June 23, 2016
Reading camps geared to keeping students from slacking off in their literacy skills during the summer will begin July 6 at five recreation centers in Northwest Philadelphia communities. Enrollment has started for the six-week Reading Revolution program, which is...
June 8, 2016
PHILADELPHIA >> Nonprofit organizations fighting against violence, Moms Demand Action and Mothers in Charge hosted a community picnic in recognition of the nationwide “Wear Orange: Gun Violence Awareness Day,” in Fairmount Park on June 2. Read More →
May 26, 2016
School funding debates in the Pennsylvania legislature embody both comedic and tragic elements of the great movie Groundhog Day. Every year, some members demand a re-enactment of the education funding battle of 1991 with hopes of a different ending. Others, including...
May 13, 2016
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A state senator says he’s found a way to help balance the Commonwealth’s budget and spend more on education without raising taxes on low and middle-income taxpayers. READ MORE→
May 13, 2016
A handful of Senate Democrats proposed two bills that would overhaul the state’s tax system. Read More →
April 22, 2016
WEST CHESTER >> Two pieces of legislation aimed at increasing retention and recruitment of volunteer firefighters recently introduced to the state Senate will, legislators hope, help revitalize sagging volunteerism in Pennsylvania’s fire departments. Read More...
April 13, 2016
PITTSBURGH>> As Pennsylvania’s government faces a budget deficit of well more than $1 billion in the next fiscal year, one legislator is teaming up with a Harrisburg think tank to call for changes to income tax rates. Read More →
April 7, 2016
PITTSBURGH>>Pennsylvania Sen. Art Haywood wants all schools in the state to test for lead and wants those results shared with parents. Read More →
March 25, 2016
PHILADELPHIA>>Local legislators were swift to react to Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to allow the remainder of Pennsylvania’s current budget to become law — without his signature. In the short term, they say, it will allow schools to remain open. It’s the long-term...
March 24, 2016
HARRISBURG>>Surrounded by state health officials and fellow lawmakers, Senator Vincent Hughes said, “The only thing good that came out of the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., is a renewed, intense effort from states around the country to attempt to address...
March 16, 2016
[VIDEO] When someone is shot and killed by police in Pennsylvania, local district attorneys are in charge of investigating the case. Now, some lawmakers want a special prosecutor to handle those cases to avoid perceived bias. Read More →
March 15, 2016
By Art Haywood Are you willing to keep $20 dollars extra each month in exchange for accepting a bankrupt Pennsylvania? Are you ready to accept rising juvenile delinquency, broken schools, abandoned properties, increasing crime and unsafe nursing homes for elderly...
March 8, 2016
PHILADELPHIA>>State Sen. Art Haywood visited three Philadelphia public schools and read to students on March 2 in celebration of the national Read Across America Day, an initiative to promote literacy that falls on the birthday of the late children’s book...
February 24, 2016
PHILADELPHIA> State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) and City Councilman-at-Large David Oh signed an anti bigotry pledge to promote tolerance towards Muslims and Arabs at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society mosque on Feb. 19. Read More →
February 19, 2016
By Art Haywood After the Pennsylvania Senate voted not to remove Attorney General Kathleen Kane last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati was quoted as saying “this circus continues.” Indeed, the circus of criminal proceedings, porn emails, and...
February 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – Fixing every Philadelphia School District building – more than 300 schools, athletic fields, offices, shops, and garages – could cost $5 billion, district officials said Thursday. Read More →
February 10, 2016
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – It was equal parts civics lesson and constitutional law course, and it was debated for nearly three hours on the floor of the Senate Wednesday. Read More →
January 27, 2016
Harrisburg – Jan. 27, 2016 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement concerning the recommendations of the Senate Special Committee on Senate Address. Haywood served as a member of the committee. “The work of the Special...
December 14, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker from Philadelphia and Montgomery County is frustrated with what he would call the inaction of his colleagues in taking action to reduce gun violence. Read More →
December 14, 2015
Flanked by antiviolence activists on the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School slaughter, state Sen. Art Haywood (D-4th) rallied for public support of handgun-licensing legislation he introduced in Harrisburg this fall. Read More →
