In Honor of Dr. King, PA Needs Education Justice Now! Pennsylvania’s current school funding formula creates a separate and unequal system that hurts children all across the commonwealth. I stood with a number of elected officials, education advocates, students and...
PHILADELPHIA – April 5, 2021 – In recognition of the 53rd anniversary of assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) called for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to provide true education justice and...
#StopTheVirus: Philadelphia residents can call 311 to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available to all adults in PA, sign up for the shot Sheryl and I have been working hard to get the word out about our #StopTheVirus...
Harrisburg – March 31, 2021 – At the request of state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on the...
Join the school funding lawsuit to end education funding discrimination The school funding lawsuit will have an echoing impact on the public education system in PA I want to make you aware of a very important digital event coming up this week. The Urban League of...
Help #StopTheVirus: Join the virtual dialogue on COVID-19 with Black men Thursday! We are going to #StopTheVirus together The latest event in the #StopTheVirus campaign happens this Thursday evening in a conversation I plan to convene with Black men about COVID-19....
Applications for rental assistance programs in Montgomery County; Philly soon to follow There is help if you need it for rent and utilities, sign up today Good news for people those who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and have had trouble paying rent:...
Federal government, Pa. extend income tax filing deadline The Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department have announced that they have extended tax filing deadlines to May 17 for 2020 taxes. This extension is meant to give additional time for taxpayers...
PHILADELPHIA – March 17, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement in response to the Atlanta-area spa shootings Tuesday evening: “We stand with our Asian brothers and sisters because someone needs to stand with...
Ghost Guns Must Be Stopped and Regulated On Monday, I stood with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro as he announced a deal with Pennsylvania’s largest firearms show promoter, which will end the sale of untraceable ‘ghost gun’ kits as its shows. What is a ghost...
