FILADELFIA, PA - 14 de mayo de 2025 - Hoy, el presidente del Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado, Nick Miller, celebró una audiencia para examinar las formas de proteger la infraestructura y la economía de Pensilvania con una mano de obra calificada, protegida y confiable. "El testimonio que hemos escuchado hoy de...
Filadelfia, Pensilvania - 23 de abril de 2025 - El martes 22 de abril, el senador Vincent Hughes organizó una mesa redonda intergubernamental con legisladores federales, estatales y locales y líderes sanitarios de toda Pensilvania. El objetivo era reunir a diversas partes interesadas...
Harrisburg, PA – Enero 29, 2025 – Senator Vincent Hughes announced over $150,000 for the Ivy Ridge Trail project that’s currently being developed in Manayunk. The funds will be used to advance the project and get the trail one step closer to completion for walkers,...
Celebrating Lee Morgan and the Legacy of Jazz in Philadelphia Senator Hughes joined All That Philly Jazz and Philly community members for a beautiful ceremony to celebrate the historical marker unveiling for jazz great Lee Morgan! Lee Morgan was born in Philadelphia...
Philadelphia, PA – Abril 24, 2024 – Today, Senator Hughes, Congressman Dwight Evans, the Mayor’s office, and leaders from across Pennsylvania broke ground on a new affordable housing project in the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia. The housing development,...
Septiembre 28, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, announced over $19.5 million dollars in grants for 35 projects that support crime victims and criminal justice in the 7th District. The funds were awarded through multiple grant...
Philadelphia, PA – Julio 26, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes, Representative Morgan Cephas, and Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. came together to present over $1 million dollars in grants from the state and city of Philadelphia to the Friends of Granahan for improvements to...
Philadelphia, PA – Julio 21, 2023 – Senator Hughes was joined by Senators Jimmy Dillon, Art Haywood, Tim Kearney, the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and community leaders to call attention to two commonsense gun bills that are one step away...
Harrisburg, PA – Julio 3, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement in response to recent Supreme Court decisions that end affirmative action, support the discrimination of LGBTQ individuals, and strike down...
Harrisburg, PA– On Viernes, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 1100, a bill that would amend the Property Tax and Rent Rebate (PT/RR) Program to expand eligible income thresholds to include an additional 173,000 individuals and to increase the maximum rebate amount for...
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 14, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes ((D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $6.5 million dollars from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for violence prevention and substance abuse reduction, treatment, and recovery...
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes applauded the advancement of House Bill 1188 from the House Judiciary Committee. The bill, sponsored by Representative Chris Rabb, provides Pennsylvania legislators the ability to request demographic impact...
Junio 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $5,000,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) grants for organizations throughout Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. The grants were...
Philadelphia, PA – Mayo 26, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes held a press conference at Drexel’s School of Education with teacher advocates and education experts to introduce new, bipartisan legislation that would offer up to $15,000 in stipends to student teachers. Senate...
Harrisburg, PA – Mayo 11, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes, State Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, celebrated the announcement of an available $1.3 million for at-risk youth in Pennsylvania through the First Chance Trust Fund. Legislation to establish the...
HARRISBURG, PA – Mayo 5, 2023: Today, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and State Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) introduced bipartisan legislation that takes important steps to protect minors and their mental health on social media....
Harrisburg, PA – Mayo 4, 2023: On Martes, 2 Mayo, 2023, Senators Vincent Hughes and Art Haywood took to the Senate floor to speak in opposition to a bill that would appoint a non-elected special prosecutor to incidents involving SEPTA transit jurisdiction;...
Philadelphia, PA – Abril 21, 2023 – Yesterday, state Senator Vincent Hughes held a press conference at the New Courtland Apartments on Henry Avenue to highlight $100 million dollars in grant funding that is available through the Housing Options Program. The funding...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 12, 2023: State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) teamed up with PhillyGoes2College Martes evening to host their free Money for College/Finance Your Future event. Held at the School of the Future, the event offered tax prep...
HARRISBURG, PA – MARCH 30, 2023: Today, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chairman Vincent Hughes (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced applications have officially opened for the Housing Options Grant Program-Multi-family (HOP-MF) Program. The $100 million program,...
HARRISBURG, PA – MARCH 16, 2023- State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced Jueves nearly $5 million in Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grants for eleven projects in the 7th senatorial district. The CFA holds fiduciary...
Marzo 8, 2023 – Harrisburg, PA- As Temple University continues to mourn the tragic loss of TU Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald, today State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced the awarding of a grant to support the university’s police...
HARRISBURG, PA: Today, Senate Democrats and House Democrats held a joint press conference to respond to Governor Shapiro’s Budget Address. Senate Democrats are pleased with a commonsense budget that invests in the future of Pennsylvania, and are excited to continue...
MARCH 2, 2023 – PHILADELPHIA, PA- Today, State Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced a $3.1 billion proposal for funding Pennsylvania’s education system. The bold proposal is a significant step in addressing...
(Harrisburg, PA) Febrero 7, 2023 — The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus applauds the Commonwealth Court’s historic ruling in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al., that Pennsylvania’s system of funding public...
