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Farnese Applauds Funding for Two Developing Businesses

March 16, 2018

HARRISBURG, March 16, 2018 – Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) announced that Triple Bottom Brewing Company and Alliance HSP Philadelphia, two growing businesses in his district, have received grant and loan funding to support economic development projects in the...

Senate Democrats Propose Legislation to Bolster Farmers, Agriculture Production

March 12, 2018

Harrisburg – March 12, 2018 – Bolstering farms and farmers, promoting the use of locally produced food and significantly increasing a tax credit to spur job creation and investment in rural communities is the focus of a package of bills offered by three state Senate Democrats.

Senator Costa to Host Roundtable Discussion on Women in Government, Advocacy and the Private Sector

March 12, 2018

Pittsburgh, PA – March 12, 2018 – On Thursday, March 22, Senator Jay Costa, Jr. will host and moderate a roundtable discussion at the Carnegie Library in Oakland. The event is titled “A Conversation on Women in Government, Advocacy, and the Private Sector” and will...

Sen. Brewster Calls for Armed Security in School Buildings

March 9, 2018

McKeesport – March 9, 2018 – In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students died, state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) today proposed placing an armed security guard at all school buildings that conduct classroom instruction....

Hughes Statement on Court Hearing: Lawsuit Will Spur Action on School Funding

March 7, 2018

Harrisburg – March 7, 2018 — Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement concerning today’s Commonwealth Court hearing on fair funding for Pennsylvania’s public schools. “We are not doing enough...

Senator Hughes Statement on Congressional Redistricting

February 23, 2018

Harrisburg – February 23, 2018 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) statement on congressional redistricting: “While the map ordered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addresses the problem of political gerrymandering — and that was...