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Sen. Williams, Rep. Kinkead Announce $300K+ for New Sidewalk in Ross

April 26, 2024

ROSS TOWNSHIP – April 26, 2024 – Ross Township was awarded $301,984 to upgrade a bus stop and construct a new sidewalk along Browns Lane from the Toyota dealership to McKnight Road, state Rep. Emily Kinkead and state Sen. Lindsey Williams announced today.

Sen. Lindsey Williams, Rep. Emily Kinkead, Allegheny Land Trust Celebrate Earth Day with Land Preservation in Ross Township

April 26, 2024

Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 26, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Rep. Emily Kinkead joined Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) in celebrating Earth Day this week by announcing the creation of a 67-acre protected, publicly accessible green space in Ross Township. ALT’s...

Sen. Lindsey M. Williams & Rep. Mandy Steele Announce Over $1.2 Million in Grant Funding for Allegheny Valley Communities

March 26, 2024

Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 26, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Mandy Steele (D-33) announced $1,253,974 in Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) grants to projects that will benefit the Borough of Sharpsburg, Harrison Township, O’Hara...

Sen. Lindsey Williams & Rep. Emily Kinkead Announce $500,000 in Grant Funding for West View Borough

March 26, 2024

Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 26, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Emily Kinkead (D-20) announced a $500,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) grant to West View Borough. This funding will be used to reconstruct sidewalks along Perry...

Sen. Lindsey Williams Announces Over $750,000 in Grant Funding for Local EMS and Fire; Emphasizes Need for Additional Funding

February 20, 2024

Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 20, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services throughout Senate District 38 have received $764,272. 46 in operational grant funding through the Office of the State Fire...

Policy Committee Highlights Whole-Home Repairs Program in Pittsburgh

February 3, 2024

PITTSBURGH − February 3, 2024 – The Senate Democratic Policy Committee traveled to Pittsburgh yesterday to host two events to highlight the successes of Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program. Less than a year after the distribution of funds,...

PA’s Biggest Tax Giveaway to Corporations and Wealthy Individuals Discriminates Against Children

December 13, 2023

Harrisburg, Pa. − December 13, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, voted against the 2023-24 School Code today because it continues to take tax dollars away from public education and instead funnels that money to...

Senate Democrats Share Joint Statement on PA Supreme Court Wage Theft Decision

November 30, 2023

November 30, 2023 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, including Senator Vincent Hughes, Senator John Kane, Senator Christine Tartaglione, and Senator Lindsey Williams, issued a joint statement in response to the PA Supreme Court’s opinion that...

Senator Lindsey Williams Denounces Senate Education Committee Vote on Book Ban Bill

October 18, 2023

Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 18, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, released this statement today, following a Senate Education Committee vote on the book ban bill, Senate Bill 7, which passed along party...

Sen. Lindsey Williams Hosts Pittsburgh Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing

October 11, 2023

Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 11, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, hosted the Basic Education Funding Commission for their Pittsburgh hearing, the first in the series of state-wide hearings to be held in...

Sen. Muth, Sen. Williams Join Veterans, Elected Officials to Urge Support for MST Survivors

October 4, 2023

HARRISBURG − October 4, 2023 − State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) and Sen. Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined state Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D-Berks), several veterans and other elected officials in the Capitol yesterday to urge the Senate to...

Senator Lindsey Williams Issues Statement Calling for General Assembly to Fulfill Constitutional Obligation to Fully and Fairly Fund Public Education

July 28, 2023

Pittsburgh, Pa. − July 28, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statement today calling on legislators to complete the FY2023-24 budget and continue the work of the Basic Education Funding...

Sen. Lindsey Williams Releases Statement Criticizing Senate Passage of School Privatization Bill

June 29, 2023

Harrisburg − June 29, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams released the following statement today, following the Senate’s passage of HB 479: I oppose tonight’s passage of HB 479 as amended because I support our public schools and because I believe in the...

Senate Dems Discuss Improving Railroad Safety at Pittsburgh Hearing

May 19, 2023

PITTSBURGH − May 19, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) to host a public hearing in Pittsburgh...

Policy Hearing Focuses on Supportive Education for Neurodivergent Students

April 17, 2023

PITTSBURGH, April 17, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee joined Sen. Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Rep. Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) to co-host a joint public hearing on supportive...

State Senators Highlight Name Change Reform Legislative Package on International Transgender Day of Visibility

March 31, 2023

Harrisburg, PA – March 31, 2023 – Recently, a group of Pennsylvania Senators have reintroduced a Legislative Package aimed at easing the burdens that Pennsylvanians face when legally changing their name. The Name Change Reform Package, introduced by Senators...

Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces $5.8 Million in Local Share Grant Funding And $1.8 Million in Multimodal Grant Funding for Local Projects

March 16, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA- March 16, 2023 — Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that municipalities and libraries throughout Senate District 38 will receive $5,807,825 in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funding. This funding comes gaming revenues and is intended...

Senators Lindsey M. Williams and Judy Schwank, Advocates Applaud Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed $38.5 Million Budget Investment in School Meals

March 7, 2023

Harrisburg, PA- March 7, 2023 — Following Governor Josh Shapiro’s inaugural Budget Address to the Joint General Assembly today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and advocates applauded the Governor’s proposed $38.5...

PA Legislators Celebrate Energy Efficiency Day with Bill to Save $250M on Electric bills, Reduce 350,000 Tons of Carbon Annually

March 6, 2023

HARRISBURG, PA – In celebration of World Energy Efficiency Day 2023 today, Monday, March 6, 2023, State Representatives Jennifer O’Mara (Delaware County) and Tom Mehaffie (Dauphin County) have partnered with State Senator Lindsey Williams (Allegheny County) to...

Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Applauds Court Ruling Public Education Funding Unconstitutional

February 7, 2023

(Harrisburg, PA) February 7, 2023 — The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus applauds the Commonwealth Court’s historic ruling in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al., that Pennsylvania’s system of funding public...

ICYMI: Times-Tribune Editorial: Fight Fraud with False Claims Law

February 3, 2023

“Many members of the state Legislature have detected fraud in state election results where, as abundant evidence shows, it is vanishingly rare. They should focus their fraud radar, instead, on the distribution of billions of dollars in state money. The fundamental...

Protecting Whistleblowers and Taxpayer Money: Senators Lindsey M. Williams and Kristin Phillips-Hill Reintroduce Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act

January 31, 2023

(Harrisburg, PA) January 31, 2023 — Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) announced today that they plan to reintroduce the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act for Taxpayer Accountability (CFPA) this session. This...

Senator Lindsey M. Williams Joins Highlands Middle School Students to “Root for Potatoes” and PA Farmers

October 27, 2022

Natrona Heights, Pa. − October 27, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined students, teachers, and staff at Highlands Middle School today to celebrate PA Preferred Days and National Farm to School Month. The PA Preferred Days Program encourages...

Senators Jay Costa, Lindsey Williams, and Wayne Fontana Announce PENNVEST Funding for Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

October 27, 2022

October 26, 2022 – Today, Senator Jay Costa, Senator Wayne Fontana, and Senator Lindsey Williams announce a $46,054,410 PENNVEST Loan for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) to replace old and failing inlets and catch basins. “All of us deserve clean,...

Women’s Health Caucus Holds Press Event on Postpartum Medicaid Expansion, Protecting Access to Abortion

September 23, 2022

Harrisburg—September 21, 2022 — This morning, members of the Women’s Health Caucus, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and an advocate from Planned Parenthood held a press event to talk about postpartum Medicaid expansion and the need to protect...

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