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Senator Vincent Hughes Issues Statement Following Release of 2026 PA Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates
October 15, 2025 - Following the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s (PID) release of the 2026 Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Rates, Senator Vincent Hughes, state Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, shared this statement: “Healthcare is about to get more expensive and it’s because Republicans have failed to extend the enhanced premium tax credits. “With the release of the PID 2026 ACA rates,
Senate Democrats Send Letter to Senate Republicans Calling for Immediate Passage of Bipartisan Budget Bill SB 160
HARRISBURG, PA − October 14, 2025 − Now that the Senate Republicans’ Budget Impasse has gone on for 106 days and counting, all twenty three members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus signed onto a letter urging Senate Republicans to call the Senate back into session and call up Senate Bill 160, a budget bill that passed the House on
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Student Cellphone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
HARRISBURG – October 10, 2025 − Citing the steep decline in youth mental health and academic performance during the past decade, Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-7), Steve Santarsiero (D-10), and Devlin Robinson (R-37) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation requiring Pennsylvania schools to adopt policies prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day. Each individual school district will be responsible
New Senior, Affordable Housing in Mantua
Legacy of Leadership- Fathers of West Philadelphia Mural
Importance of Men in the Classroom
PA Senate Democrat Leaders React to Unserious Transit Funding Proposal from Senate Republicans
Senators Jay Costa and Vincent Hughes Discuss an Overdue 2025-26 Budget and Transit Funding
SNAP Cuts from the Big, Ugly Bill
Senate Republicans Need to Come Back to Work
Senate Democrats are ready to pass the Pennsylvania budget and end the impasseWhat to Know
- Pennsylvania’s budget is over 100 days late
- The PA House sent a budget to the Senate, for the second time, last week
- But PA Senate Republicans decided to block a vote by going home
- PA Senate Democrats remain ready to vote
- Schools, county health
