State Representative Fall 2019 Adam Ravenstahl PRSRT STD 321 Irvis Office Building U.S. POSTAGE PAID www.pahouse.com/Ravenstahl P.O. Box 202020 HARRISBURG, PA Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020 State Representative PERMIT NO. 529 AdamAdam RavenstahlRavenstahl 20th Legislative District Capitol Office: 321 Irvis Office Building • P.O. Box 202020 • Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020 • (717) 787-5470 Constituent Service Office: 3689 California Ave. • Pittsburgh, PA 15212 • (412) 321-5523 North Boroughs Office: Avalon Borough Building • 640 California Ave. • Avalon, PA 15202 Open 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays or by appointment. Polish Hill Office: Polish Hill Civic Association • 3060 Brereton St. • Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Open 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays.

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LPO.KAF.0919 Legislative update I attended Avalon Elementary’ s Fun Run to support our local students. Sen The changing leaves herald a change of season and UPCOMING EVENTS ior mark an end to what has been a busy summer. Wellne Locally, myself and other officials have been hard at Join State Representative ss Fair work making sure the Pittsburgh region continues its Hosted by Rep. Sara Innamorato and Rep. Adam Ravenstahl rise, positioning itself culturally and economically as Adam Ravenstahl Documents one of our nation’s great cities, welcoming the next for a will be shredded generation of workers, educators, entrepreneurs and on-site October 18, 2019 scientists to our region. FREE DOCUMENT We’re building on our legacy as a region of industry Ross Township Community Center and hard work, by investing in cultural and economic SHREDDING EVENT 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. development. Whether that’s securing grants for a 1000 Ross Municipal Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 major renovation of the produce terminal in the Strip OCTOBER 19 District or helping a Brighton Heights senior center Free event includes flu shots, blood pressure pay for much needed renovations, our region is on the 10 a.m. to Noon screenings, wellness activities and more! Plus, all move, and I’m proud to be one of its vocal advocates. (or until shred truck is full) the info and assistance you need to get a REAL ID. We were also busy in Harrisburg this summer, passing there remain many important issues for the House and Senate LOCATION: AVALON COMMUNITY PARK an on-time state budget that increased money for education to resolve. 708 New Brighton Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15202 while holding the lines on taxes and revenues. While it wasn’t Project D.U.M.P. will also be at the event to collect unwanted medications. the budget I would have created, our state priorities are the I look forward to working with my fellow lawmakers to find a Unwanted items that should be shredded include credit card statements, result of compromise and collaboration, and this document consensus on Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, which hasn’t credit card applications, bank statements, canceled checks, income tax reflects that. increased in more than a decade; to update our state’s voter information, insurance records and retirement or pension fund information. registration systems to ensure that more people are able Documents will be shredded on-site. We also passed – and Gov. Tom Wolf signed – a law to create to access the ballot and to remove barriers discouraging a state-based health insurance exchange, which will save participation in our election process; and to work to enact both people and the state money, while ensuring everyday legislation to benefit working class Pennsylvanians – whether folks can access affordable, quality health insurance. We that’s on-the-job protections, ensuring access to health also cut the bureaucratic red tape to make it easier for new care, or providing access to leave in the event of a family MY OFFICE CAN HELP YOU WITH: Pennsylvanians, including military spouses, with an out-of- emergency. Car registrations, special tags, Pennsylvania income tax Renewal of state-issued licenses state occupational license to work in Pennsylvania. And we And most importantly, I want to thank you again for the trust handicap placards, titles and driver’s questions or problems or certifications passed a first-of-its kind program in the nation which will allow the spouses and children of National Guard members to you have placed in me, and for the opportunity to be your license applications Requests for literature of all Property Tax/Rent Rebate attend college at no or reduced cost. representative in Harrisburg. Information on financial assistance