Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Celebrates Passage of House Minimum Wage Bill, Calls for Swift Movement in Senate    

March 24, 2026

HARRISBURG, PA – March 24, 2026 – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa offers the following statement on the final passage of HB 2189: “The PA House of Representatives today passed a minimum wage bill that, in one swift motion, champions working families,...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Announces Over $1.7 Million in PCCD Grant Funding for the 43rd Senatorial District   

March 11, 2026

PITTSBURGH, PA – March 11, 2026 − Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa announces $1,798,040 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) benefitting the 43rd district, encompassing parts of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Allegheny County Representatives Announce Grant Awards from Small Water and Sewer Program

January 22, 2026

PITTSBURGH, PA – January 22, 2026 − Today, Senator Jay Costa joins State Representatives from Allegheny County to announce grants from the Small Water and Sewer Grant Program.   “I am delighted to be announcing the recipients of these Small Water and Sewer...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Allegheny County Representatives Announce Grant Awards from the Multimodal Transportation Fund

January 20, 2026

PITTSBURGH, PA – January 20, 2026 − Today, Senator Jay Costa joins State Representatives from Allegheny County to announce grants from the Multimodal Transportation Fund.  “I am delighted to be announcing the recipients of these Multimodal Transportation Fund...

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...