Hughes, Farnese Call for Creation of Pennsylvania Center for Gun Violence Research
Harrisburg – Mayo 3, 2018 – Horrific school shootings have prompted calls for banning assault weapons, posting armed guards in school buildings and other school safety upgrades. Two Philadelphia senators say we need to do more. Sen. Vincent J. Hughes...
Redlining is just one form of housing discrimination and none of them are new, contact the attorney general if you are a victim
If you believe you’ve been a victim of mortgage discrimination call the office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro at 1-800-441-2555, email discrimination@attorneygeneral.gov or file a complaint at www.attorneygeneral.gov/discrimination. 3 investigations...
Redlining deprives black and brown people of home ownership
After analyzing data from more than 31 million records, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) found that African Americans and Latinos were routinely more likely to be denied conventional mortgages at a far higher rate than their white counterparts. I will not stand for this discrimination and as a result, am pushing for investigations into these practices.
Senator Hughes calls for Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission investigation into discrimination incident at York County golf club
HARRISBURG – Abril 25, 2018 – State Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County) called for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to investigate an incident of reported discrimination over the weekend in York County. In addition to calling...
Senator Hughes joins Senator Browne and Senator Martin in proposing new school threat reporting system
HARRISBURG – Abril 24, 2018 – Bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Vincent J. Hughes (D-7), Pat Browne (R-16), and Scott Martin (R-13) to help reduce school violence by creating a new school threat monitoring system unanimously passed the Senate Education...
Senator Hughes congratulates staff member becoming U.S. citizen on state Senate floor
Harrisburg – Abril 19, 2018 – To a standing ovation in Senate Chambers, Senator Vincent J. Hughes congratulated a legislative staffer who recently completed her nine-year journey to becoming a United States citizen. Before Lynette Carter, 26, took the oath of...
Senator Hughes, Pennsylvania Senate Honors the 1977-1978 Division II National Champion Cheyney University Men’s Basketball Team
Harrisburg – Abril 17, 2018 – State Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and the entire Pennsylvania Senate today honored the 40th anniversary of the Cheyney University men’s basketball team winning the 1977-1978 Division II Men’s National...
Reports Are Showing that Our Children are on College Campuses and too many are STARVING AND HOMELESS!
The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses: Many Students Don’t Have Enough to Eat THE WASHINGTON POST | BY CAITLIN DEWEY | APRIL 3, 2018 Caleb Torres lost seven pounds his freshman year of college — and not because he didn’t like the food in the dining hall. A...