Senator Jay Costa, Representative Joe McAndrew Announce Over $4.6 Million in H2O and Small Water & Sewer Grants

December 19, 2023

PITTSBURGH, PA – December 19, 2023 –Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Joe McAndrew announce $4,657,528 in H2O Grants and Small Water and Sewer Grants benefitting their districts. “I am extremely proud to be delivering this grant funding to crucial...

Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $1 Million in PCCD Funding for Nonprofit Security, Children’s Advocacy, Violence Prevention Benefiting the 43

December 13, 2023

PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $1,150,637 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to Allegheny County. These funds were drawn from various grant programs that seek to prevent violence against...

Senator Art Haywood to Introduce Legislation to Combat Hate Speech

December 12, 2023

Harrisburg, PA – December 12, 2023 – In a press conference held today, Senator Art Haywood (D-4) unveiled forthcoming legislation to combat hate speech on campuses within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Senator Haywood was joined by Senator...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Lauds Passage of Funding for State Related Universities

November 15, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – November 15, 2023 − Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 1461, a bill to fund state-related universities, by a vote of 45-5. This was well above the constitutionally required two-thirds vote necessary to fund Penn State, the University of...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Lauds Passage of Increased Nonprofit Security Grant Funding in House, Calls on Senate to Finish the Job

October 31, 2023

Harrisburg, PA – October 31, 2023 – Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1772, which increases the total funding for the hugely successful Nonprofit Security Grant Program from $5 million to $10 million. Senator Costa and...