kinds – bills, regulations, statutes, problems or questions But as the legislature returns to Harrisburg for its fall session, Together, we can build a better Pennsylvania. for higher education Pennsylvania maps, senior citizen Problems or questions about Assistance in obtaining and information the state lottery completing state forms of all kinds Citations from the Pennsylvania PACE cards for senior citizens Senior ConnectCards now available from the Port Authority House of Representatives for Voter registration and absentee Consumer complaints ballot applications outstanding accomplishments and My district office staff is ready to help you or someone you know apply for family milestones Liquor Control Board concerns the new senior bus passes through the Port Authority of Allegheny County! Unemployment compensation, Complaints or questions about or questions This new card replaces the old blue or yellow pass with a four-year photo ID disability and workers’ compensation ConnectCard and allows seniors 65 or older to travel on public transit for free. utilities and the Public Utility Tours of the state Capitol for Birth and death certificates Commission individuals or groups There’s no rush: You can still use your Medicare card or existing pass until Problems with the Department of Complaints and problems with Information about federal, state January 1st, but if you need a new ConnectCard, feel free to contact my office Health and Human Services (food insurance companies and local government agencies to set up an appointment for us to help you (412-321-5523). stamps, medical and income assistance) For your appointment you’ll need to bring your identification and any existing transit passes to our office to snap a quick picture, fill out a form, and then Sign up for my email alerts If you need help with any state- or government-related services, we’ll contact you normally within two weeks to come retrieve your new pass. https://pahouse.com/ravenstahl/emailsignup please feel free to contact my office at 412-321-5523 for assistance. State Representative Adam Ravenstahl Fall 2019

RAVENSTAHL’S OFFICE IN 2019 Working to secure investments Legislation: Working for You in Harrisburg Bills I’m Fighting For A UPMC/HIGHMARK My priority is to put our workers, our seniors, our children, our schools, for our district 31 Resolutions Sponsored our environment and our future first. Here’s some of the legislation that I RESOLUTION This year I was able to work with local and cultural entities to help secure 2,061 have sponsored this year: several state grants to ensure our region continues to grow and thrive. UPMC and Highmark have agreed to Constituent By obtaining these investments in family-owned businesses, cultural Early College – Right now, approximately 300 Pennsylvania schools a new 10-year deal that will ensure Cases institutions and redevelopment projects, we are encouraging private offer students a chance to earn college credits while still in high school that most of the people of western enterprises and organizations to continue to invest in our region, growing – it’s time we expand this winning formula, and even deliver a pathway Pennsylvania will continue to be able our economy and providing jobs to the hardworking people of Allegheny where a student can earn a college degree at an Early College High to access the doctors and health care County. 97 Bills Sponsored School. providers they choose. $500,000 – Roberto Increased Fines for Air Pollution – This bill would mandate a For more than a year, I and other local $200,000 – Riverview Clemente Museum commonsense warning system to ensure people’s safety in the event of leaders fought to bring both parties to the Park in the Northside renovations/ a major air pollution event. It would also increase fines for such events, bargaining table to strike this deal. As I upgrades which have not been changed for decades. have said before, it is critical that patients and family members be able to continue The Family Care Act – This important legislation would help $2 million – Produce Terminal hard-working Pennsylvanians so they can care for themselves and to access the doctors and health care in the Strip District providers they know and trust, and I am their families when serious illness strikes or when a parent becomes pleased to see that we have obtained seriously ill by providing employees the ability to invest small deductions that outcome. $1 million – Important election from their weekly earnings into a state-managed fund. Wigle Whiskey While this agreement is a good $200,000 – Arsenal You’re Registered! – This bill would automatically register people redevelopment/ updates beginning, we as a legislature must Motors in Lawrenceville to vote, unless they opt out, when they