Newsroom
Stretching Your Civic Muscle Through Community
Ask Art – Citizen Advocacy
Senator Haywood Presents $1 Million Check to PA Horticultural Society
PHILADELPHIA – May 7, 2021 – On Thursday, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and State Representative Ben Sanchez (D-Montgomery) presented the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with a $1 million check to renovate Meadowbrook Farm in Montgomery...
Sen. Haywood – PHS Check Presentation
Exercising Your Power in Government
COVID-19 Vaccine Testimony
Ask Art FB Live – American Rescue Plan
Community Vaccine Clinic
Stretching the Personal to Political
Senators Santarsiero, Haywood, Comitta Announce Legislation to Expand Pennsylvanian’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Ahead of Earth Day
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Art Haywood (D-4) and Carolyn Comitta (D-19) announced today during a virtual press conference that they will be introducing SB 300, a bill to expand the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio...
PA Senate Dems: Earth Week 30 by 30
Senator Haywood Responds to Chauvin Verdict
HARRISBURG – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial: “Today, I am relieved that a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police officer Derek...
Senator Haywood Responds to PASSHE Board Meeting
PHILADELPHIA – April 17, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on the April 15 Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors meeting: “From January to April 2021, African...
Senator Haywood Responds to PASSHE Board Meeting
PHILADELPHIA – April 17, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on the April 15 Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors meeting:
PASSHE responds to reports of racism on campuses with commitment to diversity, equity
Harrisburg, PA — After several campuses and students reported ongoing issues of racial harassment, the PA State System of Higher Education is addressing their concerns by launching a multi-step strategy to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the system.
Ask Art – Earth Day
Pa. universities freeze tuition for the third straight year
For the third consecutive year, in-state students attending Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities will not face a tuition hike. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors voted Thursday to keep tuition and the technology fee the same, even...
Heads of Pennsylvania universities grilled over minority representation among faculty
(The Center Square) – Representatives of Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities told lawmakers recently that when it comes to addressing racial disparities within their faculty, they'd prefer to continue working on changing from within rather than changes in...
Human Services Department, Sen. Browne, Sen. Haywood, Philadelphia Mayor Kenney, Delaware County Officials Urge Families, Landlords in Southeast Pennsylvania to Apply for Rental and Utility Assistance
Harrisburg, PA - Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today joined Sen. Pat Browne, Sen. Art Haywood, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Delaware County Councilman Kevin Madden to encourage individuals and families in southeast Pennsylvania who...
Providers, Task Force, Health Department ready for universal vaccine eligibility
Every Pennsylvanian over sixteen will be eligible to make a vaccine appointment on Tuesday, April 13th. The Governor’s Office making the announcement Monday along with the Department of Health and Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force. The move comes on the day...
All Pennsylvania adults can schedule COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday as appointments open up in the Lehigh Valley
HARRISBURG — The Wolf administration on Monday said that starting Tuesday, all Pennsylvania adults may schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments, and the state has set a goal of getting 80% of eligible adults vaccinated. Previously, the state’s timetable set April 19 for...
Ask Art – Clean Air
Geisinger looks to confirm virus variant’s presence in Valley
Geisinger awaits lab results to confirm the conclusion of its director of infectious diseases: That a more contagious variant of COVID-19 reached the Valley. In data last updated April 1, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 431 cases in...
Elected officials, education leaders & community leaders join Sen. Hughes in call for education justice in honor of MLK
PHILADELPHIA – April 5, 2021 – In recognition of the 53rd anniversary of assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) called for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to provide true education justice and...
Fair Funding Fight Press Conference
Ask Art – Just Recovery from COVID-19
Sens. Haywood, Laughlin introduce renewable energy legislation
State Sens. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) introduced legislation Monday to promote economic development and generate jobs while supporting alternative energy production and use in Pennsylvania. The proposed legislation would...
PA Democrats allowed to intervene in Delaware River anti-fracking lawsuit
The first round in the ongoing lawsuit challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's authority to ban fracking in its jurisdictional waters has gone to the State Democratic Caucus. A knockout blow could be landing as soon as April. In this file photo made with a...
PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on the Effects of COVID-19 on PA Housing Crisis
Harrisburg – March 31, 2021 - At the request of state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on the effects...