Comunicados de prensa
Hughes Announces $2.2 Million for Traffic Signal Improvements in Upper Dublin
UPPER DUBLIN, Mayo 12, 2017—Upper Dublin Township has been awarded significant state funding to upgrade traffic signals, according to state Sen. Vincent Hughes. The $2.2 million in funds will go toward the installation of adaptive traffic signal equipment and software...
As Tax Deadline Looms, Hughes, Torsella Urge Pennsylvanians to Claim Tax Credit
PHILADELPHIA, Abril 4, 2017 — With the deadline for taxpayers to file their income taxes just two weeks away, state Sen. Vincent Hughes and state Treasurer Joe Torsella today urged Pennsylvanians to claim every cent of cash they may be owed by the federal Earned...
El plan de los legisladores ofrece una rebaja fiscal a la clase media y garantiza que los más ricos paguen "lo justo
HARRISBURG, 22 de marzo de 2017 - Los senadores estatales. Art Haywood y Vincent Hughes, junto con el Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, anunciaron hoy un plan para generar ingresos adicionales para hacer frente al déficit de la mancomunidad, asegurando que los...
Hughes: "Convierte la ira en acción" en el próximo foro comunitario
FILADELFIA, 22 de febrero de 2017 - El senador estatal Vincent Hughes invita al público a participar en un próximo foro comunitario que se centrará en la participación pública en asuntos legislativos en Harrisburg y Washington, DC. El foro comunitario tendrá lugar el miércoles,...
Lawmakers Announce $357,000 for Philadelphia School District from Rideshare Revenues
PHILADELPHIA, Febrero 16, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes today joined fellow lawmakers and officials from the School District of Philadelphia to announce that the school district has received its first installment of state funding — more than $357,000 — as a result...
Hughes: Governor’s Budget Plan Invests in Jobs, Working Families
HARRISBURG, Febrero 7, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) who serves as Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2017-18 budget invests in jobs and working families and is a good fiscal blueprint to...
Los demócratas del Senado piden una sesión extraordinaria para reducir o eliminar el impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles
Harrisburg - 1 de febrero de 2017 - Los demócratas del Senado estatal dijeron que el gobernador Tom Wolf debería convocar una sesión especial de la Asamblea General para garantizar que la legislación que resulta en un alivio significativo del impuesto a la propiedad o la eliminación total sea aprobada y firmada en...
Senator Vincent Hughes Calls for Immediate Negotiations on Statewide Paid Sick Leave
Harrisburg – Enero 27, 2017 – Senator Vincent Hughes issued the following statement calling for immediate negotiations to create a statewide paid sick leave policy for employers: “Earlier this week, the Republican majority on the Pennsylvania Senate’s Local...
Senator Vincent Hughes Announces $125,000 in State Grants to Address Lead Crisis in Philadelphia
Philadelphia – Diciembre 22, 2016 – Senators Vincent Hughes today announced two grants totaling $125,000 to combat lead poising in Philadelphia. The grants come from state funded programs earmarked for job training and community revitalization. Senator Hughes also...
Hughes & Tartaglione Call for Pennsylvania Senate to Reconvene to Extend Funding for Labor & Industry Service Call Centers
Harrisburg – Noviembre 18th, 2016 – Senators Vincent Hughes and Christine Tartaglione issued the following statements on the failure of the Pennsylvania Senate to extend funding for Labor & Industry service call centers: Senator Hughes: “I am outraged by the...
Senate Democrats Announce Leadership Team
Harrisburg – Noviembre 16, 2016 – Senate Democrats today elected leaders for the 2017-18 legislative session. State Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) was re-elected Democratic Floor Leader. “It is an honor and a privilege to once again be chosen to serve the caucus as...
Senator Vincent J. Hughes Calls for Pennsylvania Senate to Begin Proceeding to Remove West York Mayor
Harrisburg, Octubre 7th, 2016 – Today, State Senator Vincent J. Hughes sent a letter to Senator Joe Scarnati, President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate, calling for him to appoint a special committee to investigate the potential removal of Charles Wasko,...
Costa y Hughes apoyan que el presupuesto se convierta en ley; nuevos fondos para educación y tratamiento de opiáceos
Harrisburg, Julio 10, 2016 - Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) released the following comments in support of Gov. Tom Wolf's announcement that he was allowing the...
Declaración del Senador Hughes sobre la aprobación de los Presupuestos del Estado
Harrisburg, 29 de junio de 2016 - El senador estatal Vincent Hughes ha votado hoy con la mayoría del Senado de Pensilvania para aprobar un presupuesto del Fondo General de 31.530 millones de dólares. El proyecto de ley ofrece un presupuesto a tiempo que contiene un modesto aumento de la financiación de la educación pública y hace otras inversiones. El proyecto de ley, que fue aprobado por el Senado 47 a 3, ahora será enviado de nuevo a la Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania para su concurrencia.
Los demócratas del Senado piden más fondos para la Comisión de Relaciones Humanas
22 de junio de 2016 - El representante demócrata del Senado estatal Anthony H. Williams (D-Filadelfia/Delaware) dijo hoy que la Comisión de Relaciones Humanas de Pensilvania (PHRC) ha sido devastada por los recurrentes recortes presupuestarios estatales y que el plan de gasto estatal que se está considerando ahora...
State Senate Roundtable in Philadelphia Focuses on the Dangers of Lead Exposure
Philadelphia – Mayo 19, 2016 – At the request of state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a roundtable discussion today on the health impact of lead exposure. “The effects of lead exposure are indelible, dangerous and...
Senate Democrats Outline Legislation to Combat Opioid and Heroin Crisis
Harrisburg, Mayo 18, 2016 – With drug overdose deaths reaching epidemic levels, Senate Democrats unveiled legislation today to address the opioid addiction crisis from prevention through recovery. “Addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and there is no easy...
Senator Hughes Responds to the Auditor General’s Audit of the Philadelphia School System
HARRISBURG, Mayo 11, 2016 − Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the Auditor General’s audit of the School District of Philadelphia: “I commend the auditor general and his team for their thorough review of the School District of Philadelphia’s...
Senadores demócratas y líderes comunitarios piden una reforma fiscal estatal
HARRISBURG, 11 de mayo de 2016 - En una conferencia de prensa celebrada hoy en el capitolio del estado, el senador estatal Art Haywood se unió a sus colegas demócratas del Senado y a líderes comunitarios para pedir una reforma fiscal que proteja a los residentes de Pensilvania de ingresos medios y bajos. En el evento, Haywood...
Sen. Hughes to Propose Council on Jazz to Promote, Preserve Jazz in PA
PHILADELPHIA, Abril 28, 2016 – After meeting with jazz educators, musicians and experts today at the iconic Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts about steps to take to better promote and preserve jazz’s legacy in the commonwealth, Sen. Vince Hughes said...