Earned Income Tax Credit
The EITC is a federal tax credit that is available for eligible families based on income — you do not need to have children to qualify. Married couples, same-sex couples and individuals may all be eligible for more than $500 up to $6,318 in federal tax credits.
Action to Address Worker Wages First Step on Long Road to Equity
Frustrated by years of resistance from legislative Republicans to raise worker wages, Gov. Tom Wolf announced plans to lift the state’s salary threshold below which Pennsylvania salaried workers automatically receive overtime pay. The governor’s action is...
Pennsylvania Promise: Free and Affordable Education for All
One of the most troubling challenges facing many students and families across Pennsylvania is the high cost of education. This is often such a high hurdle that many students simply forgo a college education and are prevented from acquiring the skills...
Senator Hughes Joins the Call for Affordable Higher Education For All Pennsylvania Students
Harrisburg, PA – January 23, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes spoke today in support of affordable higher education for Pennsylvanians. Standing with advocates and researches from the Association of State College & University Faculty, Keystone Research Center,...Senator Hughes to Stand with Advocates for Affordable College Education
HARRISBURG, January 12, 2017 – Senator Hughes will join members of the House of Representatives and the Association of State College and University Faculty (APSCUF) for the release of the Keystone Research Center’s report on “Pennsylvania Promise,” a plan to...
Getting the Lead Out: Legislative, Financial and Local Initiatives Fight Childhood Lead Poisoning
Several years ago, a water crisis enveloped Flint, Michigan when, through a series of ill-advised bureaucratic and political decision making, lead and other contaminates poisoned the water. The Flint experience led policymakers in Pennsylvania to closely examine...
The “American Dream” is Out of Reach for Millions
For generations, most Americans believed that if they worked hard they could support their families, own a home, and, one day, have a pension to retire on —- The American Dream. Now, millions of Americans, many in Pennsylvania, have had that dream...
Our Schools…Unsafe … Unhealthy … Unfit
Have we achieved Martin Luther King’s Dream? Every day, thousands of children in Pennsylvania and millions of children across the country are sent into schools that are unsafe, unhealthy, and unfit for learning. Given this reality, have we achieved the...