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Senator
Joe Picozzi
Pennsylvania's 5th District
Serving parts of Philadelphia County
Senator
Joe Picozzi
Pennsylvania's 5th District
Serving parts of Philadelphia County

News Releases

Tax Skill Games to Fund Mass Transit
October 6, 2026

Tax Skill Games to Fund Mass Transit

We see them in our gas stations, taverns, restaurants, social clubs, and VFWs. Skill games, some 70,000 of them across Pennsylvania, could be unplugged by October 13th if Harrisburg cannot figure out how to regulate them, how to tax them, and what to do with the revenue they could potentially generate for the state.  [Read More]

PICOZZI ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $4.8 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING PROJECTS FOR NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA
September 21, 2026

PICOZZI ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $4.8 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING PROJECTS FOR NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

Senator Picozzi (R-5) announced the approval of $4,828,154 in additional Statewide Local Share Account (LSA) grants for projects across Northeast Philadelphia.  [Read More]

Holding Blighted Property Owners Accountable
September 17, 2026

Holding Blighted Property Owners Accountable

In Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of blighted or abandoned properties drive down home values, undermine neighborhood stability and hinder community development.  [Read More]

PICOZZI, WHITE SECURE NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZATIONS
September 17, 2026

PICOZZI, WHITE SECURE NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZATIONS

Senator Joe Picozzi (R-5) and Representative Martina White (HD-170) announced nearly $2 million in Statewide Local Share Account (LSA) grant funding for two organizations serving Northeast Philadelphia.  [Read More]

Protecting the People Who Keep Pennsylvania Moving
August 27, 2026

Protecting the People Who Keep Pennsylvania Moving

By Joe Picozzi Every day, public transit operators across Pennsylvania get behind the wheel and go to work knowing that thousands of people are counting on them. They transport children to school, workers to their jobs, seniors to appointments and families to the places that matter. They are the people who keep our communities moving. […]  [Read More]

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: Helping Solve Unsolved Crime
July 27, 2026

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: Helping Solve Unsolved Crime

Every homicide leaves behind more than a crime scene. It leaves grieving families, traumatized neighborhoods, and communities searching for answers.  [Read More]

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