Legislator Spotlight: State Rep. Patty Kim
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2023? As Majority Chair of the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, I am focused on issues that have a direct impact on our seniors. This population is growing and we need to have the infrastructure and services to meet their needs. Right now, I see a […]
PFMA welcomes twelve new members
Milo’s Tea Company is a family-owned, Certified Women-Owned Business with corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Milo’s has been brewing the best tasting, closest-to-homemade iced tea for three generations and counting. Milo’s teas and lemonades taste just like homemade because its family recipe includes only a few simple ingredients and does not contain preservatives or added colors. […]
National We Card Month
September is National We Card Month, a national awareness month encouraging retailers to ramp up and renew their training and compliance efforts while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping up enforcement activities around underage tobacco sales.We Card is providing retailers with several key steps to ensure they can comply with state and […]
Legislative Spotlight: Senator Elder Vogel
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2023? The priorities I have been focusing on this session are working on getting my Telemedicine (SB 739), Dog Law Modernization (SB 746), and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) expansion (SB 414) bills passed. What are the important issues facing your district? Currently the 47th Senatorial District […]
Member Point of View: SNAP Advocacy
Today, 1.8 million Pennsylvanians use SNAP. That’s roughly 14 percent of the state’s population. Of this group, 59 percent of recipients are families with children, while 46 percent are households with older adults or disabled individuals. In addition, 37 percent of recipients are classified as part of the working poor. Clearly, SNAP is extremely important […]
Member Point of View: SNAP Advocacy
Today, 1.8 million Pennsylvanians use SNAP. That’s roughly 14 percent of the state’s population. Of this group, 59 percent of recipients are families with children, while 46 percent are households with older adults or disabled individuals. In addition, 37 percent of recipients are classified as part of the working poor. Clearly, SNAP is extremely important […]
PFMA welcomes five new members
The new associate members represent a variety of industries, from sustainable operational improvements, workforce management consultants to accountants. Connors Group is an industrial engineering management consultancy specializing in operational improvement and productivity enhancement to help companies increase sales profitability. Little Leaf Farms was founded to make locally grown, great-tasting lettuce that’s available year-round. Taking inspiration from the […]
Legislator Spotlight: State Rep. Sheryl Delozier
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2023? As an advocate for criminal justice reform, I prime co – sponsored a bill with Rep. Harris which would expand Pennsylvania’s first in the nation clean slate legislation to include low level, non-violent drug felonies. The bill, HB 689, would give more Pennsylvanians the ability to […]
Sustainability: Waste Reduction is Critical
Food sustainability is a crucial issue facing the world today. With the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, it is important to ensure that we have a sustainable food system that can provide healthy food to everyone while protecting the environment, reducing the volume of surplus food generation, recycling and limiting the […]
PFMA welcomes twelve new members to the association
The new associate members represent a variety of industries, from janitorial services, training, and renewable energy to creamery, cheese, and retail technology. Dri Mark is the number one manufacturer of Counterfeit Detectors and Custom Markers in the US. They are the original patent holder for counterfeit pens. Janitors Supply Co Inc. has provided cleaning solutions and more […]