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Advisory: Senator Haywood, Community Organizations Speak Out Against Senate Taking Break from Harrisburg during Budget Impasse
State Sen. Art Haywood will join Women Against Abuse, the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Center in the Park and others for a news conference on Friday, October 23rd to call for the Senate to remain in Harrisburg until a budget is passed and to decry a proposed...
Haywood: House GOP Budget Vote Just Another Legislative Sham
HARRISBURG, October 7, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement today following the House of Representatives vote against Governor Wolf’s income and severance tax proposals: “The House Republicans today staged yet another legislative sham. The GOP...
Haywood: Governor Wolf Right to Veto Reckless Stopgap Budget
HARRISBURG, September 29, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement today following Governor Tom Wolf's veto of the Republican stopgap budget: “Today, Governor Wolf stood up to the recklessness of the Republican stopgap budget with a veto. I stand...
Senator Haywood PSA on the Reading Revolution Program
Senator Haywood PSA on Shale Tax for Education
Senator Haywood PSA on Nextdoor.com
Senator Haywood reacts to Passage of Republican Stopgap Budget in PA Senate
Haywood: Senate GOP Playing Games with Pennsylvania’s Future
HARRISBURG, September 17, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement today following an extreme compromise offer extended by Governor Wolf to Republican leadership in the state legislature yesterday: “As a new member of the state senate, I am...
Senator Haywood Speaks at News Conference at Upper Dublin High School in Support of a Shale Tax to Fund Education
Advisory: Senator Art Haywood and Local State Lawmakers to Call for End to Budget Impasse and Increased Education Funding
WHO: State Senator Art Haywood, Democratic Chairman of Senate Aging & Youth Committee State Senator Vincent Hughes, Democratic Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee State Senator Daylin Leach, Democratic Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee State Rep....
Emergency Preparedness :: Pennsylvania Report September 2015
Raise the Wage :: Pennsylvania Report September 2015
Haywood: N.W.A Perpetuated Abuse and Degradation of Women
State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments regarding N.W.A., a hip hop group that was recently featured in the box office hit Straight Outta Compton: PHILADELPHIA, August 21, 2015: “Viewers of Straight Outta Compton may be unaware of the disturbing reality...
Sen. Haywood Calls for Corporate Citizenship During Verizon Employee Negotiations
Norristown, PA: The Montgomery County AFL-CIO Labor Council, The Communication Workers of America-Local 13000, Local Elected Officials, the Director of Philaposh and Leaders of Southeastern PA Labor Unions will hold a Press Conference to inform the public of the...
Senator Haywood comments at the Voter Rights press conference in Philadelphia
Advisory: Sens. Haywood & Hughes, Civil Rights and Election Reform Groups, Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
PHILADELPHIA -- State Senator Art Haywood will join Sen. Vincent Hughes and Pennsylvania election advocates from across Philadelphia to call for a New Era of Voting Rights for Pennsylvanians while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The...
Haywood: Planned Parenthood Essential to Community Health
State Senator Art Haywood made the below statement in support of Planned Parenthood following attacks on the organization: PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2015: “Planned Parenthood provides vital services to families across Pennsylvania and the nation. According to Planned...
Haywood Opening Philadelphia District Office
PHILADELPHIA, July 14, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood has announced that he will open a district office in Philadelphia on Monday, July 20. Haywood, who has additional offices in Abington and Harrisburg, represents parts of both Northwest Philadelphia and Eastern...
Haywood Encourages Reading Revolution at Launch of Northwest Philadelphia READ! By 4th Sites
PHILADELPHIA, July 7, 2015 – At a news conference held at Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center, State Senator Art Haywood joined with education advocates to encourage a reading revolution with the launch of two new READ! by 4th Sites in Northwest Philadelphia. “Early...
Senator Haywood Announces “Reading Revolution”, Reading Programs for Children
Advisory: Sen. Haywood Encourages Reading Revolution through new READ! By 4th Sites at Northwest Philadelphia Recreation Centers
At a news conference on Tuesday, 7 July, Senator Art Haywood will announce the start of two new READ! by 4th sites in Northwest Philadelphia, and encourage summer reading. The new summer reading sites are the result of collaboration with AARP Experience Corps, the...
