Sen. Hughes touts $50 million in hazard pay grants awarded to PA’s front-line businesses
PHILADELPHIA – Agosto. 17, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that $50 million in hazard pay grants had been recently awarded to Pennsylvania businesses through the Department of Community and Economic Development...
$420K grant awarded to Conshohocken sewer renovation project
PHILADELPHIA — Agosto 17, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) had awarded $423,175 to the Borough of Conshohocken Borough Authority for the final phase of its rehabilitation of the...
Sen. Hughes announces millions in funding, tax credits for affordable housing initiatives in the 7th Senatorial District
Philadelphia — Agosto 13, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) proudly announced that millions in state funding and tax credits for affordable housing initiatives had been awarded in the 7th Senatorial District Jueves. “I cannot overstate...
PA Senate Democrats & CDFI Network Announce $96 Million in Small Business Grants
Statewide, Pa. – Agosto 10, 2020 – The Pennsylvania CDFI Network and the PA State Senator Democrats today announced $96 million in grant awards under the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program. The small businesses that have been...
Safe2Say Nears 50k Tips, Shows Increased Need in Second Annual Report
HARRISBURG − Agosto 3, 2020 − Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that the Office has issued the second annual Safe2Say report. The report tracks data received during the 2019-2020 school year, starting Julio 1, 2019 and ending Junio 30, 2020. “Safe2Say...
Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act
Tell Sen. Toomey to support the HEROES Act Our people need a comprehensive recovery plan Our communities are still reeling from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and are in desperate need of help from the federal government. As a means to help those who are struggling...
New $50 million hazard pay program now accepting applications
New $50 million hazard pay program now accepting applications Grants would give $3 per hour pay increase to front-line workers Pennsylvania is offering $50 million in grants to provide hazard pay to front-line workers in a number of fields that sustain the...
Senator Hughes announces $50 million hazard pay grant program for front-line workers
Philadelphia — Julio 16, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) proudly announced a $50 million fund to provide hazard pay increases to front-line workers in health care, social assistance, transit, food manufacturing, food retail,...
Applications now open for $175 million rental, housing assistance program
Applications now open for $175 million rental, housing assistance program Up to 6 months of assistance available for those impacted by COVID-19 Renters and homeowners who are struggling to pay rent because of income lost to COVID-19 can apply for a lifeline today...
‘Protest is leading to policy’ says Sen. Hughes as legislature passes police reform bills
‘Protest is leading to policy’ says Sen. Hughes as legislature passes police reform bills The Pennsylvania Senate has passed several police reform bills as a response to the tragic murder of George Floyd and subsequent movement to address systemic policing and racial...
$175 million housing assistance program open for renters and homeowners
$175 million housing assistance program open for renters and homeowners Sen. Hughes and the PA Senate Democrats fought to include program in COVID-19 relief The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority is working with organizations across the commonwealth’s 67 counties...
Sens. Hughes, Haywood join PHFA to announce upcoming financial assistance program for renters and homeowners hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic
PHILADELPHIA— Julio 1, 2020 — State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Director Robin Wiessmann from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced a new program that will help renters and homeowners impacted by the economic slowdown related to the coronavirus pandemic, alongside Pennsylvania housing advocates.
Los demócratas del Senado de Pensilvania debaten la agenda legislativa de reforma policial y la gira estatal sobre soluciones de equidad racial
Harrisburg - 30 de junio de 2020 - Los demócratas del Senado de Pensilvania se reunieron en el Capitolio y a través de Zoom para discutir el estado de su agenda legislativa para las reformas policiales, y para anunciar una Gira de Soluciones de Equidad Racial en todo el estado. Los demócratas del Senado de PA presentaron una...
Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Martes, Junio 30
Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Martes, Junio 30 Applications for grants to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic open at 9 a.m. Martes, Junio 30. Eligible businesses will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on...
Applications for new small business GRANTS open Junio 30
Applications for new small business GRANTS open Junio 30 Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for grants to offset losses as a result of business closures. The application process for the grants is set to open Martes, Junio 30....
Successful ‘Read to Succeed’ summer program goes virtual
PHILADEPHIA, PA — (Junio 22, 2020) — The Read to Succeed Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, is going virtual this year. Online sessions will begin on Julio 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to Junio 25.
Philadelphia lawmakers lay out path for a ‘Just Recovery’ in Pa.
‘Legislature must take steps to safeguard marginalized communities’
PHILADELPHIA, Junio 18, 2020 – Philadelphia lawmakers today held a virtual news conference to lay out the steps the Pennsylvania legislature must take to create a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the calls for racial justice demanded by Pennsylvanians across the state are acted on.
Senator Hughes issues statement on SB 1166 passing the PA Senate
HARRISBURG — Junio 10, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes issued the following statement after Senate Bill 1166 passed the senate Miércoles. An amendment from Senator Hughes was also adopted by the Senate Miércoles and would prohibit racial and ethnic...
PA Senate Democrats Announce Comprehensive Police Reform Legislation
HARRISBURG – Junio 10, 2020 – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced plans for a comprehensive package of legislation to reform policing in Pennsylvania. Two years ago, members of the caucus introduced police and community relations...
Senator Hughes issues statement on $225 million for small business assistance grants statewide
HARRISBURG – Junio 8, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf announced $225 million for small business relief across Pennsylvania Lunes: “The announcement of the Main Street and Historically...
PA Senate Democrats Announce $225 Million for Small Business Assistance Grants Statewide
HARRISBURG – Junio 8, 2020 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced the direction of $225 million in federal CARES Act funding to aid small businesses across the commonwealth. This funding was authorized by the recently enacted COVID-19...
Senator Hughes responds to statewide, local calls for police reform
PHILADELPHIA — Junio 5, 2020 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement in response to recent calls from Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney to address police use of force and law enforcement reform across...
State Senate Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community
Harrisburg – Junio 4, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware, Vince Hughes (D-Philadelphia), and Shariff Street (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a...