Harrisburg, April 17, 2013 – Senate Democrats’ 2013-14 budget priorities are heavily weighted toward job creation, education investments, strengthening the social-services safety net, modernizing liquor sales and refocusing Pennsylvania’s business tax menu to help small businesses, they announced today at a Capitol news conference. Senate Democratic Leader (more…)
Read moreHARRISBURG, August 17, 2012 – - Senate Democratic Leaders today said the latest state employment figures are the predictable result of the Corbett administration’s failure to support a job growth plan.
Read moreHARRISBURG, November 1, 2011 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) participated in the American Jobs Act Working Group Meeting held at the White House earlier today. The meeting was a wide-ranging and in-depth discussion of job creation strategies among 200 of leaders from around the nation. (more…)
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Senator Hughes Tours District to Discuss Projects that Address Challenged Areas and Bring about Job Creation
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2011 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D – Philadelphia/Montgomery) today joined Philadelphia City Councilman Darrell Clarke, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) Executive Director Brian Hudson and the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Executive Director Michael Kelly for a tour of parts of the Senator’s district to discuss possible, affordable housing and development opportunities in some sections of the city.
Read moreHARRISBURG, September 22, 2010 – On the floor of the Senate today, state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) called on the U.S. Congress to swiftly pass legislation that would extend federal stimulus dollars for job creation. The funding, from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Contingency (more…)
Read morePHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2010 – – State Sens. Christine Tartaglione and Vincent Hughes today joined Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Sandi Vito, Department of Public Welfare Deputy Secretary Linda Blanchette, and several local business leaders in announcing a job creation and workforce development initiative, “Way to (more…)
Read moreWHO: State Sen. Vince Hughes State Sen. Christine Tartaglione Dept. of Labor & Industry Secretary Sandi Vito Dept. of Public Welfare Deputy Secretary Linda Blanchette WHAT: News Conference WHEN: Friday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School 1100 E. Erie Ave. (more…)
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