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Haywood Introduces Youth Employment Tax Credit Program
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement at a press conference supporting State Senator Vincent Hughes’ Youth Investment Initiative. At the event, Senator Haywood introduced a Youth Employment Tax Credit program that would incentivize private employers...
Haywood: Urban Farming Builds Healthy Communities
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement today after joining Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Redding to discuss urban agriculture: PHILADELPHIA, 28 April 2016: "After joining Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Redding...
Advisory: Senator Haywood to Hold Town Hall Meeting
State Sen. Art Haywood will hold a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the state budget, education funding and community concerns in the 4th senatorial district on April 28, 2016 from 7-8 PM. The meeting will provide an opportunity for residents to learn how to get involved...
Haywood: Our Nation Must Respond to Climate Change with Carbon Fee and Dividend Legislation
State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments on the Citizens’ Climate Lobby proposal for Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation: PHILADELPHIA, April 22, 2016: “In honor of Earth Day, I am reaffirming my support for Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation, as put...
Senator Haywood Summer Reading
Education Funding Formula Must Start from Equitable Baseline
Haywood: Education Funding Formula Must Start from Equitable Baseline
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement in advance of a Pennsylvania Senate vote on school funding: HARRISBURG, 11 April 2016: "This week, the Senate will decide whether or not to continue allowing unfair funding for our children’s schools. Last year,...
Haywood: Governor Wolf Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Community are Critical First Step
State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement after Governor Tom Wolf signed two executive orders providing for non-discrimination protections for members of the LGBT community in Pennsylvania: HARRISBURG, 7 April, 2016: “Today Governor Wolf exercised...
Sen. Haywood’s Remarks on Handgun Licensing at PennLive Panel
Haywood: We Cannot Allow Corporations to Dump Price Increases on Everyday People
State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement after a vote on HB 1436 in the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee: HARRISBURG, April 5, 2016: "Pennsylvania Senate Republicans effectively voted for a tax increase today by allowing...
Advisory: Haywood to Join Pennlive Gun Violence Panel
With Pennsylvania plagued by gun violence, State Senator Art Haywood will join PennLive this Tuesday morning as part of a panel of experts discussing the role that state government can play in tackling this very serious problem. The 11 a.m. panel discussion in The...
Advisory: Haywood to Hold Town Hall Meeting on State Budget
Advisory: Haywood to Hold Town Hall Meeting on State Budget State Sen. Art Haywood will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Pennsylvania’s state budget in Germantown. The meeting will include a budget update, advice on participating in the legislative process, and a question...
Senator Haywood Sheds Light on Lead Problem in Pa
Sen. Haywood, Democratic Senators Call for Statewide Task Force, More Testing to Determine Extent of PA’s Lead Problem
5-bill package would help children, schools, day care centers; protect home buyers, create funding mechanism to help pay for lead remediation HARRISBURG, March 23, 2016 – With 18 Pennsylvania cities testing higher than Flint, Mich., for elevated blood lead levels, and...
Senator Art Haywood Remarks at PA Safe Caucus News Conference
Haywood: Latest Republican Budget is Shameful Trickery
HARRISBURG, March 16, 2016: State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement after voting against HB 1801:
“Today’s vote was painful. With anti-tax leadership, the Senate was handed yet another smoke and mirrors budget bill. We have schools, universities and agricultural programs in desperate need of state funding, but what we voted on today was a spend-only bill that does not match our available funds. This is because we have leadership that refuses to increase taxes to pay for our state’s basic resources, even while it commits to spending money we do not have.
Haywood: Hearings Needed on Independent Prosecutor for Police-Involved Killings
HARRISBURG, PA − March 15, 2016 − State Senator Art Haywood released the following statement after discussing a proposal for independent investigations of police-involved killings in the Judiciary Committee: “Today the Judiciary Committee discussed...
Sen. Haywood Honors Hannah Penn for Women’s History Month
Haywood: Governor Frees Pay for State Employees While GOP Stands in the Way of Raise for All
PHILADELPHIA, PA − March 7, 2016 – State Senator Art Haywood released the following statement today after Governor Wolf signed an executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.15 an hour indexed to inflation for state employees and state contractors: "Thank...
Haywood and Oh Sign Pledge to Combat Bigotry at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society
PHILADELPHIA, PA − February 18, 2016 − Following services at Al-Aqsa Mosque, State Senator Art Haywood and Philadelphia Councilman David Oh signed a pledge to promote tolerance and speak out against bigotry towards Muslims and Arabs. Signatories of the...
