing on
Education
Last Thursday’s budget hearing
with Acting Secretary Mumin of the Pennsylvania
Department of Education covered a wide range of topics from
Head Start and Pre-K programs to higher education and student
debt.
I was glad to talk about Office
of the Governor of Pennsylvania Shapiro's proposed investment
in making the Universal School Breakfast program permanent.
Pennsylvania needs to be a leader in making sure all students have a
nutritious breakfast and lunch available to them every single day.
Acting Secretary Mumin mentioned that, during the pandemic, schools
saw an increase in daily attendance as students came to school because
meals were free and available to all. We need our kids in the
building, ready to learn every day, and Universal School Meals is a
great step towards making that happen.
https://triblive.com/.../making-education-in-pa-look.../
We also heard testimony from leaders from the
State-Related Universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln) and
the Chancellor of the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) on
Thursday. Testimony focused on continuing mental health supports and
how these universities are addressing learning losses from the
pandemic. We also discussed supporting the workers on each campus as
they seek to collectively bargain.
Transgender
Day of Visibility
My colleagues Senator
Amanda Cappelletti, Senator
Katie Muth, and Senator
Tim Kearney recently reintroduced a package of legislation
that would streamline the administrative name change process here in
the state of Pennsylvania. While this legislation will help all
Pennsylvanians looking to legally change their names, it will provide
particular aid to the transgender and non-binary communities, who face
real harm due to the delay, cost, and confusion in our current
process.
I consider it my responsibility as a legislator to
not only defend trans lives, but to provide proactive solutions to
help them navigate our government systems with the safety and dignity
that they deserve.
This package includes the following
legislation:
- Administrative Name Change Reform (Senate
Bill 530)
- Navigating PA's Current Name Change Process
(Senate Bill 526)
- Transgender Name Change Assistance Grants
(Senate Bill 524)
- Removing Publication Requirements for Name
Changes (Senate Bill 528)
- Ending Felony Prohibition for Name
Changes
- Removal of Sex from Birth Certificate (Senate Bill
523)
https://senatorlindseywilliams.com/state-senators.../
Contact
Pennie if You Are No Longer Eligible for Medicaid or
CHIP!
The federal
government’s resumption of annual Medicaid renewals starts on
April 1, 2023 which means in the coming months Pennsylvania Medical
Assistance and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
recipients will be completing renewal paperwork to maintain their
coverage. If you no longer qualify for these programs contact Pennie,
Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace, to ensure you have
continuous medical and dental coverage!
An end to your
Medical Assistance or CHIP coverage is a “qualifying
life-event” enabling you to enroll for a plan outside the usual
November 1 - January 15 health insurance open enrollment period. If
you need help, Pennie has “assisters” available to explain
your health plan options virtually or over the phone. Pennie is also
holding In-Person Assister Events all over the state.
Upcoming In-Person Allegheny County Assister
Events:
To contact Pennie:
If you have additional questions, we are
here to help! Call our office at 412-364-0469 (Ross) or 724-224-2131
(Harrison) or email us at [email protected].
Food
Insecurity Resources
If you or anyone you know
are suffering from food insecurity, there are resources available to
help!
TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Tree Planting
Events!
TreeVitalize
Pittsburgh has three remaining tree plantings this spring in
D38 and is looking for volunteers! TreeVitalize is a joint project
of Allegheny
County Parks, the City
of Pittsburgh, Tree
Pittsburgh, PA
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and
the Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy whose mission is to restore tree
cover in Pennsylvania communities. We can’t think of a better
way to spend a Saturday than planting trees with neighbors!
- Sharpsburg: Saturday, April 8th, 9:00 am.
- 1014
Main St. Pittsburgh, PA 15215
-
Garfield: Saturday April I5th, 9:00 am.
- Healcrest Urban
Farm, 5217 Hillcrest St. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Lawrenceville: Saturday, April 22nd, 9:00 am.
-
Duncan Parklet, Intersection of 54th St. & Duncan St. Pittsburgh,
PA 15201
Sign up to volunteer
for these and other tree-planting events in the region at Events
Archive - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
(waterlandlife.org).
As always, please feel free to
reach out with any questions you may have by phone at 412-364-0469
(Ross Office), 724-224-2131
(Harrison Office) or by email at [email protected].
My staff will return your call/email within 24 hours
(Monday-Friday).
Senator Lindsey Williams
