November 21, 2025 - Stroudsburg, PA

ADVISORY - MONROE COUNTY - Lt. Gov. Austin Davis to Highlight Investments in Community Safety

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis will visit Monroe County on Monday, Nov. 24, to highlight how the 2025-26 budget that Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law this month continues to invest in making our communities safer.

The newly enacted state budget:

Increases funding for the successful Violence Intervention and Prevention program by 10 percent;

Provides funding for four additional Pennsylvania State Police cadet classes.

WHO:
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, representatives from the state Department of Health and Pennsylvania's Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Monroe County Commissioner John Christy, Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso, representatives from SAFE Monroe and Monroe County's Community Partnership for Gun Safety

WHAT:
Roundtable conversation on community safety and state investments in violence prevention

WHEN:
Monday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m.

WHERE:
Room 203, Monroe County Administrative Center, 1 Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg

RSVP:
Members of the news media who are interested in attending the roundtable must RSVP to Kirstin Alvanitakis at kirstinalv@pa.gov.

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