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Sen. Lindsey Williams HB 1615 School Funding
Senator Lindsey Williams Response to Budget Bill HB 790
Senator Lindsey Williams comments on UPMC/Highmark announcement just days before the expiration of the existing consent decree
Declaración de la Senadora Lindsey M. Williams sobre el anuncio del contrato UPMC/Highmark
Harrisburg, Pa. − Junio 24, 2019 −Senator Lindsey M. Williams released the following statement in response on UPMC/Highmark contract announcement: "Today’s announcement that UPMC and Highmark have entered into a 10-year contract to provide services to all...
Miembros del grupo demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania piden que se declare catástrofe la violencia armada
Harrisburg, Pa. - 24 de junio de 2019 - Los miembros del Caucus Demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania enviaron hoy conjuntamente una carta al gobernador Tom Wolf solicitando una declaración de desastre por violencia armada en la Commonwealth. "Creemos que es necesario aumentar la conciencia del público ...
El senador Lindsey Williams anuncia una financiación de más de 800.000 dólares para el Centro HOPE de la zona de Alle-Kiski
Pittsburgh, Pa. - 13 de junio de 2019 - La senadora Lindsey M. Williams anunció hoy que el Centro HOPE del Área de Alle-Kiski ha recibido subvenciones en dos programas de financiación de la Ley de Víctimas del Delito (VOCA) a través de la Comisión de Delincuencia y Delincuencia de Pensilvania (PCCD). Estos...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces $2.25 Million PA Industrial Development Authority Loan Awarded to RIDC Park
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Junio 6, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has awarded a low-interest loan in the amount of $2.25 million to the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern...
El Senado aprueba por unanimidad el proyecto de ley del Programa de Educación para Familias de Militares
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Junio 4, 2019 − The Military Family Education Program (MFEP), or “Pennsylvania G.I. Bill”, passed unanimously out of the Senate today. The Bill has now been referred to the House of Representatives for consideration. The House overwhelmingly passed a...
Senator Lindsey Williams Senior Fair at the Springdale VFW
Senator Williams Supports SB-589 the Military Family Education Bill
Senator Lindsey Williams’ Tours Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium Tour
Programa Mascotas para Veteranos de la senadora Lindsey Williams
Senator Lindsey Williams to Host District Office Grand Opening Today
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Puede 23, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams will host her District Office Grand Opening today from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 5000 McKnight Road, Suite 405, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. representatives from Port...
Senator Lindsey Williams Hosts District Office Grand Opening
La senadora Lindsey Williams anuncia más de 15.000 dólares en minisubvenciones para programas de desayunos escolares
Pittsburgh, Pa. - 16 de mayo de 2019 - La senadora Lindsey M. Williams anunció hoy que el Distrito Escolar de Deer Lakes y el Distrito Escolar del Área de Shaler han recibido minisubvenciones de la Iniciativa de Desayuno Escolar del Gobernador Wolf. Estas subvenciones pueden ser utilizadas por las escuelas para iniciar o...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Introduces Bill to Change Compulsory School Ages
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Puede 14, 2019 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced the introduction of Senate Bill 642, which will amend the Public School Code to lower the compulsory enrollment age from eight to six. This bill will also raise the drop out age from...
La senadora Lindsey Williams habla de los proyectos de ley sobre delitos de odio
Senator Lindsey Williams Named Minority Chair of Senate Community, Economic, and Recreational Development Committee
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Puede 8, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that she has been named Minority Chair of the Senate Community, Economic, and Recreational Development (CERD) Committee. Senator Williams attended her first CERD Committee meeting today and...
La senadora Lindsey Williams anuncia más de 1,3 millones de dólares en subvenciones
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Puede 8, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that several local businesses, school districts, and senior centers have been awarded grant funding totaling over $1.3 million. Under the Small Business Advantage Grant program, business...
Senator Williams Senate Resolution on Emergency Medical Services for Children Day
La senadora Lindsey M. Williams anuncia una subvención de 500.000 dólares para el Local 12 de Sheet Metal Workers, Harmar Township, PA
PITTSBURGH, PA --- Today, State Senator Lindsey Williams announced a state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant of $500,000 to the Sheet Metal Industry of Western Pennsylvania for capital improvements to their Local 12 union hall and training facility...