Advisory: Haywood and Oh to Sign Pledge to Combat Bigotry at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society
State Sen. Art Haywood and Councilman David Oh will visit Al-Aqsa Islamic Society on Friday, 19 February to sign the Arab American Institute’s Pledge to Combat Bigotry. The pledge commits its signatories to support civil discourse, to refrain from participating in...
Sens. Haywood, Hughes Hear School Officials Confirm: Infrastructure is Crumbling, Need Better Help from Harrisburg
PHILADELPHIA, PA − February 11, 2016 – In the auditorium of a Philadelphia elementary school that was forced to send students home because of a boiler explosion that critically injured an employee, Democratic Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Vince Hughes...
Haywood: Senate’s Decision on Attorney General Protects our Democracy
State Senator Art Haywood released the following statement today after a vote of the Pennsylvania Senate not to remove Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office: HARRISBURG, 10 February 2016: “Today the Senate voted not to remove Attorney General Kane...
Senator Haywood’s Floor Remarks on Resolution to Remove Attorney General
Sen. Haywood: Pennsylvanians Deserve Dignified Wages
Sens. Haywood, Hughes, Democratic Appropriations Committee to Hold Hearing Thursday on PA’s Crumbling School Infrastructure
HARRISBURG, PA − February 9, 2016 – With exploding boilers and broken heaters threatening the safety and learning ability of many of Pennsylvania’s school children, state Sens. Vincent Hughes, Art Haywood and the Democratic members of the Senate Appropriations...
Haywood: Senate Removal Process on Kane Worse than Kangaroo Court
State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments today in response to a decision by the Pennsylvania Senate to vote on the removal of Attorney General Kathleen Kane tomorrow: HARRISBURG, February 9, 2016: "The Attorney General is being railroaded by the Senate....
Senator Haywood Comments on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
Senator Haywood Comments at Governor Wolf’s Proposed Early Education Funding Levels Press Conference
Haywood: Delay of Keystone Exam Requirement is a Victory for Children
State Senator Art Haywood released the following statement in response to Governor Wolf signing Senate Bill 880: PHILADELPHIA, February 3, 2016: "Today, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880, delaying Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement for two years. In June, I...
Haywood Releases Statement on Special Committee on Senate Address Report
Harrisburg, January 27, 2016 − Senator Art Haywood released the following statement today in connection with the recommendations of the Special Committee on Senate Address: “The work of the Special Committee on Senate Address has come to an end, as should the removal...
Haywood: We Cannot Ignore Governor Rendell
Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement in response to a hearing held on 12 January by the Senate Special Committee on Address, of which he is a member: HARRISBURG, 13 January 2016: “The question before our Committee is whether or not the Attorney General...
Haywood: Governor Wolf Protects Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable Citizens with Line-Item Veto and Release of Emergency Funds
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement after Governor Wolf line-item vetoed a House Republican budget passed in the Senate on 23 December: HARRISBURG, 29 December 2015: “Today, Governor Wolf issued a line-item veto protecting Pennsylvanians from a...
Haywood: Pennsylvania Must Enact Handgun Licensing Law to Save Lives
PHILADELPHIA, December 14, 2015 – At a news conference held at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center in Germantown, State Senator Art Haywood joined community organizations, clergy, activists, and family members of gun violence victims to announce the introduction of...
Haywood Announces Handgun Licensing Legislation
Advisory: Haywood Announces Handgun Licensing Legislation
State Sen. Art Haywood will join community organizations and advocates to hold a news conference Monday, 14 December to announce a legislative proposal that would require individuals to obtain a firearm eligibility license prior to purchasing a handgun in...
Haywood: Possible Culture of Hateful Bias within Criminal Justice System is Unacceptable
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement on hateful emails allegedly sent and received by employees and former employees within Pennsylvania’s criminal justice system: HARRISBURG, 8 December 2015: “The possibility of corruption revealed by the hateful...
Sen. Haywood Floor Remarks on Religious Tolerance
Haywood: We Risk Losing Our Soul by Failing to Respond to Gun Violence
HARRISBURG, PA − December 4, 2015 − State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement on the American gun violence epidemic and the need for a response: “Has America lost its soul? Our nation has absorbed so many killings from gun violence. How can...
Haywood: Only Supreme Court Can Resolve Question Remaining before Special Committee on Senate Address
State Senator Art Haywood issued the following statement after the release of a report by the Special Committee on Senate Address: HARRISBURG, November 25, 2015: “The question before the Special Committee was whether or not an Attorney General can serve in that role...