Legislation Would Provide Financial Incentives to Small Businesses
Harrisburg – May 6, 2019 – With National Small Business Week (May 5- 11) now underway, state Sens. John Blake and Vincent J. Hughes today unveiled legislation that would create financial incentives to help small businesses succeed.One bill in the package would create tax-deferred savings accounts for small businesses to shift their tax burden. The measure would allow profits to be deposited into tax deferred accounts. If the money deposited in the account is subsequently used for job creation, then the dollars could be used tax free.
Senator Hughes meets with community leaders, members and officials to discuss poverty and economic insecurity in Strawberry Mansion neighborhood
Senator Hughes voices his support for the Salvation Army
Senator Hughes praises Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously supporting bill to extend resources for crime victims
Thank you to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for supporting Senate Bill 502 and moving it to the full Senate for consideration. Additional thanks to Senator Art Haywood and Senator Camera Bartolotta for supporting this bill. Crime victims and their families...
We must continue to honor Dr. King’s legacy by fighting poverty, economic insecurity in PA
At the time of his assassination April 4, 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was in the midst of a fight for racial and economic justice across the U.S. Dr. King had launched a national Poor People’s Campaign and was supporting a mostly black group of...
Join Us for a Breast Cancer Photo Exhibit
Join us on May 9th at 5 pm at the 30th Street Station for a Breast Cancer Photo Exhibit, 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania. Click here to RSVP or call 1-800-377-8828 x 3040. About the Exhibit 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in...
Appropriations committee backs Senator Hughes career and technical schools bill
Thank you to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee for voting Senate Bill 89 out of committee. I’d also like to thank again Senate Education Committee Chairman Ryan Aument for partnering with me on this important piece of legislation. We offer much better...