interact with PennDOT, access expansion As we work to update and modernize the voting Pennsylvania’s health and human services benefit programs, or any address the underlying problems that renovation project and registration processes in Pennsylvania, allowed this situation to develop. We other state service, empowering more people to exercise their right to there have been several new developments that vote. must continue to work to ensure that all eligible voters should be aware of: all Pennsylvanians, regardless of their $100,000 – Farley Park in Beyond Safe Schools – This is legislation that would require a health insurer are able to access high $100,000 – New Hazlett Center Online voter registration now available in West View necessary complement of school counselors, psychologists, social quality, affordable health care. for the Performing Arts Pennsylvania workers, and nurses in schools to ensure that students’ access to help stabilization You can now register to vote online at is never a problem and that case load management is never an issue. pavoterservices.pa.gov. Landslide Insurance Program – Record-setting precipitation The new website is available in English or has given way to hundreds of landslides, resulting in millions of dollars’ Spanish and it allows you to make updates to worth of property and infrastructure damage in our region. This program Around the district your voter record, such as change of name, would provide reasonable insurance coverage to homeowners, as well address or party affiliation. You can also request as assistance to local governments. assistance at a polling place. This online system is more secure because the I was proud to form will be transmitted directly to the proper Take the ‘No Plastic Pledge’ stand with Darrin county voter registration office for processing, As a lawmaker who has long supported environmental causes, this Kelly, president compared to the traditional paper application year I joined my fellow legislators to introduce a sweeping series of bills of the Allegheny- containing personal information that might pass collectively called “Zero Waste Pa.” Fayette Central through several hands before you are officially registered. Among other things, the proposed legislation would prohibit the use Labor Council of polystyrene to-go containers; increase littering fines and penalties; in support of You can now apply online for absentee encourage organic waste composting; require producers of plastic workers’ safety In August I joined other members of the Allegheny County ballots packaging be part of a plastic recycling program; discourage the use of legislation, House Delegation to take a tour of SCI-Somerset, where This is an exciting new program which will help non-reusable plastic HB 1082, at a bags; and overhaul the we got a firsthand look at the challenges facing the ensure that all eligible voters have access to I PLEDGE to eliminate single-use plastic union rally in Pennsylvania criminal justice system. the ballot, and one which I hope will encourage state electronic waste wherever possible for the purpose of Pittsburgh in more voters to participate in our democracy. recycling law. reducing the suffering of all. When at a retail store, I will request “no plastic please” on September. The mobile-friendly, online application site, These bills are designed to move the following targeted items: straws, bags, at votesPA.com/ApplyAbsentee, went live in cups, take-out boxes, plastic bottles, all Pennsylvania forward September. The system is currently accessible Styrofoam, stirrers and cutlery. to all domestic Pennsylvania voters, and will and directly engage be available to military and overseas voters by the growing waste Here are 10 actions you can take to In May I partnered eliminate single-use plastic: 2020. problems that threaten with Rep. Sara our environment. By 1) Before ordering, say “no plastic please.” Innamorato Absentee ballots may be cast by individuals encouraging the use 2) Bring your own shopping bag. and state Sen. with illnesses or disabilities, individuals who will of more naturally 3) Carry a reusable water bottle. Wayne Fontana be away from their municipality on business biodegradable materials, 4) Bring your own coffee cup. to host a free on Election Day, and Pennsylvania students addressing issues with 5) Pack your own lunches/leftovers in attending out-of-state colleges or universities, shredding event the way we recycle, and reusable containers. among others. in Lawrenceville, I want to thank everyone who joined us for our free finding ways to support 6) Say NO to disposable straws and cutlery. and I look forward shredding event in Ross Township in June, which The PA Election Code allows registered voters environmentally friendly 7) Give up beverages in plastic bottles. practices, we can help Pay attention to plastic packaging. to working with I sponsored with state Sen. Lindsey Williams and to apply for an absentee ballot up until one 8) preserve our planet for Skip the plastic produce bags. both of them in Rep. Sara Innamorato. I’m committed to holding week before an election. This year, the deadline 9) future generations. 10) Share these tips with your friends. the near future. several of these events each year to help folks to apply by paper or online is 5 p.m. October dispose of unwanted confidential documents. 29. State Representative Adam Ravenstahl Fall 2019

