Sen. Hughes announces bold, comprehensive plan to address Pa.’s affordable housing crisis through his New Deal for Housing initiative
PHILADELPHIA – January 16, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) unveiled a bold and aggressive plan to address the state’s affordable housing crisis, alongside members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, more than 50 housing advocates, and concerned citizens today at the People’s Emergency Center in Philadelphia.
Sen. Hughes, Rep. Cephas, and U.S. Rep. Evans laud $1.9 million grant awarded to Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum
PHILADELPHIA – January 9, 2020 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that $1.9 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding had been awarded to the Please Touch Museum in the 7th Senatorial District. The grant will...
Group of Democratic state senators request hearing or committee vote on bills aimed at protecting quality, stable health care in PA
HARRISBURG – January 7, 2020 – State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Pam Iovino (D-Allegheny/Washington), Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks), Maria Collett (D-Montgomery/Bucks), and Tim Kearney (D-Delaware/Chester) have requested that the state Senate...
Let’s keep the donations coming! Help fight hunger during the holidays
Help Senator Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes and Share Food Program feed the kids This past Saturday, Sen. Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes led a major food donation campaign, which collected more than 20,000 pounds of food! The food was donated to our community...
Sen. Hughes urges Gov. Wolf to immediately direct state funds to address chronically underfunded public school infrastructure
PHILADELPHIA – December 20, 2019 – Following the fifth and sixth closures of Philadelphia schools as a result of health hazards, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) called on Gov. Tom Wolf to direct state funding to address the issue of chronic...
Sen. Hughes reaffirms commitment to protecting health care for Pennsylvanians
PHILADELPHIA – Dec. 19, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the major tenets of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), following a recent federal court decision in New Orleans that ruled the ACA’s...
Sen. Hughes announces $1.4 million in grants to strengthen advocacy for victims of abuse, substance use prevention
PHILADELPHIA – December 12, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced $1,429,334 in grants to a number of programs aimed at helping victims of abuse and those with substance use disorders. Sen. Hughes thanked the Pennsylvania Commission...
Sen. Hughes announces $3.2M in grants for development projects in the 7th Senatorial District
PHILADELPHIA − November 13, 2019 − State Senator Vincent Hughes proudly announced that $3.2 million in grant funding had recently been awarded in the 7th Senatorial District. The grants were designated for two projects in Sen. Hughes district, one in Philadelphia and...
Senator Hughes announces $680K in Local Share Account grants for the 7th Senatorial District
PHILADELPHIA – October 31, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced more than $680,000 in Local Share Account (LSA) grants have been awarded to projects in the 7th Senatorial District. “I am happy to announce these grants and look...
Sen. Hughes touts Act 76, which brings innovation to Pa. schools by changing “vocational-technical schools” to “career and technical schools”
HARRISBURG – October 31, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) praised Act 76 of 2019, which expands access to career and technical education and workforce development opportunities and takes the important step of changing...
Senator Hughes announces Senate Bill 913 aiming to create a housing trust fund for abuse victims, survivors
HARRISBURG – October 24, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) unveiled his bill that would create a housing trust fund to increase resources for programs that provide housing access to victims fleeing abusive situations, such as domestic...
Senator Hughes proposes housing trust fund for abuse victims, survivors in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
PHILADELPHIA – October 2, 2019 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced his proposal to create a trust fund that increases funding for programs that provide housing access to victims fleeing abusive situations such as domestic violence,...
It’s National Voter Registration Day! Get registered, be educated!
New Voting Machine Demonstration! It's important to get #SoulsToThePolls, but it's also important that folks know how to use the machine once they're in there! That's why we're launching an initiative to train folks up on these new machines...
State senators announce inaugural Safe2Say Something Week in Pa.
HARRISBURG – September 23, 2019 – The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously supported a resolution from state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), and Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), designating September 23-29 as “Safe2Say Something...
Guests from CeaseFirePA, PFT join Sen. Hughes for telephone town hall on gun violence, toxic schools
Continuing his fight to end gun violence in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania, Senator Hughes will host a telephone Town hall at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. CeaseFirePA Executive Director Shira Goodman will join the senator for this important discussion on...
Sen. Hughes announces $330K in development grants in the 7th Senatorial District
PHILADELPHIA – September 18, 2019 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that $330,000 in Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grants had been awarded to three projects in the 7th Senatorial District. Sen. Hughes thanked Gov. Tom...
Investments in our communities are the start of a #NewDeal4NewPA
When Senator Hughes led the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus on a monthlong focus on poverty and economic insecurity in April, one thing became incredibly clear: Pennsylvanians all across the commonwealth are struggling because of a lack of quality,...
State Senator Vincent Hughes issues statement following Fund Our Facilities Coalition call for $100 million in funding
Philadelphia, PA − September 11, 2019 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after the Fund Our Facilities Coalition called for $100 million in funding for immediate asbestos and lead remediation in toxic schools...
Our children desperately need solutions to toxic schools
We rang the bell and started another school year Tuesday, Sept. 3. Public school students all over the city of Philadelphia were welcomed to their schools with high fives, handshakes and words of encouragement from city officials, public servants,...
Gov. Wolf Announces Initiative for a Lead-Free Pennsylvania with Support from Sen. Hughes
Philadelphia, PA – August 28, 2019 − Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled his initiative to create a lead-free Pennsylvania by calling on the legislature to increase access to blood testing for children in alignment with federal guidelines, increasing local response...
The fight for a 21st century education for every student takes a walk!
On Monday August 19, Senator Hughes and the Rev. Gregory Holston, executive director of POWER Interfaith, marched from historic Overbook High School in Philadelphia to the modern marvel that is Lower Merion High School in Ardmore. The purpose of their 3.5-mile journey was to shed light on the worlds of differences between two public high schools separated by a mere 8,000 or so steps.
The majorities in the PA House and Senate must stop ignoring gun violence
People have been shot on college campuses. People have been shot in grade schools, middle schools and high schools. People have been shot in churches. People have been shot in mosques. People have been shot in synagogues. People have been shot in movie...Sen. Hughes Announces $17.8M For Senior Housing in West Philly
