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Senator Lindsey Williams Supports Audit of DCED Waiver Program; Denounces Senate Republican Political Theater
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Abril 30, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, announced her support for the upcoming audit of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) waiver...
Senators Lindsey Williams and Pam Iovino Hold Joint Policy Hearing with Front-Line Essential Workers on Workers Memorial Day
Pittsburgh, PA − Abril 28, 2020 − Senator Lisa Boscola convened a policy hearing today, co-chaired by Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Senator Pam Iovino, focused on front-line essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. This hearing coincided with Workers Memorial...
Senators Lindsey Williams and Pam Iovino Announce Joint Policy Hearing with Front-Line Essential Workers on Martes, Abril 28
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Abril 23, 2020 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Senator Pam Iovino announced that they will co-host a Democratic Policy Hearing on Martes, Abril 28, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The hearing will take place on Workers Memorial Day,...
Senate and House Democrats Discuss Legislative Action to Fight COVID-19 in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg – Abril 23, 2020 – State Senators Judy Schwank (D – Berks) and Lindsey Williams (D – Allegheny) joined State Representatives Joanna McClinton (D- Philadelphia) and Sara Innamorato (D – Allegheny) for a telephone town hall hosted by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) to discuss COVID-19 legislation.
PA Senate Democrats Urge Action on Legislation for Working Families, Pledge to Oppose Partisan COVID Task Force
Harrisburg, PA − Abril 8, 2020 − The Senate adjourned Martes afternoon after the House Republicans indicated they would not be taking up Senate Bill 841, legislation that would have enabled local municipalities to hold their meetings remotely, permitted e-notary use;...
Senators Maria Collett and Lindsey M. Williams Announce Legislation to Protect Front-Line Workers During COVID-19 Outbreak
Harrisburg, Pa. − Abril 1, 2020 − Senators Maria Collett and Lindsey M. Williams announced today that they are introducing legislation to provide workers in healthcare facilities, public assistance workers, other direct support professionals, and first...
Senators Schwank, Williams to Introduce Childcare Assistance Legislation
HARRISBURG, Marzo 28, 2020 – State Senator Judy Schwank (D-11th District) and State Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-38th District) will soon introduce legislation to support childcare centers, pre-K, and Head Start programs, as well as their hard-working employees...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces Senate Passage of Four Bills Aimed to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 25, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Pennsylvania Senate has passed four bills aimed at helping Pennsylvanians during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The bills were passed during the first ever “virtual Session,” during which...
La senadora Lindsey Williams anuncia financiación adicional para el Programa de Préstamos a Pequeñas Empresas
Pittsburgh, Pa. - 18 de marzo de 2020 - El senador Lindsey M. Williams anunció hoy que el programa de préstamos Small Business First (SBF) administrado a través de la Autoridad de Desarrollo Industrial de Pensilvania (PIDA) pronto estará aceptando solicitudes para financiar capital de trabajo....
La senadora Lindsey Williams pide al gobernador Wolf que cierre las escuelas de Pensilvania
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 13, 2020 − “I'm calling on Governor Wolf to close all of Pennsylvania's schools in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19. I understand that this is going to be a struggle for many families and that we are going to need to do work as a State...
Senator Lindsey Williams and Representative Sara Innamorato Announce Offices Closed to Public Starting Viernes, Marzo 13; Constituent Assistance Available via Phone and Email
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 12, 2020 − Following the guidance issued by Governor Wolf today, Senator Lindsey Williams and Representative Sara Innamorato have announced that their District Offices will be closed to non-staff members until further notice, beginning Viernes,...
Senator Lindsey Williams Cancels Marzo 12, 2020 Senior Fair
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 11, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams has announced the cancellation of tomorrow’s Senior and Disability Resource Fair following today’s updated guidance from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on minimizing the potential spread of...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces $240,150 in Security Grant Funding for Local Nonprofit Groups
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 11, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PACCD) has awarded $240,150 through the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund to five organizations throughout Senate District 38. The...
