State Rep. Dan Frankel and state Sen. Democratic Leader Jay Costa, both D-Allegheny, and state Rep. Napoleon Nelson, D-Montgomery, rolled out an anti-hate crimes legislative package on April 24 to update the commonwealth’s response to the growing scourge of hate violence.

“Pennsylvania cannot address the growing danger of hate crimes with 40-year-old laws. It’s long past time for this commonwealth to use every tool out to there to deter and identify these crimes, and to stop them before they start,” Frankel said. “That is how we stand against hate—by actively working to protect vulnerable groups.”