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Abril 2023

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Abril 3, 2023 to discuss Advanced Planning Preparations. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Septiembre de 2022

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Septiembre 6, 2022 to discuss Women’s Rights. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Junio 2022

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. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Abril de 2022

Senator Haywood joined Charles Ellison as a guest on “Reality Check” on WURD to discuss the gun violence problem in Philadelphia and his sit-in at City Hall. Listen to the full interview by clicking below:

Senator Haywood is joined by Nicole Marquis, Founder & CEO of Marquis & Co. Restaurants, to discuss her keys to success, how to balance family and a career, and the importance of paying employees a living wage. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Marzo 2022

Senator Haywood is joined by Sister Carol Jean Vale, President of Chestnut Hill College, to discuss her journey as a Sister of Saint Joseph, a leader in higher education for over 30 years, and a phenomenal woman. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues, and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Christa Barfield, Owner of FarmerJawn Agriculture, to discuss the importance of urban agriculture and highlight the positive work FarmerJawn is doing in the community. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Febrero 2022

Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues, and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Dr. Denise Pearson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) to discuss ending campus racism at PASSHE universities. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Febrero 22nd. The topic was Love One Another. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues, and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Dianna Coleman, Makayla Coleman, and Keren Abraham of Philly Teen Vaxx to discuss Vaccine Hesitancy. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

25 de enero de 2022

Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Solomon Jones, Executive Director or ManUpPHL to discuss Mentoring. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

6 de enero de 2022

Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Congresswoman Madeleine Dean to discuss details of the insurrection at the US Capitol on Enero 6, 2021. You can hear the entire podcast by clicking on the player below:

Noviembre de 2021

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Noviembre 23, 2021 to discuss the Philadelphia School Superintendent Search. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Noviembre 17, 2021 on Gun Violence Prevention. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Octubre de 2021

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Octubre 20, 2021 to discuss Redistricting. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Julio de 2021

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall to discuss Dual Enrollment. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Mayo 2021

Senator Haywood joined “The Rick Smith Show” to discuss the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death and the labor shortage myth. Listen to the full interview by clicking below:

Marzo 2021

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall to discuss Renewable Energy. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Febrero 2021

Senator Haywood joined Michael Coard as a guest on “Radio Courtroom” on WURD to discuss ending campus racism at PASSHE universities. Listen to the full interview by clicking below:

Enero 2021

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall to discuss Mentoring and COVID-19. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Septiembre de 2020

Senator Haywood co-hosts a Telephone Town Hall to discuss Voting by mail. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Junio 2020

Smart Talk Viernes: African Americans face disproportionate risk of COVID-19; Battle brewing over the state’s lockdown

Mayo 2020

Senator Haywood co-hosts a Telephone Town Hall to discuss mail-in voting. You can hear the entire Town Hall by clicking on the player below:

Abril 2020

Senator Haywood hosted his second Telephone Town Hall on the Coronavirus on Abril 30th.  You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below:

Marzo 2020

Senator Haywood hosted his second Telephone Town Hall on the Coronavirus on Marzo 26th.  You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below:

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on Marzo 5th to discuss the Coronavirus.  You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below:

Febrero 2020

Senator Haywood hosted another Telephone Town Hall, during which constituents asked questions of the Senator.  You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below

Diciembre 2019

Senators Haywood and Tina Tartaglione are expressing their disappointment that the House failed to act on a bill to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage before the end of the year.

Senator Haywood held a Telephone Town Hall during which constituents were able to learn more about the Senator’s survey of poverty in the state and his proposal for a People’s Budget.  You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below

Noviembre 2019

The Senate has passed and sent to the House a bill to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour in two years. Senator Haywood says he’s happy but adds the bill doesn’t go far enough

Octubre 2019

Senator Haywood traveled across Pennsylvania to ask Pennsylvanians about poverty, and he’s released a report with his findings.

Senator Haywood joined with Senator Pat Browne of Allentown, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to discuss the retirement crisis facing Pennsylvanians.  Following that, Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall, during which he and Senator Browne took questions from constituents. You can listen to both by clicking on the bars below:

Septiembre 2019

Senator Haywood took time to applaud a national leader in Hospice Care, who is on a bicycle tour across Pennsylvania to raise awareness for end-of-life care.

Senator Haywood joined fellow Pennsylvanians calling for a raise in the state’s minimum wage as they gathered at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. He says an increase to 12 dollars an hour would pull thousands of state residents out of poverty

When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol later this month, they will have new legislation to consider: a bill co-sponsored by Senator Haywood designed to cut carbon emissions from electric power plants by at least 90 percent by 2040.

Agosto 2019

Senator Haywood hosted a Telephone Town Hall on the topic of going Back to School, featuring Xiomara Robinson, Educator & Summer Reading Camp Coordinator. You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking below.

Junio 2019

The initial 2019 Pennsylvania Budget approved by a House committee does not include funding for the General Assistance program.  Senator Haywood is calling for that funding to be restored.

A bill is making its way through the state legislature that would require more of Pennsylvania’s energy be generated by renewable resources. Senator Haywood is the main sponsor of the bill; he and his fellow Senate Democrats say it will generate both clean energy and jobs

It’s called the Fair Share Tax Plan, and Senator Haywood and his fellow Senate Democrats say it’s designed to shift the state’s personal tax burden to those who can most afford it.

Thanks to Senator Haywood, the Pennsylvania state Senate declared Junio 5th as “Gun Violence Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania. Senator Haywood and his fellow Senate Democrats are working to keep Pennsylvanians safe by proposing common sense gun laws.

Mayo 2019

Senator Haywood discusses Clean Energy legislation with Planet Philadelphia.

Planet Philadelphia radio show: Changing state climate change and energy policies

Abril 2019

Senator Haywood recently held a Telephone Town Hall, during which constituents could call and ask questions of the Senator and his guest Tom Fine, Owner of Lehigh Valley Hydroponics, about farming using water in place of soil. You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking on the link below.

Senator Haywood guests on Vanessa’s Money Hour by Vanessa Lowe discussing legislation state retirement savings plans.

Some lawmakers, including Senator Haywood, think the state isn’t moving fast enough to promote the use of renewable energy sources.

Senators Haywood and Sharif Street screened a video at the Capitol in Harrisburg that they say shows the flaws in Pennsylvania’s practice of sentencing inmates to life without parole.

Marzo 2019

In 2020 – next year – one quarter of Pennsylvanians will be 65 or older. And more than 2 million of them work for employers that do not offer retirement plans. Senator Haywood says there is a solution to the problem

Senator Haywood joined with fellow Democrats in the Senate and the House to introduce a package of bills designed to protect Pennsylvania workers from workplace harassment.

Febrero 2019

Senator Haywood held a Telephone Town Hall to talk about reducing gun violence.  His guest is Dr. Ruth Abaya, an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. You can listen to the entire Town Hall by clicking on the link below.

Senator Haywood reacts to Governor Wolf’s 2019 Budget Address

Enero 2019

Senator Haywood and fellow Senate Democrats say the federal government shutdown is changing the way Pennsylvanians will receive their SNAP, or food stamp, benefits for Febrero.

Senator Haywood talks about his visit to the 2019 Pennsylvania Farm Show

Diciembre 2018

Senator Haywood held another Telephone Town Hall on Diciembre 5th, talking about responsible gun ownership with firearms attorney Jonathan Goldstein.  You can listen to the entire Telephone Town Hall by clicking the link below.

Noviembre 2018

Victims of domestic violence who live in public housing can find themselves trapped in their homes, and trapped in a bad situation. Legislation sponsored by Senator Haywood has now been signed into law that will change that situation for the better.