State Senate bills address civil statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases, lead testing in schools
It’s risky to ask readers to extend themselves on topics to which the vast majority barely pay attention. So it was with trepidation that, in a column last week, I challenged readers to engage state lawmakers — on any issue or some of my gripes — and then let me hear...Readers and One State Lawmaker React to Legislative Challenge
Citizen advocacy isn’t easy but is important so a Philly state legislator’s teaching it. It’s risky to ask readers to extend themselves on topics to which the vast majority barely pay attention. So it was with trepidation that, in a column last week, I...Here’s how Pennsylvanians can retire with dignity: Art Haywood
We are facing a retirement crisis in Pennsylvania. Currently the fourth-oldest state in the nation, the commonwealth’s senior population is only growing. By 2020, more than one in four Pennsylvanians, or 3.5 million people, will be aged 60 or older, according to...State Senators Fight Back on Internet Privacy
The April 3 passage of a law rolling back the Federal Communications Commission’s restrictions on internet service and telecommunication providers selling customer data has given way to a new internet privacy measure in the state Senate. On March 28, the U.S....PA Senator Proposes State Oversight of Officer Involved Shootings
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Montgomery County senator raises questions of fairness in investigating cases in which an officer uses force with a firearm. Local district attorney’s typically oversee those investigations, but some say the DAs office is too closely...Hughes calls for senator’s removal for remarks on ‘inner-city’ students
State Sen. Vincent Hughes has called for the resignation of Sen. John Eichelberger, chair of the Senate Education Committee, following the Republican senator’s comment that inner city students would fare better in less-intensive academic tracks, as opposed to being...Scenes from anti-Trump ‘Not My President’s Day’ rallies in Philly, nationwide
Philadelphia activists opposed to President Donald Trump joined like-minded protesters in cities around the country on Monday for a President’s Day rally disavowing the new administration, continuing a month of steady dissent that has filled the streets of...Philadelphia Politics On President’s Day weekend, Philadelphia residents join nationwide anti-Trump protests
Over President’s Day weekend, protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia to rally against President Donald Trump and his month-old administration’s policies and actions. Marching on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Feb. 19, hundreds of people gathered to condemn...CHBD gets $2 million to improve pedestrian lighting and safety
The Chestnut Hill Business District has received $500,000 from the state to improve pedestrian lighting and safety along Chestnut Hill’s commercial corridor. State Senator Art Haywood presented a check from Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic...African American history display at state Capitol to be permanent, refreshed yearly
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – New faces appeared at the Capitol Wednesday in honor of Black History Month, but they’ll be sticking around long after February ends. A now-permanent display remembers notable, influential African Americans from Pennsylvania. Visitors might...
It’s long past time for Senate Repubs to fix Pa’s unemployment mess: Art Haywood
Op-ed by Art Haywood
Last October, the Pennsylvania General Assembly failed to approve the money for the operation of the unemployment service centers.
Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health Awarded $1M State rant
ABINGTON >> There’s nothing like a $1 million shot in the arm to put smiles on the faces of the medical care professionals at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health. The hospital received a $1 million state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant toward...$1.4M Grant to Redevelop Abington Intersection
ABINGTON >> When handed an oversized novelty check worth $1.4 million, sometimes it’s hard to know what to say. State Sen. Art Haywood, D-4, and state Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-153, presented the Abington Board of Commissioners with a much-awaited bequest Dec. 8....New Protocol Needed for Police Shootings
In the past few years several high-profile police-involved shootings have received national media attention and nationwide protests. In the wake of police shootings of African-American men in Tulsa, Okla., Charlotte, N.C., and elsewhere new protocols regarding...$1M State Grant to Support Revitalization Efforts in Northwest Philadelphia
NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA >> The effort to economically revitalize Northwest Philadelphia was spurred on by a new $1 million grant from a state economic development fund, state Sen. Art Haywood, D-4, said. “The new state grant will help with the revitalization of...Investigative Article Spurs State Senators to Call for Action
Nearly a dozen state and local lawmakers Monday called for more money and staff to combat the “crisis” of childhood lead-poisoning in Philadelphia and elsewhere in the state. Several Philadelphia council members also said the city must enforce existing...