Legisladores y defensores de los derechos humanos hacen sonar la alarma ante la inminente entrada en vigor de las onerosas normas del SNAP
FILADELFIA, PA - 18 de julio 2025 - En la mañana del viernes, el senador estatal Art Haywood (D-4) se unió a sus colegas legisladores y líderes sin fines de lucro en una conferencia de prensa en Filadelfia para hacer sonar la alarma sobre los nuevos requisitos federales de trabajo para el SNAP (Programa...
Senate Democrats File Lawsuits Seeking to Block Enforcement of Senate Resolution 334
HARRISBURG, PA – Octubre 9, 2024 − Today, four members of the Senate Democratic Caucus filed suit in Commonwealth Court against President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Senator Joe Pittman, and Senator Jarret Coleman in order to halt a subpoena compelling Secretary of Revenue...
Senate Democrats Share Joint Statement on PA Supreme Court Wage Theft Decision
Noviembre 30, 2023 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, including Senator Vincent Hughes, Senator John Kane, Senator Christine Tartaglione, and Senator Lindsey Williams, issued a joint statement in response to the PA Supreme Court’s opinion that...
Seventeen Years and Counting – Senate Democrats Continue to Fight to Raise PA’s Minimum Wage
Harrisburg, PA – Julio 7, 2023 − Domingo, Julio 9th, marks seventeen years since Pennsylvania lawmakers last raised the minimum wage. On Julio 9th, 2006, Governor Ed Rendell was joined by Senator Vincent Hughes, Senator Jay Costa, and Senator Tina Tartaglione to sign a...
Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Elects Leadership Team for 2023-24 Legislative Session
Harrisburg, PA − Noviembre 15, 2022 − The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today elected its leadership team for the 2023-24 legislative session. The Senate Democratic Caucus proudly welcomes a new member, Senator Nick Miller of Allentown. The new and...
Senate Democrats Call on Republicans to Immediately Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention Legislation and Appropriations
HARRISBURG – Mayo 25, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats wrote the following letter to Republican leaders in response to rampant gun violence and mass shootings that have become too common in the United States. Just this year, 215 mass shootings have taken...
Hughes y Tartaglione celebran el 15º aniversario de la Ley del Salario Mínimo con los líderes del Estado
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 9, 2021 – On the 15th anniversary of the signing, state Sens. Vincent J. Hughes and Christine M. Tartaglione today marked the enactment of Pennsylvania’s last minimum wage legislation with a reenactment and rally with state leaders at the site of...
Statement: 16 Democratic State Senators Denounce Frivolous Election Lawsuits and Continued Attempts to Undermine our Democracy
HARRISBURG – Diciembre 10, 2020 – Today the following members of the Pennsylvania State Senate signed a joint statement – set forth below – denouncing the brazen attempt of the attorneys general of Texas and seventeen other states to disenfranchise millions...
PA Legislators Work as ‘Servers for an Hour’ in Push for Minimum Wage Increase for Working Families
Philadelphia, PA (Julio 12, 2019) — A record number of state legislators waited tables for an hour Viernes afternoon at a restaurant in downtown Philadelphia in support of the federal Raise the Wage Act nationwide and One Fair Wage in the state.
Members of Pa Senate Democratic Caucus Request Disaster Declaration on Gun Violence
Harrisburg, Pa. − Junio 24, 2019 − Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today jointly sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf requesting a disaster declaration for gun violence in the Commonwealth. “We believe it is necessary to raise the public’s awareness...
Los demócratas presentan un paquete legislativo para frenar el acoso laboral
HARRISBURG, PA, 26 de marzo de 2019 - Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de Pensilvania presentaron hoy un paquete de legislación destinado a frenar el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, junto con el apoyo del gobernador Tom Wolf y la defensora de las víctimas Jennifer Storm. "Como caucus, hemos...
Senator Hughes joins Gov. Wolf, at rally to raise Pa.’s minimum wage
Philadelphia — Febrero 8, 2019 – Governor Tom Wolf today held a Raise the Wage rally with legislators and advocacy groups as a reminder that it’s past time to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour. The boost in pay would enable tens of thousands of...
Senadores estatales escriben a los bancos pidiendo a las instituciones que ayuden a los 12.000 empleados federales que trabajan sin sueldo
Harrisburg, PA - 10 de enero de 2019 - En nombre de los 12,000 empleados federales, contratistas y subcontratistas de Pensilvania que no están recibiendo un cheque de pago durante el cierre parcial del gobierno federal, el senador Vincent Hughes....Hughes & Tartaglione piden que el Senado de Pensilvania vuelva a reunirse para ampliar la financiación de los centros de llamadas de servicios de Trabajo e Industria
Harrisburg - 18 de noviembre de 2016 - Los senadores Vincent Hughes y Christine Tartaglione emitieron las siguientes declaraciones sobre el fracaso del Senado de Pensilvania para ampliar la financiación de los centros de llamadas de servicio de Trabajo e Industria: Senador Hughes: "Estoy indignado por la...Hughes Supports Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage
PHILADELPHIA, Septiembre 17, 2013 — At a news conference in Philadelphia’s City Hall today, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced new legislation aimed at restoring the buying power of Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. Tartaglione, the Democratic chair of the Labor...Senators Hughes and Tartaglione Visit Stetson Middle School
PHILADELPHIA, Noviembre 30, 2011 -State Sens. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Christine Tartaglione toured Stetson Middle School today to get a first-hand look at the school’s remarkable turnaround.