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Sen. Haywood & Rep. Evans Urge Approval of Agreement to Save Chestnut Hill Hospital
Evans, Haywood, Health Providers Urge Approval of Agreement to Save Chestnut Hill Hospital
PHILADELPHIA − August 9, 2022 – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd), state Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and representatives of several area health-care systems held a news conference today to urge approval of an agreement that would keep Chestnut Hill...
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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...
Sen. Haywood Opposes Constitutional Amendment to Ban Abortion
Sen. Haywood Opposes Corporate Tax Cuts
Sen. Haywood Opposes SB 1278, the Don’t Say Gay Bill
Sen. Haywood Welcomes Intern Sarah Miller
Sen. Haywood Advocates for Higher Education Funding in the State Budget
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...
Sen. Haywood on Roe v. Wade being Overturned by Supreme Court
Ask Art – Juneteenth
Sens. Haywood & Hughes – PA Has Billions to Help Pennsylvanians
Senate Democrats Support Pres. Biden’s Call for State Gas Tax Holiday
Harrisburg, PA – June 22, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats held a press conference shortly after President Joe Biden made a call to federal and state law makers to pause gas taxes. “Our stance is simple; we are calling on state...
Sen. Haywood Supports Gas Tax Suspension
How the Senate Can Help with the High Cost of Living
Ask Art – Summer Reading
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...
Raise The Wage Press Conference
Democratic lawmakers in Pa. call for minimum wage increase as inflation rises
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A group of Democratic lawmakers will hold a press conference in Harrisburg Monday to call for raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 per hour, with a pathway to $15 per hour. Pennsylvania currently follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per...
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...
Ask Art – Pride Month
Fair Share Tax Press Conference
Sen. Haywood Congratulates the Class of 2022
Sen. Haywood Recognizes Gun Violence Awareness Day
Ask Art – Mass Shootings & Gun Control
Senate Democrats Call on Republicans to Immediately Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention Legislation and Appropriations
HARRISBURG – May 25, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats wrote the following letter to Republican leaders in response to rampant gun violence and mass shootings that have become too common in the United States. Just this year, 215 mass shootings have...
Senator Haywood Responds to Mass Shootings in Texas and New York
Harrisburg, Pa. – May 25, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in response to the massacres at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y. this month:...