Aprobado por unanimidad en el Senado el Programa de Educación para Familias de Militares (MFEP)
Harrisburg, Pa. - 30 de abril de 2019 - El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 589, el Programa de Educación para Familias de Militares (MFEP), o "Pennsylvania G.I. Bill" fue votado por unanimidad hoy por el Comité de Asuntos de Veteranos y Preparación para Emergencias del Senado. Se espera una votación del comité en la Cámara....
Sen. Lindsey Williams Remarks on Military Family Education Program
Military Family Education Program News Conference
Senator Lindsey Williams Floor Remarks on Workers Memorial Day and Workers Safety
Pa. AG Josh Shapiro and Sen. Lindsey Williams: ‘We’re trying to deliver concrete results’ on student loan debt
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro traveled to Pittsburgh Viernes to hear from University of Pittsburgh students and alumni, as well as others, on the problems they’re having paying their student loan debt. According to Shapiro’s office, loan debt is “growing...
Pennsylvania National Guard family college benefit touted
Pennsylvania’s Adjutant General on Viernes urged state lawmakers to endorse a family education benefit for members of the state’s National Guard touted as the first of its kind n the nation. Gov. Tom Wolf endorsed the concept of the Military Family Education Program or...
Aspinwall Officer Helping Teach Police Across Country How To Deal With Someone With Autism
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There have been some high profile cases of police officers encountering people with autism — with frightening results. An officer in Florida was charged with shooting and wounding a caregiver for a man with autism. An officer in Chicago shot and...
Senator Kearney, Four Fellow Freshmen Senators, Introduce Bill To Eliminate Statute Of Limitations For Sexual Offenses
HARRISBURG, PA — Senator Tim Kearney and his four freshman Senate colleagues – Senators Lindsey Williams, Katie Muth, Steve Santarsiero, and Maria Collett – were joined by almost all members of the Senate Democrats in introducing legislation to abolish the statute of...
Fight over sexual abuse victims’ lawsuits returns to Pa. Senate
HARRISBURG — Democratic lawmakers are attempting anew to give now-adult victims of child sexual abuse a reprieve from time limits in Pennsylvania law that prohibit them from suing perpetrators and institutions that may have covered it up.
Competing bills broaden and complicate efforts to reform child sex crime laws in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania on Miércoles further advanced the debate over the reform of child sex crime laws as House lawmakers approved two key reform measures even as counterparts in the Senate introduced a third counter bill aimed at similar purposes.
Los demócratas del Senado presentan conjuntamente un proyecto de ley para eliminar la prescripción de los delitos sexuales
HARRISBURG, PA - 10 de abril de 2019 - Hoy, los miembros del Caucus Demócrata del Senado presentaron una legislación para eliminar el estatuto de limitaciones para delitos sexuales y abrir una ventana para la responsabilidad civil. La legislación fue presentada como Proyecto de Ley 540 del Senado. "I...
Senator Lindsey Williams Remarks at SEIU Workers Rights Rally
Hughes, Williams y POWER Interfaith apoyan a los trabajadores del hotel Marriott en su lucha por unas condiciones laborales justas y equitativas
Filadelfia - 5 de abril de 2019 - El senador Vincent Hughes (D-Filadelfia/Montgomery) y el senador Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) se unieron a POWER Interfaith, UNITE HERE, el Clero Negro de Filadelfia y Raise the Wage PA, y otros partidarios de los trabajadores del hotel Marriott....
Sens. Hughes, Haywood, Williams and Street make call action addressing poverty and economic security in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Philadelphia – Abril 5, 2019 – Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), and Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) stood with local activists and advocates to announce the Senate Democrats...
Democratic senators commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. by turning attention to Pa. poverty
Three days after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech to more than 10,000 gathered at the corner of 40th and Lancaster Avenues on Aug. 3, 1965, the civil rights legend signed the historic Voting Rights Act. On Jueves, 51 years after King was assassinated in...
State proposal could accelerate riverfront trail development along Allegheny River
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has joined local riverfront communities to improve the parks and trails along the Allegheny River with the goal of closing gaps on the trail that prevent bikers and hikers from enjoying a full ride.
Editorial: Student loans are the new mortgage
The changing demographics of the Pennsylvania Legislature are going to do more than increase Harrisburg’s social media presence and a demand for avocado toast. They are producing a whole new perspective on debt, and it’s an important view to understand as we move...