Abril 13, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, along with education leaders, announced that applications for student teacher stipends will open on Jueves, Abril 16, at 4PM for ‘26-27 academic year placements....
Harrisburg, PA – Marzo 25, 2026 – This week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. This marks the third consecutive year that the House has voted to raise the minimum wage. Senator Vincent...
Harrisburg, PA- Marzo 24, 2026- Today, House Democratic Appropriations Chairman Jordan Harris introduced a 26-27 budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee. Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, issued the...
Marzo 19, 2026 − Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, announced over $250,000 in new funding for public defenders and indigent defense offices in Philadelphia and Montgomery County. The money was awarded from the Pennsylvania Commission...
Harrisburg, PA – Marzo 18, 2026 – Sixty-three years ago today, the United States Supreme Court decided in the landmark case, Gideon v. Wainwright, that the Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial. To commemorate the day,...
