The potential strain on our health care system has been widely discussed as the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak continues. That is why It is important we understand how we got to this point, especially as the U.S. takes the world lead in diagnosed...
In response to continued shutdowns because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Philadelphia is partnering with Share Food Program and Philabundance to get food to residents in need during this public health crisis. The sites are open Mondays...
Our friends at Campaign for Working Families can still help The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak forced Senator Hughes and the Campaign for Working Families (CWF) to postpone their free tax preparation and Earned Income Tax filing events for now, but...
One of our friends in the community has created an awesome partnership with Lyft to make sure seniors have a way to get groceries during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The Fresh Grocer on Monument Road is partnering with Lyft to provide free rides for seniors to...
The coronavirus COVID-19 continues to impact our lives in many ways, which has prompted officials to move Pennsylvania’s primary election date to June 2. A bill to postpone the primary passed through the General assembly this week and is expected to be signed by Gov....
Montgomery County, PA – March 26, 2020 – Senators Vincent Hughes (D-7 Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) today urged the Governor and their colleagues to include additional funding for nursing homes serving Medicaid patients...
PHILADELPHIA, PA − March 25, 2020 − State Senators Vincent Hughes and Tim Kearney, U.S. Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon and Brendan Boyle announced today that they have successfully broken down the regulatory barriers preventing more than 130 small...
Join Senator Hughes for an important telephone town hall conversation about the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. You can RSVP by following the link. Sen. Hughes will be joined by special town hall guests Dr. Valerie Arkoosh,...
Philadelphia, Montgomery County and the immediate region remain the epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 71 cases in Montgomery County, 69 in Philadelphia, 33 in Delaware County, 24 in Bucks...
State officials have responded to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent business closings by making it easier to access unemployment during this unprecedented public health crisis. The first major change is the suspension of the waiting week, allowing those...
The continued effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has led to the closings of all city non-essential Philadelphia businesses, as well as closings to all non-life sustaining businesses across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This reality is unwelcome to...
The Philadelphia area remains the epicenter of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in Pennsylvania. So far 133 positive cases have been reported in the commonwealth with 42 coming in Montgomery County and 17 in Philadelphia. Other Philly suburbs also are reporting...
Philadelphia — March 18, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement, expressing his support for the American Working Families Relief Action Plan to aid working Pennsylvanians in response to the coronavirus COVID-19...
As of noon Wednesday, there have been 133 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 reported in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County has reported 42 cases and Philadelphia has reported 17 cases. State health officials will release the official count once a day going...
There have been 96 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County has reported 32 cases and Philadelphia has reported 10 cases. State health officials will release the official count once a day going forward as testing increases....
Philadelphia working to mitigate effects on communities As of 8:15 a.m. Monday, there are 76 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County remains the epicenter of the state’s cases with 30. All non-essential businesses and...
As of noon Sunday, there are 63 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. There are 24 cases in Montgomery County and 6 in Philadelphia County. There has been an increase in reported cases in neighboring Bucks, Chester and Delaware...
As of 2:00 p.m. Saturday, there are 6 confirmed cases and 41 presumed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. Of that total, 20 are in Montgomery County and four are in Philadelphia. Schools across Pennsylvania will be closed until at least March 27, shaking...
PHILADELPHIA – March 11, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that grants had been awarded to nonprofits in the 7th Senatorial District and to support a Philadelphia-based opioid diversion program Wednesday. The grants are...
PHILADELPHIA — February 28, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced a $75,000 grant for the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) for community-centered Pardon Hubs. The grant, administered by the Department for Community and...
HARRISBURG – February 27, 2020 – Pennsylvania faces a statewide crisis in its school infrastructure. Some students go to school in buildings containing lead, asbestos, mold and other environmental hazards while others must overcome broken pipes, leaking roofs and...
HARRISBURG – February 26. 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes announced Wednesday that $5.8 million in school safety and community violence prevention and reduction grants had been awarded to the School District of Philadelphia and to community organizations serving...
Philadelphia – February 13, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) joined Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey to announce the Defender Association of Philadelphia was the recipient of a $250,000 grant award. The Defender Association of...
HARRISBURG, February 5, 2020 – State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, and state Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia/Montgomery, today held an event in Harrisburg recognizing Feb. 7, 2020, as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Pennsylvania. “We...
Harrisburg, PA – January 29, 2020 – Governor Tom Wolf today presented a series of proposed 2020-21 budget items totaling more than $1.1 billion to support reducing the risks to Pennsylvanians of lead and asbestos, and remediating existing toxins in schools,...
