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State lawmaker calls for a Congressional ban on insider trading and prediction market betting
State Sen. Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced that she will introduce a resolution urging Congress to prohibit insider stock trading and betting in prediction markets for federal public officials. “For people to trust their elected officials, they have to...
State Lawmakers Announce Legislation to Increase Child Care Tax Credits for PA Families
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 18, 2026 − To put more money back in working families’ pockets, Pennsylvania State Senators Maria Collett (D-12), Lindsey Williams (D-38), Christine Tartaglione (D-2) and Katie Muth (D-44) have introduced legislation to increase Pennsylvania’s...
Senator Williams Shares Story of Shaler Area HS Students’ Advocacy for Seal of Biliteracy
Senator Williams Bill to Expand Access to Career and Tech Ed Passes Education Committee
Marty Griffin Interview on AI
Pennsylvania State Senators Call for ICE Out of Pennsylvania
In the face of increased ICE detentions and deportations, dozens of legislators, advocates, and community leaders gathered on the steps of Pennsylvania’s Capitol to demand that the General Assembly and the Commonwealth act swiftly to protect the safety of...
Senator Lindsey Williams’ Bill to Reduce Barriers to Career and Tech Ed Clears Education Committee
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 9, 2026 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams’ Senate Bill 366 that improves access to Career and Technical Education programs by permitting students to complete their programs prior to twelfth grade...
Protecting Our Elections Against ICE Interference
Senator Williams Welcomes 2026 Summer Interns to the Senate
Senator Williams Welcomes Pennsylvania’s Rape Crisis Centers and Survivors to the Senate
Senator Lindsey Williams Votes to Approve Student-Focused Performance-Based Funding Measures
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 8, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) issues this statement following the Performance-Based Funding Council’s vote to approve the inaugural Performance Goals and Student Weights for distributing funding to three Pennsylvania...
Senator Lindsey Williams Joins Community for Opening of Ingomar North Swim Club Pool
Pittsburgh, Pa. −June 4, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined Rep. Arvind Venkat (D-30) and members of the community for opening day at the Ingomar North Recreation & Swim Club (INRSC) pool on May 24th. The pool will be making renovations...
Senators Lindsey Williams, Nikil Saval, and Katie Muth Applaud House Committee Passage of Digital Ad Tax Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 3, 2026 − Senators Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), and Katie Muth (D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery) applauded the House Finance Committee for passing HB 1678, Digital Advertising Tax, out of committee today. This...
Senator Lindsey Williams Strongly Urges Peoples Gas to Withdraw Rate Increase Case Ahead of In Person PUC Hearings Today
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 3, 2026 − Today, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will host two in-person hearings at the Ross Township Community Center to gather public input on a proposed rate increase by Peoples Natural Gas Company. Ahead of these...
Senator Lindsey Williams to Introduce “Human Students Need Human Educators” Legislation Banning AI Educators from Classrooms
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 2, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced that she will introduce legislation that prohibits schools from replacing educators with artificial intelligence. “Tech companies are trying to digitize and monetize every aspect of...
Summer Kick Off Pool Party at Kingsley Association
Senator Williams and Fish and Boat Commission Water Safety Demonstration
Tax Billionaires, Fund PA Rally
Could AI replace teachers? PA Sen. is looking to stop the possibility
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Senator is looking to ensure that students in the Commonwealth have access to human teachers over Artificial Intelligence (AI). “For every aspect of a student’s life, there’s a tech company trying to digitize it for profit,” Sen....
Senator Lindsey Williams Joins Healthcare Advocates, LGBTQ+ Community for Ribbon Cutting at New Allies for Health + Wellbeing Facility
Pittsburgh, Pa. − May 20, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined community members, healthcare advocates, LGBTQ+ leaders, and other elected officials for the Ribbon Cutting and Community Open House at the new Allies for Health + Wellbeing East Liberty...
Shaler Area Middle School named 1 of state’s Schools to Watch
It only took a few seconds for Shaler Area Middle School principals and students to accept a banner Friday from Bruce Vosburgh, director of Pennsylvania Schools to Watch, recognizing the school’s accomplishments. But Principal Shannon Howard noted that the time,...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Issues Statement Regarding Death Threats Against Legislators
Pittsburgh, Pa. − May 13, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) issues this statement today, following news of the arrest of Adam Berryhill for Terroristic Threats against her and other Members of the General Assembly: “Yesterday, I received a routine...
