Senate Democrats Champion Affordability Action Plan to Bring Down Costs and Expand Economic Opportunities to PA Families

April 21, 2026

HARRISBURG, PA − April 21, 2026 − Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus were joined by Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis to hold a press conference in the Main Capitol Rotunda to kick off their Affordability Action Plan, which highlights...

Senators Haywood and Costa Lead January 6 Commemoration Honoring Law Enforcement Who Defended Democracy

January 6, 2026

HARRISBURG, PA − January 6, 2026 − Today, State Senator Art Haywood, and Senator Jay Costa, Democratic Party Leader, gathered in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection and to honor...

Sen. Art Haywood Announces More Than $4.19 Million in State Funding for Community Projects Across the 4th Senate District

December 19, 2025

Philadelphia & Montgomery County, PA — December 19, 2025 − Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) today announced more than $4.19 million in state grant funding awarded to projects across the 4th Senate District. The funding will support green space improvements,...

Pennsylvania Leaders Call on Republicans to Put People Over Politics

October 31, 2025

Philadelphia, PA − October 31, 2025 − Senators Vincent Hughes and Art Haywood, and Representative Tarik Khan, hosted a press conference at Share Food Program in Philadelphia to demand that Republican lawmakers help the people they serve. Lawmakers, advocates,...

Senate Democrats Introduce Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program to Fight Hunger Amid SNAP Funding Freeze

October 28, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA − October 28, 2025 − Today, Senate Democrats held a press event to introduce the Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunger Relief Grant Program, legislation that will allocate $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund for the Department of Agriculture to send to...