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Advisory: Haywood Holds Daily Mobile Office Hours in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, April 27, 2015: State Senator Art Haywood announced today that his office is holding mobile office hours daily in Philadelphia. Sen. Haywood, whose district covers parts of Northwest Philadelphia and eastern Montgomery County, currently has a district...

Haywood: Taxpayer Protection Act is Taxpayer Deception

Harrisburg - April 21, 2015 - State Senator Art Haywood made the following statement against the Taxpayer Protection Act during a Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee Meeting today: “The Taxpayer Protection Act is really just a Taxpayer Deception Act. Instead of...

Haywood: Statement on Campaign for Fair Education Funding Formula

ABINGTON - April 2, 2015 – State Senator Art Haywood made the following comments in response to the publication of an equitable education funding formula by the Campaign for Fair Education Funding: “I applaud the efforts of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding to...

Haywood: Unjust Education Funding Sign of Moral Bankruptcy

ABINGTON- March 23, 2015 – State Sen. Haywood made the following comments in response to data unveiled by the U.S. Department of Education on school district funding across the country: “The report from the U.S. Department of Education that Pennsylvania is the worst...

Haywood: Statement on Integrity

PHILADELPHIA, March 16, 2015 - State Sen. Art Haywood today released the following statement on integrity: "In the past year, there have been six African-American legislators from Philadelphia charged with abuse of office. Whether guilty or innocent, these charges by...

Haywood: Budget Illuminates Moral Responsibility of Commonwealth

HARRISBURG, March 3, 2015 – State Sen. Art Haywood today released the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget presentation: “The Governor’s plan reveals the truth of our shared destiny as Pennsylvanians, and the moral responsibilities our union requires...

Haywood, Hughes Propose 8 Percent “Shale For Our Future” Tax

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5, 2015 -- Surrounded by local educators and parents, state Sens. Art Haywood and Vincent J. Hughes today announced legislation to impose an 8 percent tax on Marcellus Shale gas along with the 1.9 percent impact fee. Joined by Sen. Larry Farnese,...

Haywood: “Campaign” for a Better State Begins at Swearing-In

HARRISBURG, Jan. 6, 2015 – Surrounded by dozens of friends, supporters and family members, state Sen. Art Haywood took the oath of office today, officially taking his seat as a member of the 199th Pennsylvania General Assembly. “I am grateful for the support of so...

Haywood to Seek Independent Prosecutor for Deadly-Force Incidents

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19, 2014 – At a news conference in Philadelphia today, state Sen.-elect Art Haywood announced that he will introduce legislation to require the appointment of a special prosecutor in all incidents of deadly force in which a police officer is...

Advisory: Haywood to Open Transitional Office Dec. 8

ROSLYN, Dec. 5, 2014 -- Residents in the 4th district are in need of constituent services, and state Senator-elect Art Haywood isn’t wasting any time providing them. Although he won’t officially take his oath of office until January, Senate leaders announced today...

Haywood: State Budget Deficit an ‘Invention’

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3, 2014 − When Pennsylvania’s nearly $2 billion budget deficit was announced today, state Senator-elect Art Haywood declared the deficit to be a product of the Republican myth that we can't afford a strong state. “The budget that Governor Corbett...

Haywood: No More Hiding from Minimum Wage Vote

ROSLYN, Dec. 1, 2014 − Citing strong public support and successful efforts in surrounding states, state Sen. Art Haywood said today he would begin the 2015-2016 legislative session by pushing for a vote to increase in Pennsylvania’s long-dormant minimum wage....