Pirates host Southwestern Pennsylvania Career Signing Day celebration
Prior to their game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, April 29, the Pirates hosted the fourth annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Career Signing Day and Career and Technical Education Celebration in the Left Field Lounge at PNC Park. During the event, 50...
Pittsburgh-area pharmacies cling to razor-thin margins as reforms trickle in
Running two drugstores is a break-even endeavor for Primary Care Pharmacy Services owner Anthony Bertola, as long as he barely pays himself. There’s little he can do to improve his margins — he’s at the mercy of a small number of companies that oversee prescription...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Celebrates Library Of Accessible Media For Pennsylvanians Funding Increase
Pittsburgh, Pa. − May 8, 2026 − Recently, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined representatives from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP) Pittsburgh Branch to celebrate increased state...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Receives PBS Good Neighbor Award
Pittsburgh, Pa. − May 7, 2026 − This week, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) received the Good Neighbor Award, recognizing her as a 2026 Pennsylvania PBS Champion of Lifelong Learning. Senator Williams was chosen for this award by WQED, Pittsburgh’s local PBS station, for her consistent advocacy for public education, early learning, and library access across the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania PBS honors seven Champions of Lifelong Learning
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania PBS and its seven member stations celebrated public media and seven Champions of Lifelong Learning award winners during “A Beautiful Day in the Capitol” in Harrisburg on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. “This recognition is a reminder that...
New legislation to tax Big Tech’s digital advertising considered by PA House committee
HARRISBURG, Pa. — One April 29, the PA House Finance Committee considered H.B. 1678, new legislation that would tax revenue derived from digital advertising platforms. The bill, known as the Digital Ads Tax, was introduced by state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler (D-184th...
Senator Lindsey Williams Celebrates Library of Accessible Media Budget Increase
Senator Lindsey Williams Visits Library of Accessible Media
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Applauds U.S. Senate Step Towards Prohibiting Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
Pittsburgh, Pa. − May 1, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) applauds efforts by the U.S. Senate to ban its own members, staff, and chamber officials from betting in prediction markets. Last month, Senator Williams introduced Pennsylvania Senate...
Pittsburgh, Western PA elected officials urge new Post-Gazette owners to fully staff newsroom, bargain in good faith with union journalists
PITTSBURGH — Federal and local officials sent an open welcome letter to leadership of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s incoming ownership on Wednesday afternoon, urging the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism to maintain a robust staff as well as a good-faith...
$3M state grant to help support redevelopment of Mt. Alvernia in Millvale, Shaler
A $3 million state grant will support the $100 million redevelopment of Mt. Alvernia in Millvale and Shaler. The money comes from the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s mixed-use revitalization grant program. Created in 2024, the program provides...
Husband of late West View Councilwoman Kim Steele gives $25K to borough in her honor
As a member of West View Council, Kim Steele felt she had a responsibility to the community to make the borough a better place to live. Following her death in November, her husband is helping make sure that continues. A $25,000 donation from her husband, Ken Reilly,...
Senator Williams Introduces Kidney Advocates Candie Gagne and Bobbie Reed
Senator Williams Speaks in Favor of Classifying 911 Telecommunicators as First Responders
Senate Democrats Champion Affordability Action Plan to Bring Down Costs and Expand Economic Opportunities to PA Families
HARRISBURG, PA − April 21, 2026 − Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus were joined by Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis to hold a press conference in the Main Capitol Rotunda to kick off their Affordability Action Plan, which highlights...
Senator Williams Speaks in Favor of Lowering Grocery Costs through Universal School Meals Program
Lawmakers Highlight Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Proposal
HARRISBURG – Republican Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver from Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, and Snyder Counties joined Democrat Senator Lindsey Williams from Allegheny County, advocates, donors, and transplant recipients at the Capitol on Monday to...
Advocates seek more funding for Pennsylvania rape crisis centers in Harrisburg
With Pennsylvania’s state budget deadline two months away, advocates for the nearly 50 rape crisis centers in the state say it’s not too early to remind legislators of their urgent request: Include more money for the round-the-clock services they provide for survivors...