February 5, 2015
Two Philadelphia-area Democrats have unveiled their plan to tax natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale. Sens. Art Haywood and Vincent Hughes announced their proposal at a Thursday afternoon press conference. Their plan would impose an 8 percent severance tax...
January 23, 2015
On Jan. 22, the Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown League of Women Voters moderated an informal meeting between local legislators and the citizens they represent at the Abington Township Municipal Building. Present were state Reps. Kevin Boyle, Madeleine Dean and Stephen...
January 21, 2015
For the first time in 10 years, the 4th Senatorial District of Pennsylvania has a new face: 57-year-old Art Haywood, an attorney and former Cheltenham Township Commissioner who was sworn into office on Jan. 6 after winning the seat by a comfortable margin in last...
January 19, 2015
New Pennsylvania state Sen. Arthur Haywood III heard a lot about education growing up in Toledo with a mother who was a teacher, then later an activist. Now it’s a subject he plans to champion as a newly minted state senator representing parts of Philadelphia and...
January 13, 2015
Philadelphia state senator Art Haywood discusses his plans to introduce a bill requiring use of a special prosecutor in all incidents in which deadly force is used by police. Also, mixed martial artists are suing the UFC for illegally maintaining a monolopy, will...
January 1, 2015
Pennsylvania heads into 2015 with yet another — possibly $2 billion — deficit, continued pension problems, and expiring contracts for many of its union workers. Read More →
December 20, 2014
A Pennsylvania legislator says he plans to introduce a measure to take the power to prosecute police away from district attorneys and put it in the hands of special prosecutors. Art Haywood is the senator-elect representing Northwest Philadelphia and parts of the...
December 19, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CBS) — A newly elected Pennsylvania state senator announced today that he plans to introduce a bill requiring use of a special prosecutor in all incidents in which deadly force is used by police. At a press conference today in Germantown, state...
December 5, 2014
Although he won’t officially take his oath of office until January, PA Senator-elect Art Haywood (PA-4) plans to begin providing constituent services this coming week. In a press statement released today, Haywood, a Democrat succeeding former Democrat Sen. LeAnna...
