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Senator Hughes applauds PA Forward Student Loan Program launched by PHEAA
Harrisburg – Octubre 22, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) praised a new Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority (PHEAA) program a new student loan program for Pennsylvania students who need help paying for college after exhausting...
Senator Hughes applauds Representative Schlossberg’s mental health legislation, bill headed to Governor Wolf
Harrisburg – Octubre 17, 2018 – Legislation that would support suicide prevention and mental health services at institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania today passed the state Senate and is headed to the governor’s desk, according to the bill’s...
Sen. Hughes, Rep. Schweyer to protect health care for people with preexisting conditions
Harrisburg – Octubre 16, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) was joined by Representative Pete Schweyer (D-Lehigh), Representative Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny), Representative Helen Tai (D-Bucks) and Representative Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester)...
Hughes: Recycling Grants Approved for Philadelphia, Conshohocken, Whitemarsh, Upper Dublin
Harrisburg – Octubre 12, 2018 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) said today that nearly $1 million total in grant funding to aid recycling efforts has been approved for several municipalities in his senatorial district. The state Department of...
Senator Hughes Announces Multimodal Project Selected in the 7th Senatorial District
Harrisburg, PA – Octubre 3, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced a project in the 7th Senatorial District was selected for a grant through the Multimodal Transportation Fund. The Philadelphia Streets Department was awarded...
Senator Hughes, Representative Comitta call for ban on loaded firearms in vehicles at request of mother of road-rage shooting victim
HARRISBURG, PA – Septiembre 25, 2018 – Moved by the tragic death of Bianca Nikol Roberson, Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Representative Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester) called for a ban of firearms in vehicles as a means of preventing future...
Senator Hughes praises nearly $1 million in Commonwealth Finance Authority grants awarded in the district
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Septiembre 18, 2018 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced Martes that $953,659 in Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grants were awarded to five projects in the 7th Senatorial District. The projects will...
Senator Hughes applauds $5 million in RACP projects awarded to the 7th District
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Septiembre 6, 2018 – The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) recently awarded $5 million in Commonwealth grant funding to six projects in 7th Senatorial District, represented by Senator Vincent Hughes...
Senator Hughes asks Health Secretary Levine to create training program for first responders who encounter synthetic opiates while treating overdose patients
Harrisburg, PA – Septiembre 4, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) wrote a letter to Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine requesting a new training program for the state’s first responders who may be exposed to synthetic opiates while treating...
Senator Hughes and Senator Browne introduce proposal to help victims of trauma in state’s primary schools
Philadelphia, Agosto 30, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) introduced a proposal that would establish programs to help primary school students who were victims of trauma. The trauma-informed system of education...
Senator Hughes and Senator Fontana to introduce bill regulating 3D-printed guns
PHILADELPHIA, Agosto 1, 2018 — Looking to stop the spread of undetectable and untraceable 3D-printed guns, Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) plan to introduce a bill to ensure Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act...
Sen. Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph to Honor Local Jazz Legends
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 17, 2018 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County) and his wife Sheryl Lee Ralph will honor musical legends at their 3rd annual Jazz Legacy Awards, which takes place on Julio 27 at Noon at the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, 738 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia.
Hughes, Haywood, Street and Johnson Celebrate Largest Summer Reading Program Ever
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 10, 2018 – Senator Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County), along with Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County), Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (D-Philadelphia) and community partners,...
Sen. Hughes Statement on Arrest of Black Teen Outside Philadelphia Zoo
PHILADELPHIA – Julio 7, 2018 — Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement concerning a widely publicized incident that occurred outside of the Philadelphia Zoo that resulted in the arrest of a black teenager. “There needs to be...
Sen. Hughes Hails $15 Million for Emergency Cleanup and Repair of “Toxic” Schools
PHILADELPHIA, Junio 29, 2018 – The $15.6 million investment to help eliminate threats from lead, asbestos and mold in Philadelphia schools announced today by Gov. Tom Wolf, state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia), other local and state elected officials, and...
El senador Hughes hace pública una declaración sobre la promulgación del programa Keystone Scholars
HARRISBURG - 26 de junio de 2018 - Un programa que crearía cuentas de ahorro de $ 100 para los recién nacidos de Pensilvania se convirtió en ley el viernes y fue elogiado por el senador estatal Vincent Hughes. El senador Hughes fue el principal copatrocinador del proyecto de ley 1130 del Senado, que abordó la...
Senator Hughes applauds passage of school threat reporting system, safety and community violence bill
HARRISBURG – Junio 21, 2018 – Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) applauded the passage of a new school threat program and safety and community initiatives. After a signature from Gov. Tom Wolf, the Safe2Say Program will become law and allow...
El presupuesto inicial incluye nuevos fondos para la educación contra la violencia escolar y comunitaria que restablecen el recorte anterior de 1.000 millones de dólares
Harrisburg - 22 de junio de 2018 - El senador Vincent Hughes (D-Filadelfia) dijo que espera que el presupuesto 2018-2019 siente las bases para futuras negociaciones bipartidistas y la voluntad de trabajar de manera oportuna.
Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado condenan una política de inmigración de "tolerancia cero" que pone en peligro a las familias
HARRISBURG - 21 de junio de 2018 - Líderes de la Asamblea General de Pensilvania se unieron al senador estatal Vincent Hughes (D-Filadelfia/Montgomery) pidiendo el fin de la política de inmigración de tolerancia cero en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. El senador Hughes y el...
Senator Hughes Partners with Philadelphia READS for Annual Summer Program
PHILADELPHIA, PA − Junio 20, 2018 − State Senator Vincent Hughes is partnering with the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia READS – a non-profit organization whose mission is to “raise a city of readers” – to put on a summer reading program for students entering...