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Senator Hughes Responds to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision
We Want a Vote for the Fairness Act
Senator Hughes Announces Over $6.5M for Violence Prevention and Substance Abuse Treatment
Harrisburg, PA – June 14, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes ((D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $6.5 million dollars from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for violence prevention and substance abuse reduction, treatment, and recovery...
Senator Hughes Applauds Advancement of Legislative Impact Statement Bill
Harrisburg, PA – June 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes applauded the advancement of House Bill 1188 from the House Judiciary Committee. The bill, sponsored by Representative Chris Rabb, provides Pennsylvania legislators the ability to request demographic impact...
Senator Hughes Announces Over $5M in Affordable Housing Grants for Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties
June 12, 2023 –Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced over $5,000,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) grants for organizations throughout Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. The grants were...
Sen. Hughes Gun Violence Prevention Month Remarks
Standing with Teachers to Call for SB 300
Lankenau High School Tour with PSU President Neeli Bendapudi
See Me, Imagine You Career Day- May 2023
Senator Vincent Hughes Announces New, $10K Student Teacher Stipend Legislation with Bipartisan Support
Philadelphia, PA – May 26, 2023- Senator Vincent Hughes held a press conference at Drexel’s School of Education with teacher advocates and education experts to introduce new, bipartisan legislation that would offer up to $15,000 in stipends to student teachers. Senate...
Addressing Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Crisis
Introducing Teacher Stipend Legislation
Senator Hughes Brings Modern Career Day to Over 1K Students in Philadelphia
Senator Vincent Hughes Brings Modern Career Day to Over 1K Students in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA – May 23, 2023 – Today, Senator Hughes brought his “See Me−Imagine You” Career Day to 13 schools across Philadelphia. The program was simultaneously held for students in each school and featured professionals from a range of careers and backgrounds,...
Fighting for More Affordable Housing in Pennsylvania
Senator Hughes’ Legislation Leads to $1.3M in First Chance Trust Fund for At-Risk Youth
Harrisburg, PA - May 11, 2023 – Senator Vincent Hughes, State Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, celebrated the announcement of an available $1.3 million for at-risk youth in Pennsylvania through the First Chance Trust Fund. Legislation to establish the First...
Standing with Students to Call for Action on Gun Violence
Senators Hughes & Phillips-Hill to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Mental Health of Minors on Social Media
HARRISBURG, PA – May 5, 2023: Today, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and State Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) introduced bipartisan legislation that takes important steps to protect minors and their mental health on social media....
Senators Vincent Hughes, Art Haywood Censored on Senate Floor for Calling Out Voter Suppression
Harrisburg, PA - May 4, 2023: On Tuesday, 2 May, 2023, Senators Vincent Hughes and Art Haywood took to the Senate floor to speak in opposition to a bill that would appoint a non-elected special prosecutor to incidents involving SEPTA transit jurisdiction; SB 140....