PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8, 2017 — To celebrate the relocation of his Philadelphia district office, state Sen. Vincent Hughes, along with his wife Sheryl Lee Ralph, his staff and the City Ave Special Services District, invites the community to an upcoming Neighborhood Block...
Aug. 6 marked the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most significant measures of the Civil Rights Movement. The law took a landmark step to protect and ensure our right to vote, but our work on the state and federal levels to...
HARRISBURG, Julio 28, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a package of revenue bills needed to fund the 2017-18 state budget. “This revenue package, though imperfect, represents a bipartisan compromise among four...
Today, the U.S. Senate very narrowly voted to move forward with efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. In fact, it was a 50-50 vote, and the vice president cast the tie-breaking vote. As soon as next week, the Senate may vote to either repeal the Affordable...
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 20, 2017 — As Pennsylvania prepares to enter a fourth week without a state budget revenue package, a budget bill that funds the five state-related universities has become embroiled in the state budget funding standoff. State lawmakers today...
HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2017 — The Pennsylvania Senate today approved a $31.99 billion state budget plan that, although austere, will move Pennsylvania forward, according to state Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This...
HARRISBURG, 21 de junio de 2017 - Un grupo bipartidista de senadores estatales y el secretario del Departamento Correccional de Pensilvania, John Wetzel, dieron a conocer hoy una legislación para establecer un fideicomiso público de caridad para ayudar a los niños impactados por el sistema penitenciario y revertir la dirección...
HARRISBURG, 26 de junio de 2017 - Legisladores del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes del estado, junto con funcionarios y defensores de la Administración Wolf, denunciaron el último intento en Washington de derogar y reemplazar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible durante una manifestación hoy en el Estado....
FILADELFIA, 15 de junio de 2017 - El senador estatal Vincent Hughes, junto con defensores estatales y locales, dio a conocer hoy una legislación que proporcionaría fondos para mejorar las instalaciones escolares y garantizar la equidad educativa en las escuelas públicas. La conferencia de prensa se celebró en Cassidy...
HARRISBURG, 13 de junio de 2017 - Un grupo de legisladores demócratas anunció hoy un paquete de proyectos de ley destinados a aumentar la participación electoral en Pensilvania. "Estamos comprometidos a reformar nuestro proceso electoral mejorando el acceso al voto y...