RAVENSTAHL’S OFFICE IN 2019 Working to secure investments Legislation: Working for You in Harrisburg Bills I’m Fighting For A UPMC/HIGHMARK My priority is to put our workers, our seniors, our children, our schools, for our district 31 Resolutions Sponsored our environment and our future first. Here’s some of the legislation that I RESOLUTION This year I was able to work with local and cultural entities to help secure 2,061 have sponsored this year: several state grants to ensure our region continues to grow and thrive. UPMC and Highmark have agreed to Constituent By obtaining these investments in family-owned businesses, cultural Early College – Right now, approximately 300 Pennsylvania schools a new 10-year deal that will ensure Cases institutions and redevelopment projects, we are encouraging private offer students a chance to earn college credits while still in high school that most of the people of western enterprises and organizations to continue to invest in our region, growing – it’s time we expand this winning formula, and even deliver a pathway Pennsylvania will continue to be able our economy and providing jobs to the hardworking people of Allegheny where a student can earn a college degree at an Early College High to access the doctors and health care County. 97 Bills Sponsored School. providers they choose. $500,000 – Roberto Increased Fines for Air Pollution – This bill would mandate a For more than a year, I and other local $200,000 – Riverview Clemente Museum commonsense warning system to ensure people’s safety in the event of leaders fought to bring both parties to the Park in the Northside renovations/ a major air pollution event. It would also increase fines for such events, bargaining table to strike this deal. As I upgrades which have not been changed for decades. have said before, it is critical that patients and family members be able to continue The Family Care Act – This important legislation would help $2 million – Produce Terminal hard-working Pennsylvanians so they can care for themselves and to access the doctors and health care in the Strip District providers they know and trust, and I am their families when serious illness strikes or when a parent becomes pleased to see that we have obtained seriously ill by providing employees the ability to invest small deductions that outcome. $1 million – Important election from their weekly earnings into a state-managed fund. Wigle Whiskey While this agreement is a good $200,000 – Arsenal You’re Registered! – This bill would automatically register people redevelopment/ updates beginning, we as a legislature must Motors in Lawrenceville to vote, unless they opt out, when they interact with PennDOT, access expansion As we work to update and modernize the voting Pennsylvania’s health and human services benefit programs, or any address the underlying problems that renovation project and registration processes in Pennsylvania, allowed this situation to develop. We other state service, empowering more people to exercise their right to there have been several new developments that vote. must continue to work to ensure that all eligible voters should be aware of: all Pennsylvanians, regardless of their $100,000 – Farley Park in Beyond Safe Schools – This is legislation that would require a health insurer are able to access high $100,000 – New Hazlett Center Online voter registration now available in West View necessary complement of school counselors, psychologists, social quality, affordable health care. for the Performing Arts Pennsylvania workers, and nurses in schools to ensure that students’ access to help stabilization You can now register to vote online at is never a problem and that case load management is never an issue. pavoterservices.pa.gov. Landslide Insurance Program – Record-setting precipitation The new website is available in English or has given way to hundreds of landslides, resulting in millions of dollars’ Spanish and it allows you to make updates to worth of property and infrastructure damage in our region. This program Around the district your voter record, such as change of name, would provide reasonable