Senador Vincent Hughes

Senate Democrats: Eliminate Property Taxes for 2 Million Pennsylvanians

Junio 24, 2015

Harrisburg – Junio 24, 2015 – A new property tax plan that would eliminate school property taxes for 2 million homeowners, reduce property taxes by $1,990 for another 1.2 million homesteads and provide a $500 rent rebate for more than 800,000 Pennsylvanians was unveiled today by Senate Democrats.

Democrats Press for Shale Tax to Fund $1 Billion Education Investment

Junio 2, 2015

Harrisburg – Junio 2, 2015 – Legislative Democrats gathered in the state Capitol for a news conference today to highlight the broad and deep support in the General Assembly for legislation that would create a new $1 billion natural gas extraction tax for education....

Senator Hughes Statement on Passage of Illegal Pension Bill       

Mayo 13, 2015

HARRISBURG, Mayo 13th, 2015 − Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 1: “The Republican controlled Pennsylvania Senate today passed pension “reform” legislation that has historically been ruled illegal and unconstitutional...