Expert Panel Discusses the Dire Problem of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Expert Panel Discusses the Dire Problem of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Discussion at CHOP Karabots offers solutions for interrelated problems in health and education This week, at the CHOP Karabots Pediatric Center in West Philadelphia, I convened a...
Reinvest to Revitalize Tour
Reinvest to Revitalize Tour Key state official visits ‘West Philly’s Main Street’ to chart a path forward Only days after his official nomination, Pennsylvania’s top economic development official spent a recent day in West Philadelphia touring important and historic...
Convenient and Free Vaccine Clinic Tomorrow
Convenient and Free Vaccine Clinic Tomorrow Rates still lagging among children in our communities. Take this opportunity to protect them. Nearly two years into this pandemic and now a year after vaccines became available, low-income neighborhoods and communities of...
Wolf Proposes Historic Education Budget
Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his last annual budget address this week, calling for historic investments in education, along with bolstering workforce development, criminal justice reform and raising the minimum wage.
The plan has the potential to reverse generations of systemic inequity in education funding and comes with no increase in taxes.
Hughes and Colleagues Announce Historic Education Plan
Hughes and Colleagues Announce Historic Education Plan $3.75 billion would be the largest in education funding ever This week, along with House Democrats and education advocates, I announced a school budget plan that would represent the largest investment in public...
New $15M Investment in Gun Violence Prevention
New $15M Investment in Gun Violence Prevention Additional Funds Raise State Investment to $45M This week, I was joined in West Philadelphia by Gov. Tom Wolf, gun violence victims and violence prevention providers to announce a $15 million increase in funding to...
New Subsidies Make Health Insurance More Affordable
New Subsidies Make Health Insurance More Affordable ARP funds provide new help for those who need coverage, but a deadline looms. Pennie is Pennsylvania’s official destination for shopping for quality health insurance plans and accessing financial assistance....
Historic Jobs and Infrastructure Act Poised to Deliver
Historic Jobs and Infrastructure Act Poised to Deliver We can expect 1.5 million jobs a year, new roads, clean water and a wider internet President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered this week on an important promise to make historic investments in...
Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Insurance is Now Open
Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Insurance is Now Open ARP funds provide additional savings for budget minded consumers If you, or someone you know, needs health insurance coverage, now is the time to take those important steps toward peace of mind and healthy...
Vaccine Outreach Grant Deadline Quickly Approaching
Vaccine Outreach Grant Deadline Quickly Approaching State providing a ‘webinar’ to help applicants learn the process Pennsylvania has made great strides in getting people vaccinated to end the COVID-19 pandemic. While two-thirds of the total population is at...
PA Pandemic Relief Efforts Tragically Underfunded
PA Pandemic Relief Efforts Tragically Underfunded $7 billion sits in a vault while real need goes unmet across the state Three months ago, shortly after the 2021-22 state budget was passed, I gathered allies and advocates at City Hall in Philadelphia to talk about...
New Vaccine Outreach Grant Program
New Vaccine Outreach Grant Program New Grant Program to Help Community Heroes Spread the Word Governor Wolf visited Strawberry Mansion today to talk about a new grant program that will support the efforts of community organizations conducting outreach on COVID-19...
This Saturday! Public Safety Awareness Day
This Saturday! Public Safety Awareness Day Join us this Saturday for an event filled with fun things to do and lots of help in preparing for the upcoming election. We’ll be promoting public safety, including some senior self-defense demonstrations, while also helping...
Time Running Out to Apply for Anti-Violence Grants
Time Running Out to Apply for Anti-Violence Grants Pennsylvania’s current state budget contains more than $24 million to help community groups intervene in the surge of violence that has spread through our neighborhoods since the pandemic started. However, with only...
$20 Million Now Available to Help Image/Hair Care Businesses
$20 Million Now Available to Help Image/Hair Care Businesses We continue to push for more help for these critical small businesses After concerted and coordinated effort with our House colleagues, image and hair care businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic will...
Rental Assistance Still Available
Rental Assistance Still Available Income Affected by Pandemic? Apply now. Don’t wait. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is available for renters of residential properties who are at risk of eviction or utility shutoffs due to hardship caused by COVID-19....
We’re Listening to Those Still Struggling
We’re Listening to Those Still Struggling The pandemic isn’t over for many workers, businesses Dr. Bill King Remarks Since the majority in Harrisburg left town with $7 billion stashed away in a state vault, we’ve been out talking to the folks that are...
Child Tax Credit checks will be arriving soon
Child Tax Credit checks will be arriving soon Hear about that and other topics on Wednesday Telephone Town Hall As we begin to emerge from the global pandemic, some are faring better than others and many questions remain for those who were hit hard over the past 16...
It’s Been Too Long. It’s Time to Raise the Wage.
It’s Been Too Long. It’s Time to Raise the Wage. PA hasn’t seen new minimum wage legislation in 15 years. On the 15th anniversary of the signing, state Senator Hughes and Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione marked the enactment of Pennsylvania’s last minimum wage...
After 156 Years, Juneteenth is a National Holiday
After 156 Years, Juneteenth is a National Holiday Biden signs bipartisan bill into law, but struggles continue After Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, it took more than two years of bloody warfare for its goal of ending...
No More Excuses. End Toxic Schools Now
No More Excuses. End Toxic Schools Now The money is there. Is the courage? With a projected state budget surplus of more than $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across...
Thanks to President Biden, PA has $7.3B to respond to the COVID crisis. Sen. Hughes and Senate Democrats propose a New Deal for PA
Thanks to President Biden, PA has $7.3B to respond to the COVID crisis. Sen. Hughes and Senate Democrats propose a New Deal for PA Proposal would put the people first and create 63,000 jobs! Like the rest of the nation and the world, Pennsylvania was unprepared for...
The #MayDayChallenge is complete but we still need you to help #StopTheVirus
The #MayDayChallenge is complete but we still need you to help #StopTheVirus We need everyone to get the vaccinet Sheryl and I were proud to host five vaccine clinics in the community this weekend where we had about 1,000 people get the COVID-19 vaccine as a part of...