Senator Art Haywood Archives

The change Philadelphia needs

February 7, 2022

Op-ed by Senator Art Haywood

There were 499 homicides in Philadelphia in 2020. That grim number was surpassed in 2021 when 562 were murdered in the city. We are only a month into 2022, and the City of Philadelphia has reported another 44 murders. However, in Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Miami, Seattle and St. Louis, murders declined in 2021.

Senator Haywood Demands Immediate Action from Mayor Kenney to Stop Gun Violence in Philadelphia

January 20, 2022

PHILADELPHIA – January 20, 2022 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) called on Mayor Jim Kenney (D-Philadelphia) to take six immediate actions to stop gun violence in Philadelphia and save lives. In an email sent to Mayor Kenney, Senator...

Senator Haywood Responds to Probation Reform Vote

December 15, 2021

Harrisburg, Pa. – December 15, 2021 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement after his vote in support of Senate Bill 913, bipartisan legislation designed to reform Pennsylvania’s probation system: “This...

Senator Haywood Announced $15 Million in RACP Funding for Local Improvement Projects

December 6, 2021

Philadelphia – December 6, 2021 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D- Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that $15 million dollars in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) awards have been distributed to local area improvement projects. “Investing in local...

Senator Haywood Announces $1.3 Million in Infrastructure State Grants

November 22, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – November 22, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that two organizations in the fourth senatorial district were awarded a total of $1.3 million to improve infrastructure in the community. On Friday afternoon,...