Senator John Blake Honors the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Feb. 5, 2019 - Blake: Budget Prioritizes Education, Career Readiness

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January 16, 2019 - Sen. Blake, Rep. Flynn & Rep. Mullins Discuss Financial Recovery Status Declaration for Scranton School District

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Senator Blake joined a number of county, local and state officials to cut the ribbon on the new Lackawanna County Government Center at the Globe in downtown Scranton.

Blake Sworn-In for Third Term in Pennsylvania State Senate

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Student Ambassador Program

Thank you for your interest in the Student Ambassador Program.  It is with great pleasure that Senator Blake and his staff offer this one-of-a-kind opportunity to high school seniors within the 22nd Senatorial District.

Applications are due no later than Friday, December 7, 2018

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SB 76: The Rest of the Story

With respect and high regard for my colleagues in the State Senate and for the Pennsylvania taxpayers who support Senate Bill 76 (SB76), the so-called “Property Tax Independence Act,” I want to outline here some lesser-known and certainly less-heralded aspects of this legislation which informed my judgment and my recent vote on it.

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The Soldiers Project Guitars $ Troops United Neighborhood Centers of Northeast PA American Red Cross of Lackawanna County United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties Jewish Community Center of Scranton Women’s Resource Center of Northeast PA The Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeast PA The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum The Scranton Cultural Center The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority Guitars $ Troops Homes for our Troops Lawyers Serving Warriors pa 529 The Soldiers Project The Lackawanna River Corridor Association NEPA Veterans Multicare Alliance Affordable Schools Online
October 6, 2017: Senator Blake state Reps. Mike Peifer and Jonathan Fritz for a panel discussion hosted by the Pennsylvania Bankers Association at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in Scranton.
October 2, 2017: Senator Blake toured the nearly completed $1.3 million Chinchilla well station and water storage tank project in South Abington Township with executives from Aqua Pennsylvania.
October 2, 2017: Senator Blake joined Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Teresa Osbourne, Mayor Bill Courtright and a number of area residents to celebrate the grand opening of the Melting Pot Intercultural Activity Center in West Scranton.
September 22, 2017: Senator Blake joined state Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich and Clarks Summit Borough officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for a water quality revitalization project at Mayor Tony Perry Memorial Park. The project, funded in part by a 2016 state grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, includes the construction of a rain garden to help with stormwater management in the borough.
September 8, 2017: Senator Blake joined Senator Mario Scavello at East Stroudsburg University for Monroe County’s 2017 Economic Outlook Summit
September 1, 2017: Senator Blake, Congressman Matt Cartwright and Mayor Frank Shimkus in honored Throop Borough's Hometown Heroes – including William Kaub who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. He served in the US Army, landing at Normandy on D-Day and he later fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.
August 14, 2017: Senator Blake and United States Senator Bob Casey toured the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and discussedthe impressive revitalization and improvements to the airport.

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