August 7, 2015
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...
August 6, 2015
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. ...
July 30, 2015
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 →
July 30, 2015
PHILADELPHIA>>State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) hosted a grand opening for his Philadelphia district office, located on Germantown Ave., on July 22. Read More→
July 27, 2015
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...
July 27, 2015
A discussion of the proposed shale tax in Pennsylvania with State Sen. Art Haywood, (D) 4th District. Watch Video →
July 24, 2015
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 —...
July 22, 2015
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...
July 20, 2015
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....
July 20, 2015
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...
July 16, 2015
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...
July 9, 2015
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...
June 24, 2015
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...
June 19, 2015
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...
June 9, 2015
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...
June 3, 2015
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...
June 2, 2015
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...
June 2, 2015
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...
June 1, 2015
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...
May 28, 2015
(Harrisburg) — The state faces an estimated budget deficit of between $1.5 and $2 billion. Lawmakers will only have 30 days to meet the budget deadline when they return from their spring recess June first. But some are pushing their pet issues now. Discussions...
