July 27, 2018
By Lindsay C. VanAsdalan | York Dispatch
York County schools — along with all other schools statewide — will now be required to test for lead in their drinking water, or at least discuss the issue in public. Legislation that passed with the 2018-19 state budget amended the school code so that all facilities where children attend school — including charters, cyber schools and intermediate units — must be tested, or the school entity must inform the community about lead issues at a public meeting.
July 19, 2018
The Philadelphia Tribune
Sen. Art Haywood, (Philadelphia/Montgomery) said on Wednesday that provisions in the recently enacted School Code will prompt school districts to test for lead in drinking water in Pennsylvania schools.
“A 2014 study by the state Department of Health found that 18 communities across Pennsylvania have children who have tested positive for increased levels of lead,” he said. “We must do what we can to reduce exposure to lead and ensure that school facilities do not have lead in drinking water.”
July 12, 2018
By Clarissa Hamlin | Newsone
The five Black women golfers at the center of an attention-grabbing racial profiling case may motivate a Pennsylvania commission to recommend policy reforms at a local golf course. A third hearing was held with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Wednesday over the April 21 incident in which activist Sandra Thompson and four other women were removed from the Grandview Golf Club in York.
July 11, 2018
By Sam Haut | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
The aim is to increase children’s reading. But the problem is simple math.
State Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, said that young students who don’t keep up their reading skills during the summer lose an average of three months of the skills and knowledge they gained in school – the so-called “summer slide.” Then that time has to be made up.
June 21, 2018
By Stacy M. Brown | The Philadelphia Tribune
Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to reverse his own policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, state Sen. Art Haywood has introduced a resolution asking his colleagues to call on Congress to draft and adopt articles of impeachment for the president.
June 20, 2018
By J.D. Prose | Beaver County Times
A bill co-sponsored by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta that would help domestic and sexual violence victims who live in public housing unanimously passed a House committee Tuesday.
Senate Bill 919, introduced by Bartolotta, R-46, Carroll Township, Washington County, and Democratic state Sens. Judith Schwank of Berks County and Art Haywood of Montgomery County in October, was approved by the House Urban Affairs Committee and sent to the floor for consideration.
June 14, 2018
By David Weissman | York Dispatch
The state’s Human Relations Commission has scheduled hearings to investigate the alleged racial discrimination that occurred at Grandview Golf Club in April.
June 14, 2018
By Gillian McGoldrick | The Philadelphia Inquirer
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Republican-controlled Senate came one step closer to considering a controversial bill — which had been thought to be stalled in committee — that would outlaw aborting fetuses based solely on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
June 13, 2018
HARRISBURG — The Republican-controlled Senate came one step closer to considering a controversial bill — which had been thought to be stalled in committee — that would outlaw aborting fetuses based solely on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
June 6, 2018
By Bonnie Squires | Mainline Times
It was not clairvoyance, but whoever books guests for MSNBC happened to have invited Valerie Jarrett to appear on the taped “Everyday Racism in America” special. The Prince Theatre in Philadelphia had been selected as the venue. And this was the week before the tweet from Roseanne Barr had hit the airwaves.
June 5, 2018
By Jan Murphy | Pennlive
Five black women who had the police called on them after being accused of taking too long to golf on a York County course came to the state Capitol on Tuesday to share their story with lawmakers.
June 5, 2018
By Geoff Morrow | Lebanon Daily News
State Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County, was among the first to reach out to the five black women who were asked to leave Grandview Golf Club in April.
May 24, 2018
By Maria Panaritis | Philly News
It was a hell of an introduction to Tom Ellis, former Republican commissioner in Montgomery County with an alleged #metoo history. But then again, this is Montgomery County, where the GOP is so dysfunctional it’s good to have a giant stash of Advil handy before wading into its latest civil war.
May 23, 2018
ABINGTON >> As the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” permeated the gymnasium of Manor College May 17, more than 100 students processed down the aisle of the auditorium, beaming and waving to their families and friends on their way to becoming graduates, earning an...
May 22, 2018
By Kelly Peiffer | Montoco.Today
As the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” permeated the gymnasium of Manor College on Thursday, May 17, over 100 students processed down the aisle of the auditorium, beaming and waving to their families and friends on their way to becoming graduates, earning an Associate in Art and/or Science degree. Manor College welcomed Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood as the 2018 Commencement Speaker. Brenda Roselle, a Trustee member of the Manor College Board of Trustees served as the Master of Ceremonies, while Marta J. Penjalskyj, a graduating member of the Class of 2018, delivered an inspirational and heartfelt commencement oration.
May 15, 2018
By Julie Shaw | Philly News
A Delaware County woman removed as court-appointed guardian for about 100 elderly clients in the region was berated by a Philadelphia judge Monday for repeatedly failing to follow his orders, being nine months late in filing a report he requested, and failing to show up at two hearings last month.
May 1, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nearly 200 advocates including students, parents, educators, program providers, community leaders, policymakers, business and faith-based leaders and others from across Pennsylvania will come together in the...
April 25, 2018
By Stan Huskey | Montco Today
JENKINTOWN — Manor College recently announced that Art Haywood, Pennsylvania state senator, will be the commencement speaker for the upcoming graduation on May 17, 2018.
Haywood has been an advocate for hard work and education, which stems from his upbringing and his mother who was a public-school teacher. Haywood attended Morehouse College, the London School of Economics and the University of Michigan Law School. His legal work comprises saving families from home foreclosure, aiding nonprofit organizations, representing organizations focused on community, education, and affordable housing.
April 25, 2018
New tools to spur investment in affordable housing, business start-ups and workforce redevelopment projects in North and Northwest Philadelphia may soon be available, according to state Sen. Art Haywood (D-Phila./Montgomery). Portions of Haywood’s district were...
March 30, 2018
By Julie Shaw | Philly News
Relatives of Edmund and Margareta Berg were shocked to learn, a little more than a year ago, that the court-appointed guardian handling the Fox Chase couple’s finances had a record of fraud, bad checks, and forgery.
