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On Wednesday, State Representative Matt Cartwright announced that $550,000 in federal funding will be donated to Wilkes-Barre’s Domestic Violence Service Center for area victims, from the Department of Justice (D.O.J.). Representative Cartwright says the funding will be donated to help with transitional housing assistance for local victims of domestic violence and their children. “No…

The Domestic Violence Service Center has been awarded $500,000 in federal funding to provide transitional housing assistance for area victims of domestic violence and their children, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced Wednesday. The funds will be disbursed by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. “No one should feel like they have to stay…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced $550,000 in federal funding will be awarded to Wilkes-Barre’s Domestic Violence Service Center to provide transitional housing assistance for area victims of domestic violence and their children. The funds will be disbursed by the Department of Justice Office on Violence and Against Women.   “No one should feel like…

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement on the four-bill public safety package passed in the House. The legislation passed today includes The Invest to Protect Act, The Mental Health Justice Act, The Break the Cycle of Violence Act and The VICTIM Act¸ which aim to make communities safer by providing support to policing and community…

Cartwright said this funding will support 40 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), 14 communities and 100 participants in Luzerne County by offering support and training for business owners to promote their economic success and growth.

“A thriving and diverse business community is not only essential to the economic prosperity of our region, but also makes our cities and towns more exciting and attractive places to live and work,” Cartwright said

“Voting should not be a luxury that only the well-off can afford,” Cartwright said. “This bill, which ensures that American workers can cast their ballots without risking their paychecks, is an important addition to the critical voting rights legislation passed by the House earlier this year.”

Editor: As we celebrate Juneteenth, let us all think about the enormity of what this day means for our country. I was so proud to cast my vote this week to make a national holiday of the day we finally cast off the shameful pall of slavery. I’m also proud that Pennsylvania was a thought center of the American abolitionist movement. Read the full letter to the editor HERE.

Attorney General Merrick Garland asked Congress Tuesday for more than $35 billion in funding for the Justice Department – a 5% increase from last year – including millions of dollars allotted to enforce civil rights, prosecute domestic terrorism, invest in community policing and boost funding for victims of sexual violence. Among the biggest funding requests…