Haywood: Governor Wolf’s Veto Protects Independence of Pennsylvanians
State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments following a veto by Governor Tom Wolf of the 2015-16 state budget passed by Senate and House Republicans: HARRISBURG, July 1, 2015: "With control of the Senate and the House, Republicans swiftly ensnared...
Haywood: Funding for Affordable Housing Provides Dignity
Senator Art Haywood made the following statement on the passage of legislation providing additional funding to the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (Housing Trust Fund): HARRISBURG, June 30, 2015: "I am elated to join my...
Sen. Haywood Floor Remarks on Minimum Wage
Senator Haywood Remarks on SB 1 – Pensions
Haywood: GOP asks Taxpayers to Buy a Second-Class Future
HARRISBURG, June 29, 2015 – State Senator Art Haywood released the following statement today regarding the Republican Senate and House budget proposal: “In March, I raised the question: do we want to give ourselves a second-class future because we are unwilling to pay...
Haywood: Serious Reservations with Municipal Pension Bill
HARRISBURG - June 26, 2015 - State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement regarding his support of SB755, a municipal pension bill that was passed in Senate Finance Committee by a 7-3 vote on 24 June 2015: “On Wednesday, I voted in favor of legislation that...
Haywood: 911 Funding Increase Keeps Safety of Pennsylvanians a Priority
HARRISBURG – June 19, 2015 – State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments in response to the unanimous 16 June passage of a Pennsylvania Senate bill to increase funding for 911 communications: “This week, I joined my Senate colleagues by voting in favor of...
Haywood: Basic Education Funding Commission Formula a Step Forward
HARRISBURG, June 18, 2015 − State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments in response to the release of a school funding formula by the Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission today: “The education funding formula released today by the Basic Education...
Haywood: Delay of Keystone Exam Requirement is Fair to Children
HARRISBURG - June 16, 2015 – State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement after the Pennsylvania Senate voted 49-0 on a bill that would postpone the use of the Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement until 2019: “I supported and voted for a delay of the...
Sen. Haywood Remarks on Minimum Wage
Haywood: Brown Rejection a Lost Opportunity to Build Trust
HARRISBURG, June 9, 2015: Senator Art Haywood made the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania Senate vote to reject Marcus Brown as State Police Commissioner: "Yesterday the Pennsylvania Senate voted to reject Governor Wolf's nominee for State Police...
Haywood: Gun Violence is Not a Passing Headline – It’s a Lifetime
HARRISBURG, June 2, 2015 – At a news conference held in the Capitol Rotunda, State Senator 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...
Haywood: Freeloader Frackers Have No Shame
Senator Art Haywood made the following statement following a joint Finance Committee and Environment Resources Committee hearing on the taxation of shale for education funding: HARRISBURG, June 2, 2015: “The testimony yesterday at the joint Senate Finance Committee...
Advisory: Sen. Haywood Press Conference Recognizing Gun Violence Awareness Day
June 1, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood will hold a news conference in the capitol on Tuesday, 2 June to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Day. Senator Haywood will join gun violence awareness advocates to discuss the critical problem of gun violence in Pennsylvania,...
Gun Violence Awareness Day
Joint Finance & Environmental Resources Committee Hearing
Haywood: GOP Pension Plan Punishes Hardworking Pennsylvanians with Poverty
State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 1: Harrisburg, May 14, 2015: “I am deeply disappointed in the state senate’s decision to pass Senate Bill 1 yesterday. Not only does Senator Corman’s bill not address Pennsylvania’s...
Haywood: Passage of Senate Medical Cannabis Bill Brings Hope to Suffering Families
Senator Art Haywood made the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 3: Harrisburg, May 14, 2015: “The passage of Senate Bill 3 has brought hope to families across our Commonwealth who have been suffering without remedy. I was glad to stand with a...
Haywood, Boyle: Low Minimum Wage Turns Hard Work into Hunger
ABINGTON, May. 6, 2015 – At a news conference held at the Inter-Faith Food Cupboard, State Senator Art Haywood and U.S. Congressman Brendan Boyle joined activists, business owners, and community leaders in Montgomery County supporting an increase in the minimum wage...