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HARRISBURG>>Two Democratic lawmakers dissented from their Senate special committee colleagues on the question of whether the Senate should move forward with a hearing process that could lead to the removal of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Read More →

HARRISBURG>>Senate Democrats argued Tuesday afternoon the full Senate should not recess from session until a state budget is done. And it would appear that effort has prompted Senate Republicans to position Gov. Tom Wolf’s stopgap budget vetoes for potential...

With the state budget impasse now in its 119th day, there is the very real fear that legislators statewide will go on a mid-session break without having passed a state budget. Read More →

Abington>>A freshman state lawmaker from Montgomery County will sit on a special bipartisan senate committee created to begin looking into whether Kathleen Kane can function as the state’s top law enforcement officer with a suspended law license. Read More →

HARRISBURG>>If you weren't paying attention to the Pennsylvania Cable Network this Tuesday afternoon as the state Senate went through its paces, then you probably missed this one: As is so often is the case, the 50-member chamber adopted a resolution authorizing...

HARRISBURG — Since July, Pennsylvania has spent $27 billion — without a state budget. Even many insiders didn't know it. “It floored me,” said Rep. Chris Dush, R-Jefferson County, who filed a request under the Right-to-Know Law to obtain the information. Read More...

The state Senate on Monday launched a special bipartisan committee that could recommend removing embattled Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Kane under an obscure constitutional provision never used in the modern era and a process that's not firmly established....

HARRISBURG, Pa, (WHTM) – At a luncheon on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) said a budget deal may be closer than most people realize. Read More →

HARRISBURG>>While the House added voting session days for the first two weeks of November, after session concludes this week in the Senate the chamber is not scheduled to return to voting session until November 16, when it will come into session for three days...

PHILADELPHIA>> {VIDEO} After 115 days there is still no budget in Pennsylvania and schools and social services are really feeling the crunch since they’re not getting paid by the state. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk reports what a state senator is urging his colleagues...

PHILADELPHIA>>Harrisburg legislators should stay in the state’s capital until a budget can be hammered out, according to state Sen. Art Haywood. “We should remain in Harrisburg until we get the job done,” said the freshman Democratic state lawmaker at a news...

We already have the framework for a majority-supported solution to Pennsylvania's budget impasse. That's right. We do. Already, Republican senators and Gov. Tom Wolf have agreed to $400 million for schools. Already, a majority of the Senate supports a modest shale...

MOUNT AIRY >> State Sen. Art Haywood, D-4, is finally settling into representing the 4th Senatorial District, which extends through most of Northwest Philadelphia into portions of Lower Montgomery County. He finally has an office at 7106 Germantown Ave. in Mount...

PHILADELPHIA>>High school and college students who participated in a summer internship with State Sen. Art Haywood’s office said they are more prepared for their own careers in law and politics, after having the opportunity to do hands-on work in the community....

UBBER DUBLIN>>The “fundamental issue” holding up an agreement on a state budget is a Marcellus Shale tax to help fund public education, state Sen. Vincent Hughes said at a Sept. 10 press conference at Upper Dublin High School. Read More→

PHILADELPHIA>>State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) and several other partners called attention to the importance of voting rights and citizen engagement at a press conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, on Aug. 6.   Read...

NORRISTOWN>>Their message was clear: The Communication Workers of America want Verizon to commit to a new, fair contract. On the steps of the Montgomery County Court House on Friday, donning red shirts, members of the local Communications Workers of America and...

PHILADELPHIA>>Mayor Michael Nutter and others celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Voting Rights Act in the mayor’s reception room with a proclamation. He noted voting rights were being challenged in several states with restrictive voter...

PHILADELPHIA>>Moments after the bell struck 11 a.m. in Independence Hall's clock tower, a group of elected and civic leaders lauded the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act passage, but conceded that registration challenges still linger today.   Read...

PHILADELPHIA>>The Promise Academy at Martin Luther King Jr. High school will offer its upperclassmen the opportunity to earn college credits as part of a dual enrollment program, beginning in September.   Read More →

ABINGTON >> Gov. Tom Wolf stood with local officials outside of Willow Hill Elementary School on Monday to stress the importance of making changes to the way public education is funded and why he’s holding out for it during the budget impasse.   Read...

A discussion of the proposed shale tax in Pennsylvania with State Sen. Art Haywood, (D) 4th District.   Watch Video →

State Sen. Art Haywood has opened a permanent office at 7104–7106 Germantown Ave. “We have been trying to identify a location for an office in Philadelphia for several months,” he said. “This is a very busy location. It’s right between two Septa Regional Rail Lines —...

The READ! By 4th summer reading program, designed to help youth maintain their skills over the summer break and enter school reading on the appropriate grade level was introduced at two Northwest Philadelphia sites last week by Pa. State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) and...

WEARING A T-SHIRT emblazoned with the words "Black Lives Matter," the Rev. Mark Tyler wiped his brow at the pulpit, waiting as a few parishioners walked out of Mother Bethel AME church's air-conditioned basement chapel into the steaming summer air. After church...

More than 100 congregants of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Philadelphia marched in Sunday's swelter to the church's former burial ground to protest the arrest and subsequent death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail. Bland, 28, of Naperville, a...

State Sen. Art Haywood is opening a new office for his Philadelphia constituents. Located at 7104-7106 Germantown Ave., it will open on July 22. "I am glad we will finally have an office in Philadelphia to serve more of our neighbors," Haywood said in a press release....

State Senator Art Haywood kicked off what he called a "reading revolution" on Wednesday when he announced the launch of two new READ! by 4th sites in Northwest Philadelphia. The READ! By 4th program is a citywide effort coordinated by the Free Library of Philadelphia...

At a news conference held in the Capitol Rotunda, state Sen. Art Haywood joined dozens of statewide activists, family members of victims and community leaders to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Day in Pennsylvania. The senator also announced a resolution that would...

Local reaction over the Legislature’s rejection of Gov. Tom Wolf’s nominee to head the state police has been swift and harsh. “I was disappointed to learn of Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Brown’s decision to withdraw from consideration for the position of the State Police...

A recent op-ed from State Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York, regarding public education spending in Pennsylvania ("Pa. doesn't need to spend more on schools, it needs to spend more wisely") contained some glaring omissions that must be addressed. As a result of these...

Contrary to the claim that the Senate GOP plan will help fix Pennsylvania’s pension problem, the plan does nothing to address our $58 billion pension deficit. Instead, Senate Bill 1 exacerbates the disaster we really face: the retirement crisis. Let’s make this...

Members of two key Pennsylvania Senate committees seemed to waver in their support for a severance tax on oil and natural gas production during a joint hearing about the proposal on Monday, with many lauding the industry for its accomplishments in the state. For...

Harrisburg, Pa. – Today is gun violence awareness day and one lawmaker wants to dedicate the entire month of June to the cause. State Senator Art Haywood, a democrat from Montgomery County, joined activists and community leaders as well as family members of victims at...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – To tax or not to tax Marcellus Shale drillers? That is the main question bouncing around the state Capitol as budget negotiations enter their final month. The Senate held a public hearing Monday on Governor’s Wolf’s proposal to impose an...