This Supreme Court Ruling Is a Gut-Punch To The Middle Class
This morning, the Supreme Court released its decision in the Janus vs AFSCME case. The ruling dealt a crushing blow to workers and unions, a gut-punch to the middle class by the Trump administration. Unions built the middle class and when they are...
Senator Hughes issues statement on Keystone Scholars program being signed into law
HARRISBURG – June 26, 2018 – A program that would create $100 savings accounts for Pennsylvania newborns was signed into law Friday and praised by State Senator Vincent Hughes. Senator Hughes was the prime co-sponsor to Senate Bill 1130, which addressed the...
Senator Hughes applauds passage of school threat reporting system, safety and community violence bill
HARRISBURG – June 21, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) applauded the passage of a new school threat program and safety and community initiatives. After a signature from Gov. Tom Wolf, the Safe2Say Program will become law and allow...
Early budget includes new funding for school and community violence education funding that restores previous $1 billion cut
Harrisburg – June 22, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) said he hopes the 2018-2019 budget lays the foundation for future bipartisan negotiations and a willingness to work in a timely fashion.
House and Senate Dems condemn ‘zero-tolerance’ immigration policy that endangers families
HARRISBURG – June 21, 2018 – Leaders from the Pennsylvania General Assembly joined State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) calling for an end to the zero-tolerance immigration policy at the U.S./Mexico border. Senator Hughes and the...
What can you do to help stop the separation of families and mistreatment of children at the U.S.–Mexico border?
Sign petitions: Including those from: ACLU Children’s Rights Latin American Working Group The Women’s March National Domestic Workers Alliance Contact Your Legislators We’re asking for help to put pressure on state officials representing Pennsylvania on the...
It’s not too late to join Senator Hughes’ summer reading program
Once again, Senator Vincent Hughes will be hosting the annual Summer Reads: Read to SucceedProgram. This year, he’ll be doing it alongside the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia READS, a non-profit organization dedicated to “raising a city of readers.” Parents can...
Media Advisory: House and Senate Democrats call for action on separation of families at U.S. Mexico border
HARRISBURG, PA – June 20, 2018 – Angered by federal immigration directives that have resulted in the separation of children from their parents at the U.S./Mexico border, more than a dozen state legislators and local advocates are calling on federal...