Senator Vincent Hughes

Sen. Hughes, Democratic Senators Call for Statewide Task Force, More Testing to Determine Extent of PA’s Lead Problem

March 23, 2016

HARRISBURG, March 23, 2016 – With 18 Pennsylvania cities testing higher than Flint, Mich., for elevated blood lead levels, and a growing chorus of evidence indicating a worsening statewide lead problem, Sen. Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman Vince Hughes, several of his Senate Democratic colleagues, and state health officials today offered a focused course of action to better protect children and their families.

Senate Approves Veterans Preference Hiring Measure

March 15, 2016

HARRISBURG, March 15, 2016 – The Senate today approved Senate Bill 1013, a bill introduced by Senators Vincent Hughes and Randy Vulakovich, that would let Pennsylvania employers adopt and use a veterans’ preference employment policy. “We owe a debt of gratitude to...

Sen. Hughes Offers Words of Encouragement to Gov. Wolf

February 24, 2016

HARRISBURG, Feb. 24, 2016 – After learning today that Gov. Tom Wolf has developed prostate cancer, state Sen. Vincent Hughes said he wished the governor a speedy recovery from what has become the most common cancer for men. “It’s never easy to deal with all of life’s...

Sen. Hughes to Deliver Gorgas Park Grant

February 17, 2016

HARRISBURG, Feb. 17, 2016 – State Sen. Vincent Hughes will publicly present a $188,000 state grant for the historic Gorgas Park at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, to Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell. Gorgas Park’s Community Conservation...