On Viernes, Julio 9, on the 15th anniversary of the signing of Senate Bill 1090 (Act 112 of 2006) – the last increase in Pennsylvania’s minimum wage — Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Vincent J. Hughes, along with Gov. Tom Wolf, Attorney General Josh Shapiro,...
Harrisburg, PA − Junio 25, 2021 − Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes issued the following statement tonight regarding the 2021-2022 state budget: “The budget that is being passed today makes progress in a number of areas. From extra school...
Harrisburg, Pa. – Junio 25, 2021 – The Pennsylvania Legislature has allocated $3o million dollars for community violence prevention programs in the approved 2021-2022 fiscal year budget. The Block Grants will be managed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
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 Septiembre 22, 1862, it took more than two years of bloody warfare for its goal of ending...
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...
Statewide, PA − Junio 11, 2021 — As the projected state budget surplus surged to $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid remains idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across Pennsylvania on Viernes to call...
Don’t Wait. Sign Up to Get the Shot Today Vaccination rates are headed up, but we’re not there yet. Pennsylvania has more than half of its citizens over 12 years old vaccinated. We can do better! Senator Vincent Hughes urges you to sign up right now for this local...
HARRISBURG, Junio 8, 2021 – House and Senate Democrats and advocates for students from across the state joined Gov. Tom Wolf to call for investing half of the $3 billion in above-expected state revenue into improving schools for students statewide, and fully...
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...
Harrisburg, Pa. – Mayo 12, 2021 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats unveiled the “New Deal for PA” – a $6.15 billion investment of federal funds coming to the Commonwealth pursuant to the American Rescue Plan. The New Deal for PA focuses on Jobs, Opportunity,...
