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Senator Haywood Responds to Call with Mayor Kenney on Gun Violence in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – April 19, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), State Rep. Darisha Parker (D-Philadelphia), Sister Taleah Taylor, President and Founder of the City of Dreams Coalition, and Rev. Kent Matthies of the Unitarian Society...

Senator Haywood Leads Sit-ins at City Hall in Philadelphia to Demand Action from Mayor Kenney on Gun Violence

PHILADELPHIA – April 18, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) led an organized sit-in with gun violence prevention advocates at the office of Mayor Jim Kenney at City Hall in Philadelphia. Senator Haywood initiated the first day of...

Sen. Haywood Recognizes Appomattox Day

How St. Louis Reduced Gun Violence

Sen. Haywood – Souls Shot Remarks

Sen. Haywood & Souls Shot Exhibition Event

Ask Art – Women’s History Month – Fair Pay CEO

Sen. Haywood Introduces Cesar Chavez Day

Sen. Haywood Advocates for Home Repair Funding

Sen. Haywood Gives Philly “F” Grade for Gun Violence Prevention

Ask Art – Women’s History Month – Asian American Executive

Ask Art – Women’s History Month – Latina Executive

Senate Democrats Discuss Housing Scarcity and Houselessness at Policy Hearing

PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senators Sharif Street, Nikil Saval, Amanda Cappelletti, Tina Tartaglione and Art Haywood to host a public...

Sen. Haywood Remarks – Policy Hearing: Housing Scarcity & Contemporary Houselessness

Policy Hearing on Housing Scarcity & Contemporary Houselessness

Ask Art – Women’s History Month – Business Executive

Ask Art – Womens History Month – College President

Sen. Haywood Promotes Raise the Wage

Sen. Haywood Advocates for Jobs

Sen. Haywood Advocates for Philly Schools Funding

Sen. Haywood Discusses Deficit Cliff

Sen. Haywood Advocates for Funding Equity

Ask Art – Urban Agriculture

House and Senate Lawmakers Announce Relief Plan for Rental Assistance Fund

HARRISBURG − February 16, 2022 − Lawmakers from the state House and Senate held a news conference today to outline plans to restore Pennsylvania’s depleted Emergency Rental Assistance Program and help thousands whose incomes were affected by the pandemic. State...

Ask Art- PASSHE Equity

Senator Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address

Harrisburg, Pa. – February 8, 2022 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in support of Governor Wolf’s 2022-23 budget: “I support the Governor’s budget to help build a stronger Commonwealth for Pennsylvanians and...

Senator Art Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address

The change Philadelphia needs

Op-ed by Senator Art Haywood

There were 499 homicides in Philadelphia in 2020. That grim number was surpassed in 2021 when 562 were murdered in the city. We are only a month into 2022, and the City of Philadelphia has reported another 44 murders. However, in Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Miami, Seattle and St. Louis, murders declined in 2021.