August 23, 2024
With thousands of women and girls each day missing work or school because they can’t afford the rising cost of feminine hygiene products, State Sen. Vincent Hughes is once again partnering with No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc., Children’s Hospital of...
April 25, 2019
Harrisburg, PA −April 25, 2019 − The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are hosting a screening of the 1971 documentary “Keep Your Trash,” followed by a discussion on economic justice to close out the 30-day statewide Call to Action on the Crisis of Poverty and Economic...
April 2, 2019
PHILADELPHIA − April 2, 2019 – As a tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for poor and working people, Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) is leading members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus in...
March 26, 2019
HARRISBURG, PA – At 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 27 in the Main Capitol Rotunda, Senator Hughes will be joined by hundreds of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education students, legislators from the House and Senate, education officials and advocates, as he...
March 19, 2019
Harrisburg, PA − March 19, 2019 − State Senators Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Katie Muth (D-Montgomery/Chester) will host a media availability on Wednesday, March 20 at 10 a.m. in Room 545 of the Main Capitol to...
March 12, 2019
Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 12, 2019 − Senators Lindsey M. Williams, Jay Costa and Vincent J. Hughes will hold a press conference to announce the introduction of the Workplace Freedom Act on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at noon at the Allegheny County Courthouse. The...
December 10, 2018
Philadelphia – December 10, 2018 –State Senator Vincent Hughes (D- Philadelphia/Montgomery) will join State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) activists, advocates, and community organizations for a roundtable discussion on the Fair Housing Act of 1968 on...
October 15, 2018
Harrisburg – October 15, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Representative Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) continue to push for state-level protections to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions. The...
September 24, 2018
HARRISBURG, PA – September 24, 2018 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Rep. Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester) will hold a rally at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 to remember Bianca Nikol Roberson, in which they will call for a ban on loaded...
June 20, 2018
HARRISBURG, PA – June 20, 2018 – Angered by federal immigration directives that have resulted in the separation of children from their parents at the U.S./Mexico border, more than a dozen state legislators and local advocates are calling on federal...
June 11, 2018
Harrisburg – June 11, 2018 – Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) will attend a rally Monday evening to support the Grandview 5, a group of black women who accuse Grandview Golf Course ownership of discrimination. Senator Hughes will also hold a news...
January 22, 2018
HARRISBURG, January 12, 2017 – Senator Hughes will join members of the House of Representatives and the Association of State College and University Faculty (APSCUF) for the release of the Keystone Research Center’s report on “Pennsylvania Promise,” a plan to...
November 14, 2017
PHILADELPHIA, PA – November 14, 2017 – The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ ACA Mobile Enrollment Tour will make a stop in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 16. Constituents can come to enroll in the individual insurance marketplace or Medicare....
September 25, 2017
PHILADELPHIA, September 25, 2017 — To dig deeper into growing concerns with respect to voting in Pennsylvania, provide an update on national issues around voting and discuss a package of legislation calling for greater voter access in Pennsylvania, state Sen....
April 27, 2016
PHILADELPHIA, April 27, 2016 – State Sen. Vincent Hughes will meet with jazz educators, musicians and experts tomorrow, April 28, in Philadelphia to talk about crafting a plan to promote, preserve and teach people about the music genre. Hughes will then talk to...
March 22, 2016
Propose measures to improve safety for young children in school, day care HARRISBURG, March 22, 2016 – As headlines spread about the emergence of lead in water supplies and in generations-old buildings, Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman Vince Hughes...
February 17, 2016
HARRISBURG, Feb. 17, 2016 – State Sen. Vincent Hughes will publicly present a $188,000 state grant for the historic Gorgas Park at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, to Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell. Gorgas Park’s Community Conservation...
February 10, 2016
HARRISBURG, Feb.10, 2016 – State Sen. Vincent Hughes will announce a federal grant for a West Philly charter school at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers award to Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter...
October 2, 2015
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y: WHO: State Senator Vincent Hughes, Democratic Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee Local elected officials, labor, clergy, civic, community, and business organizations WHAT: State Senator Vincent Hughes will highlight online voter...
