May 28, 2015
The bipartisan goodwill fostered in the General Assembly with the recent passage of a property tax relief bill hasn’t crossed over to the pension debate, as Senate Democrats strongly oppose the recent passage of a Republican-sponsored pension reform bill. Bill sponsor...
May 26, 2015
Last week, Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage in that city to $15 by 2020. In Pennsylvania, lawmakers are trying to increase what businesses are required to pay their workers from the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour to $10.10. Discussions around...
May 21, 2015
Sen. Art Haywood joined U.S. Rep Boyle at a news conference at the Inter-Faith Food Cupboard to support an increase in the minimum wage to at least $10.10 an hour. The lawmakers were accompanied by activists, business owners and community leaders in Montgomery County....
May 15, 2015
Sen. Art Haywood raised concerns this week about a large pension reform bill making its way through the state Legislature. The Republican–sponsored pension reform bill passed out of committee on Monday. Haywood said he and his staff received the more than 300-page...
May 14, 2015
Out of that estimated number, Haywood added that Pennsylvania foots approximately $1 billion of that bill. Those opposed to a minimum wage hike argue that it would put a financial strain on companies that would lead to an increase in job cuts in order to save money....
May 8, 2015
Brendan Boyle patrols the Congressional corridors in Washington and Art Haywood works the legislative byways in Harrisburg, miles apart, in more ways than one. But the two Democrats came together on Wednesday at an Abington food pantry to talk about the prospects for...
May 6, 2015
State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) is providing state services at two mobile sites in the Northwest portion of his district until a permanent office has been established. One mobile office is open at the Free Library of Philadelphia — Lovett Branch on Mondays, 1 to 4:30...
April 30, 2015
When it came to be that the property would be the future home of Roberts Block, the murals were eventually painted over. With a more neutral color adorning the property, Sharkey said the township called on D’Amico again to paint a new mural on an empty space on one...
April 30, 2015
State Sen. Art Haywood’s office is now hosting mobile office hours daily. Below are the times and places you can find his staff in Northwest Philadelphia throughout the week. Lovett Library – 6945 Germantown Ave. Mondays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays from...
April 27, 2015
IF YOU THINK (at all) about Philly state lawmakers, what comes to mind? Take a minute. Take two. Not much positive, right? Well, without getting any hopes up, meet freshman Philly state Sen. Art Haywood. He is, by any measure, apart from the pack, separate from the...
April 25, 2015
A national gun-control campaign aimed at “bad apple” firearms dealers took aim in South Philadelphia on Saturday as advocates staged a demonstration in front of a major gun wholesaler and retailer near Front Street and Tasker Avenue. Several dozen...
April 24, 2015
Mt. Airy USA Community Development Corporation was awarded a grant from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation to conduct a comprehensive 10-year neighborhood development plan. The $100,000 grant was awarded through a multistate competition. It allows Mt. Airy USA to...
March 10, 2015
Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood discusses his proposition to remove the power to prosecute police away from district attorneys and into the hands of special prosecutors. Watch Video →
February 26, 2015
State Sen. Art Haywood is offering free tax preparation clinics, in conjunction with the Campaign for Working Families. The next two sessions will be held Saturday Feb. 28 at the Glenside Free Library, at 215 South Keswick Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Saturday,...
February 26, 2015
A collective of celebrities, educators and elected officials came together to raise awareness around physical and mental well-being at the “Town Hall Meeting on Health,” recently hosted by the GrassROOTS Community Foundation at Lingelbach Elementary School. The town...
February 20, 2015
The Absalom Jones Feast Day was celebrated with a focus on literacy at the Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church of Mount Airy on Sunday. Though the official commemorative day for the abolitionist and first ordained African American Episcopal priest is Feb. 13, it was...
February 17, 2015
Freshman State Sen. Art Haywood plans on implementing campaign promises of administration transparency, ethicality and providing services to constituents — beginning with free tax preparations provided by the Campaign for Working Families. There are three such...
February 13, 2015
In light of Gov. Tom Wolf announcing Wednesday his plan for a natural gas extraction tax to fund statewide education, some local political leaders are again not completely opposed to the idea. Many say they are for the severance tax Wolf campaigned around with some...
February 11, 2015
Following the police-involved deaths of men in Missouri and New York last year, a Pennsylvania state senator is proposing a change in how deadly use-of-force cases are investigated in the commonwealth. “There was just a decrease in the trust and confidence that normal...
February 6, 2015
Pennsylvania is the only major gas-producing state that doesn’t tax extraction — beyond a relatively small impact fee. Some Republicans and Democrats are calling that a major lost opportunity to put money into a state looking at a $2.3 billion deficit and...