insurance coverage to homeowners, as well address or party affiliation. You can also request as assistance to local governments. assistance at a polling place. This online system is more secure because the I was proud to form will be transmitted directly to the proper Take the ‘No Plastic Pledge’ stand with Darrin county voter registration office for processing, As a lawmaker who has long supported environmental causes, this Kelly, president compared to the traditional paper application year I joined my fellow legislators to introduce a sweeping series of bills of the Allegheny- containing personal information that might pass collectively called “Zero Waste Pa.” Fayette Central through several hands before you are officially registered. Among other things, the proposed legislation would prohibit the use Labor Council of polystyrene to-go containers; increase littering fines and penalties; in support of You can now apply online for absentee encourage organic waste composting; require producers of plastic workers’ safety In August I joined other members of the Allegheny County ballots packaging be part of a plastic recycling program; discourage the use of legislation, House Delegation to take a tour of SCI-Somerset, where This is an exciting new program which will help non-reusable plastic HB 1082, at a bags; and overhaul the we got a firsthand look at the challenges facing the ensure that all eligible voters have access to I PLEDGE to eliminate single-use plastic union rally in Pennsylvania criminal justice system. the ballot, and one which I hope will encourage state electronic waste wherever possible for the purpose of Pittsburgh in more voters to participate in our democracy. recycling law. reducing the suffering of all. When at a retail store, I will request “no plastic please” on September. The mobile-friendly, online application site, These bills are designed to move the following targeted items: straws, bags, at votesPA.com/ApplyAbsentee, went live in cups, take-out boxes, plastic bottles, all Pennsylvania forward September. The system is currently accessible Styrofoam, stirrers and cutlery. to all domestic Pennsylvania voters, and will and directly engage be available to military and overseas voters by the growing waste Here are 10 actions you can take to In May I partnered eliminate single-use plastic: 2020. problems that threaten with Rep. Sara our environment. By 1) Before ordering, say “no plastic please.” Innamorato Absentee ballots may be cast by individuals encouraging the use 2) Bring your own shopping bag. and state Sen. with illnesses or disabilities, individuals who will of more naturally 3) Carry a reusable water bottle. Wayne Fontana be away from their municipality on business biodegradable materials, 4) Bring your own coffee cup. to host a free on Election Day, and Pennsylvania students addressing issues with 5) Pack your own lunches/leftovers in attending out-of-state colleges or universities, shredding event the way we recycle, and reusable containers. among others. in Lawrenceville, I want to thank everyone who joined us for our free finding ways to support 6) Say NO to disposable straws and cutlery. and I look forward shredding event in Ross Township in June, which The PA Election Code allows registered voters environmentally friendly 7) Give up beverages in plastic bottles. practices, we can help Pay attention to plastic packaging. to working with I sponsored with state Sen. Lindsey Williams and to apply for an absentee ballot up until one 8) preserve our planet for Skip the plastic produce bags. both of them in Rep. Sara Innamorato. I’m committed to holding week before an election. This year, the deadline 9) future generations. 10) Share these tips with your friends. the near future. several of these events each year to help folks to apply by paper or online is 5 p.m. October dispose of unwanted confidential documents. 29. State Representative Fall 2019 Adam Ravenstahl PRSRT STD 321 Irvis Office Building U.S. POSTAGE PAID www.pahouse.com/Ravenstahl P.O. Box 202020 HARRISBURG, PA Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020 State Representative PERMIT NO. 529 AdamAdam RavenstahlRavenstahl 20th Legislative District Capitol Office: 321 Irvis Office Building • P.O. Box 202020 • Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020 • (717) 787-5470 Constituent Service Office: 3689 California Ave. • Pittsburgh, PA 15212 • (412) 321-5523 North Boroughs Office: Avalon Borough Building • 640 California Ave. • Avalon, PA 15202 Open 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays or by appointment. Polish Hill Office: Polish Hill Civic Association • 3060 Brereton St. • Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Open 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays.

