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PA Legislators Work as ‘Servers for an Hour’ in Push for Minimum Wage Increase for Working Families
Tipped Workers Share Stories, Denounce Wage Theft, Gender-Racial Wage Gaps and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Philadelphia, PA − July 12, 2019 — A record number of state legislators waited tables for an hour Friday afternoon at a restaurant in downtown...
Haywood: Over $3.1 Million in Housing Funds Approved
Harrisburg – July 12, 2019 – Sen. Art Haywood (D- Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that more than $3.1 million in funds from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) program has been awarded to multiple projects in...
Senator Haywood Comments on the Launch of New Anti-Violence Program in Northwest Philadelphia
Philadelphia – July 10, 2019 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D- Montgomery/ Philadelphia) released the following statement regarding the announcement of Ahead of the Game a basketball league being implemented to combat community violence in Northwest Philadelphia: “I’d like...
Senate Democrats Highlight Funding for Affordable Housing in the PA 2019-2020 Budget
Harrisburg – July 1, 2019 – The just-passed state budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 included a large increase in funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). Several members of the Senate Democratic Caucus...
Senator Haywood Comments on the Passage of PHARE Affordable Housing Plan by the PA House and Senate
Harrisburg – June 28, 2019 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D- Montgomery/ Philadelphia) released the following statement regarding the $15 million increase to the states’ PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) plan, passed by the state Senate...
Senator Art Haywood Explains His “No” Vote on the 2019-20 State Budget
Senator Art Haywood will Continue to Fight for Minimum Wage
Senator Art Haywood Comments on the PHARE & Education Funding in the 2019-20 State Budget
Senator Haywood resolution on the Dedication of the Ward Monument Celebrating the Ratification of the 15th Amendment
Senator Haywood, Members of The General Assembly, & Statewide Advocates Hosted News Conference Defending General Assistance
Harrisburg – June 24, 2019 – Health and Human Services Committee Democratic Chairman State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined members of the PA General Assembly and statewide advocates to fight to protect the General Assistance program. House Bill...
Sen. Haywood Hosts Defend General Assistance News Conference
Defend General Assistance News Conference
Members of Pa Senate Democratic Caucus Request Disaster Declaration on Gun Violence
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 24, 2019 − Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus today jointly sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf requesting a disaster declaration for gun violence in the Commonwealth. “We believe it is necessary to raise the public’s awareness...
Defend the General Assistance Program, Mr. John Boyd
Haywood Responds to Passage of Affordable Housing Legislation in Housing & Urban Affairs Committee
Harrisburg – June 19, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in support of affordable housing legislation unanimously passing the Housing and Urban Affairs Committee today: “Affordable housing is not just an...
Sen, Haywood Remarks at DHS Raise the Minimum Wage Rally
Senator Art Haywood joined Solar Industry Advocates and Other Legislators Promoting Solar Energy
Senators Haywood, Hughes, and Muth Hosted a Fair Share Tax News Conference
Harrisburg – June 12, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) State Senator Katie Muth (D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery), and PA Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier hosted a press...
The Mayor of Graterford Screening at the Hiway Theater
Haywood Calls for Senator Daylin Leach’s Resignation
Philadelphia – June 6, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement calling for the resignation of State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware): “I have become aware of new extremely serious evidence of a...
Senator Haywood Presents a Check to the Chestnut Hill Business District
Philadelphia – June 6, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) was joined by Philip Dawson, Executive Director of the Chestnut Hill Business District, for a check presentation and press conference today at 8400 Germantown Avenue (in front of Iron...
Haywood Responds to Passage of Crime Victims Legislation in Senate
Harrisburg – June 5, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in support of criminal justice reform to protect crime victims in Senate Bill 502 passing the full Senate today as part of a package to enact Phase II of...
Gun Violence Awareness Rally
Gun Violence Awareness Day Rally
Senator Haywood Gun Violence Awareness Day Resolution
Senator Art Haywood Outlined Gun Reform Policy
Senator Art Haywood’s Poverty Listening Tour Western Region :: May 30, 2019
Senator Haywood Completed Stop #4 on his State-Wide Poverty Listening Tour
Philadelphia – May 30, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) was joined by State Senator Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland), and Public Policy Advocate of Just Harvest Ann Sanders on the fourth stop of his statewide poverty tour in...
Senator Haywood’s Poverty Listening Tour Northwest Region :: May 29, 2019
Haywood: Traffic Safety Improvement Grants Approved for City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia – May 29, 2019 – Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia) announced $7.6 million has been granted through the Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) fund to continue the Neighborhood Slow Zone Program aimed at improving public safety. “Pedestrian and motorist...
Senator Art Haywood Poverty Tour in Philadelphia
Senator Art Haywood’s Poverty Listening Tour Southeastern Region
Sen. Haywood Hosts Narcan Training Event
Senator Haywood Reintroduces Special Prosecutor Legislation
Harrisburg – May 1, 2019 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement after reintroducing his legislation calling for independent investigation of police involved shootings today: “The acquittal of the officer who shot...
Haywood Responds to Approval of Crime Victims Legislation in Senate Judiciary Committee
Harrisburg – May 1, 2019 –State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in support of criminal justice reforms with the Crime Victims Act passing the Senate Judiciary Committee today: “Victims of crime do have rights. We can...
Senator Haywood Calls for Police Accountability Legislation
Senators Haywood, Street, Moms Demand, Ceasefire Welcome Team 26 to Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa. − April 29, 2019 − Moms Demand Action and CeaseFire PA joined Senator Street, Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass and Senator Haywood at Temple in leading a community rally to welcome Team 26 to Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Senate also...
Senator Haywood remarks on release of the State Climate Action Plan
Senator Art Haywood Participated in Team 26 Visit to Philadelphia
Auto-IRA would help millions of Pennsylvanian save for retirement
By State Treasurer Joe Torsella and Senator Art Haywood
Waiting tables. Cleaning restrooms. Bagging groceries.
These are jobs that need to be done, and plenty of Pennsylvanians put in an honest day’s work doing things just like this. But most of us want something else for ourselves when we reach the end of our working lives.