Sen. Hughes to Deliver Gorgas Park Grant
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...Sen. Hughes Welcomes City’s Entry in Legal Fight for Better School Funding
HARRISBURG, Feb. 17, 2016 – As he magnifies the chasm of problems caused by years of inadequate state funding of basic education, state Sen. Vincent Hughes today said he welcomed the City of Philadelphia’s decision to join the lawsuit filed in late 2014 against the...Sens. Hughes, Haywood Hear School Officials Confirm: Infrastructure is Crumbling, Need Better Help from Harrisburg
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11, 2016 – In the auditorium of a Philadelphia elementary school that was forced to send students home because of a boiler explosion that critically injured an employee, Democratic Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Vince Hughes and Sen. Art...Sen. Hughes Presents Harambee Institute Charter with 21st Century Grant
PHILADELPHIA, Feb.11, 2016 – Students attending a West Philadelphia charter school will benefit from a $346,000 grant that Sen. Vincent Hughes publicly presented this morning to administration officials. Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School was...Sen. Hughes to Publicly Present Harambee Institute Charter with 21st Century Grant
HARRISBURG, Feb.10, 2016 – State Sen. Vincent Hughes will announce a federal grant for a West Philly charter school at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers award to Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter...Sens. Hughes, Haywood, Democratic Appropriations Committee to Hold Hearing Thursday on PA’s Crumbling School Infrastructure
HARRISBURG, Feb.9, 2016 – With exploding boilers and broken heaters threatening the safety and learning ability of many of Pennsylvania’s school children, state Sens. Vincent Hughes, Art Haywood and the Democratic members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will...Hughes, Senate Democrats Say Wolf’s Budget Focused on Education, Deficit Reduction
Harrisburg – Feb. 9, 2016 – Facing an unfinished 2015-16 budget with the need to reconcile a 2016-17 spending plan that has a looming $2 billion deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf was forced to focus his second state budget proposal on education and deficit reduction, according...Sen. Hughes Calls for State Investigation Into Crumbling School Infrastructure
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2016 – After touring an elementary school that had been forced this month to send students home due to failed heaters, Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, ordered state-level hearings to better understand the breadth of the crumbling school infrastructure problem in Pennsylvania.