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LPO.KAF.0919 Legislative update I attended Avalon Elementary’ s Fun Run to support our local students. Sen The changing leaves herald a change of season and UPCOMING EVENTS ior mark an end to what has been a busy summer. Wellne Locally, myself and other officials have been hard at Join State Representative ss Fair work making sure the Pittsburgh region continues its Hosted by Rep. Sara Innamorato and Rep. Adam Ravenstahl rise, positioning itself culturally and economically as Adam Ravenstahl Documents one of our nation’s great cities, welcoming the next for a will be shredded generation of workers, educators, entrepreneurs and on-site October 18, 2019 scientists to our region. FREE DOCUMENT We’re building on our legacy as a region of industry Ross Township Community Center and hard work, by investing in cultural and economic SHREDDING EVENT 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. development. Whether that’s securing grants for a 1000 Ross Municipal Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 major renovation of the produce terminal in the Strip OCTOBER 19 District or helping a Brighton Heights senior center Free event includes flu shots, blood pressure pay for much needed renovations, our region is on the 10 a.m. to Noon screenings, wellness activities and more! Plus, all move, and I’m proud to be one of its vocal advocates. (or until shred truck is full) the info and assistance you need to get a REAL ID. We were also busy in Harrisburg this summer, passing there remain many important issues for the House and Senate LOCATION: AVALON COMMUNITY PARK an on-time state budget that increased money for education to resolve. 708 New Brighton Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15202 while holding the lines on taxes and revenues. While it wasn’t Project D.U.M.P. will also be at the event to collect unwanted medications. the budget I would have created, our state priorities are the I look forward to working with my fellow lawmakers to find a Unwanted items that should be shredded include credit card statements, result of compromise and collaboration, and this document consensus on Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, which hasn’t credit card applications, bank statements, canceled checks, income tax reflects that. increased in more than a decade; to update our state’s voter information, insurance records and retirement or pension fund information. registration systems to ensure that more people are able Documents will be shredded on-site. We also passed – and Gov. Tom Wolf signed – a law to create to access the ballot and to remove barriers discouraging a state-based health insurance exchange, which will save participation in our election process; and to work to enact both people and the state money, while ensuring everyday legislation to benefit working class Pennsylvanians – whether folks can access affordable, quality health insurance. We that’s on-the-job protections, ensuring access to health also cut the bureaucratic red tape to make it easier for new care, or providing access to leave in the event of a family MY OFFICE CAN HELP YOU WITH: Pennsylvanians, including military spouses, with an out-of- emergency. Car registrations, special tags, Pennsylvania income tax Renewal of state-issued licenses state occupational license to work in Pennsylvania. And we And most importantly, I want to thank you again for the trust handicap placards, titles and driver’s questions or problems or certifications passed a first-of-its kind program in the nation which will allow the spouses and children of National Guard members to you have placed in me, and for the opportunity to be your license applications Requests for literature of all Property Tax/Rent Rebate attend college at no or reduced cost. representative in Harrisburg. Information on financial assistance kinds – bills, regulations, statutes, problems or questions But as the legislature returns to Harrisburg for its fall session, Together, we can build a better Pennsylvania. for higher education Pennsylvania maps, senior citizen Problems or questions about Assistance in obtaining and information the state lottery completing state forms of all kinds Citations from the Pennsylvania PACE cards for senior citizens Senior ConnectCards now available from the Port Authority House of Representatives for Voter registration and absentee Consumer complaints ballot applications outstanding accomplishments and My district office staff is ready to help you or someone you know apply for family milestones Liquor Control Board concerns the new senior bus passes through the Port Authority of Allegheny County! Unemployment compensation, Complaints or questions about or questions This new card replaces the old blue or yellow pass with a four-year photo ID disability and workers’ compensation ConnectCard and allows seniors 65 or older to travel on public transit for free. utilities and the Public Utility Tours of the state Capitol for Birth and death certificates Commission individuals or groups There’s no rush: You can still use your Medicare card or existing pass until Problems with the Department of Complaints and problems with Information about federal, state January 1st, but if you need a new ConnectCard, feel free to contact my office Health and Human Services (food insurance companies and local government agencies to set up an appointment for us to help you (412-321-5523). stamps, medical and income assistance) For your appointment you’ll need to bring your identification and any existing transit passes to our office to snap a quick picture, fill out a form, and then Sign up for my email alerts If you need help with any state- or government-related services, we’ll contact you normally within two weeks to come retrieve your new pass. https://pahouse.com/ravenstahl/emailsignup please feel free to contact my office at 412-321-5523 for assistance.