HARRISBURG, June 26, 2011 – Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) tonight pushed back against Governor Corbett’s budget agreement that decimates education by introducing an amendment to Senate Bill 1125 that would have restored funding to Lincoln University...
$40 Million Added Friday HARRISBURG, June 24, 2011 – Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) today announced state tax receipts for June 23 added $40 million to the budget surplus, getting Pennsylvania closer to a $700 million surplus for the state budget....
HARRISBURG, June 20, 2011 – Democratic lawmakers today introduced legislation that would blunt the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s (SRC) attempt to violate seniority provisions in the existing teacher labor contract and then potentially cancel other labor...
HARRISBURG, June 16, 2011 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/ Montgomery), who serves on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s (PHEAA) Board of Directors, today voted to authorize an additional $50 million to help young people attend...
Harrisburg, April 14, 2011 – In response to yesterday’s Senate Law and Justice Committee hearing on the modernization of the Liquor Control Board operations and in conjunction with the Senate Democrats “Budget Savings Plan,” three Democratic senators are unveiling...
Restores Funding for Basic and Higher Education, Health Care, Human Services Philadelphia – April 14, 2011 –Senate Democrats today unveiled a budget plan that underscores their budget priorities and includes $1.14 billion in total savings, new revenues and...
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 4, 2011 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) today introduced a plan that would establish a pilot program to help the lowest performing schools in Pennsylvania. The plan includes smaller class sizes, longer days, summer school...
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 31, 2011 – Senator Hughes (D – Philadelphia/Montgomery) will join members of Wells Fargo, the Salvation Army and Philadelphia City Council for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Wells Fargo Community Conference and Training Center at the...
HARRISBURG, Mar. 25, 2011 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) today joined the groundbreaking for Bakers Square in the Hunting Park West section of Philadelphia at the former headquarters of the famed Tasty Baking Company. “In the midst of...
HARRISBURG, Mar. 22, 2011 – State Sens. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Jim Ferlo (D –Allegheny/Armstrong/Westmoreland) today commended the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, for its continued...
