Senator Haywood Responds to Philadelphia DHS Overnight Stays 

Senator Haywood Responds to Philadelphia DHS Overnight Stays 

PHILADELPHIA – August 26, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to the Philadelphia Department of Human Services permitting children to stay overnight in the child-care room of their...
Senator Haywood Announces State Budget Funding

Senator Haywood Announces State Budget Funding

Harrisburg, Pa. – July 8, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced that the General Assembly approved the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. The budget includes the following funding priorities of...
Senator Haywood Responds to Roe v. Wade Ruling

Senator Haywood Responds to Roe v. Wade Ruling

PHILADELPHIA – June 24, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:  “I support women’s reproductive rights and I reject the Supreme...
Celebrate Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month

 

Senator Art Haywood sits down with Preston Heldibridle, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress. Together they discuss issues facing the LGBTQIA community and how to be more accepting of one another.

Sen. Haywood Calls for Harrisburg Leaders to Raise the Minimum Wage

Sen. Haywood Calls for Harrisburg Leaders to Raise the Minimum Wage

Harrisburg, PA – June 13, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) hosted a press conference with colleagues and advocates to demand Harrisburg politicians raise the minimum wage. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has remained stagnant for 13...
The Little-Known Leader Pushing for Urgency on Gun Violence

The Little-Known Leader Pushing for Urgency on Gun Violence

Last weekend, there in the pages of The New York Times, was an advertisement for the good ol’ Philly Shrug, courtesy of our mayor. In the aftermath of the South Street mass shooting, Jim Kenney — out of town for a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting — seemed neither...