Senator Lindsey Williams Releases Expense Reimbursement Reports from Diciembre 2018 – Marzo 2020
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Marzo 5, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams has released a full reporting of expense reimbursement reports for herself and her staff today on her website, www.senatorlindseywilliams.com/expenses. These reports cover her entire time in office, from...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces More than $2.6 Million in Grant Funding for School Safety and Community Violence Prevention
Pittsburgh, PA − Febrero 26, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that ten school districts within Senate District 38 have received grant funding through the School Safety and Security Grant Program totaling $1,826,315. Additionally, three community-based...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces More than $726,000 in Grant Funding to Local Volunteer Fire Companies and Emergency Medical Services Providers
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Enero 29, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Office of the State Fire Commission (OSFC) has awarded grant funding to 59 volunteer fire companies and emergency medical services companies throughout District 38. These grants were...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces $98,316 in Grant Funding to Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy Through PA Dairy Investment Program
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Enero 23, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy in Indiana Township will receive a $98,316 grant from the Pennsylvania Dairy Investment Program for expansion. Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy plans to...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces Computer Science Education Grant Funding for Three Local School Districts
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Enero 21, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Allegheny Valley School District, Highlands School District, and Pittsburgh Public School District have each received $35,000 in PAsmart grant funding to expand computer science...
Senator Lindsey Williams Joined by House Republican Leadership to Announce Legislation to Encourage Reporting of Taxpayer Fraud
Harrisburg, Pa. − Enero 13, 2020 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (D-York), House Republican Government Oversight Committee Chair Seth Grove (R-York), House Democratic Appropriations Chair...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Upcoming Opening of Non-Profit Security Grant Fund Application Period
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Enero 9, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has posted advance information regarding applications for the new Non-Profit Security Grant Program. The official application...
Democratic Senators Introduce Legislation to Reform Judicial Nomination Process for Vacant Court Seats
Harrisburg, Pa. − Diciembre 18, 2019 − Today, Senators Anthony H. Williams (D – Delaware, Philadelphia), Lindsey M. Williams (D – Allegheny), Maria Collett (D – Bucks, Montgomery), and Katie Muth (D – Chester, Montgomery, Berks) introduced Senate Bill 978, which...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces More than $700,000 in Grant Funding for Local Traffic Safety Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Diciembre 17, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that Hampton Township, Shaler Township, Tarentum Borough, and West View Borough will receive grant funding through the PennDOT Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) program. Hampton...
North Hills Middle School Teacher Joseph Welch Named 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
Pittsburgh, Pa − Diciembre 9, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that North Hills Middle School teacher Joseph Welch has been named the 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Teacher of the Year nominations...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces $371,500 in Grant Funding for Local Park Improvements
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Noviembre 14, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that Blawnox Borough, Richland Township, and Ross Township have been awarded grant funding through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Parks, Small Community...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces More Than $3.4 Million in Grant Funding for District 38
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Noviembre 12, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that over $3.4 million in grant funding will go to projects within Senate District 38. Funding for these projects comes from the Allegheny County Gaming Economic Development Fund (GEDF)...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces More than $500,000 in Funding to Projects Across District 38
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Septiembre 17, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced more than $500,000 in state greenway and watershed grant funding across District 38, including projects in West View, Highland Park, Richland Township, and Harmar Township. Through the...
Senator Lindsey Williams Joins State Fire Commissioner in Presenting $200,000 Check to Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Agosto 27, 2019 − Senator Lindsey Williams joined State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego, State Representative Lori Mizgorski, and other Shaler Township officials yesterday to present the Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company and Chief Tim Phillips...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Appointment to the Public Higher Education Funding Commission
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Agosto 20, 2019 – Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced her appointment to the Public Higher Education Funding Commission on the recommendation of Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) earlier this month. This Commission was created as a...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces $2.9 Million in Grant Funding for Local Construction and Capital Improvement Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Agosto 1, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the following four projects have been awarded grant funding through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP): Harrison Point Business Park in Harrison Township was awarded...
PA Senate Democratic Caucus Decries Changes to SNAP Program, Urges PA Congressional Delegation to Oppose
Harrisburg, Pa. – Julio 29, 2019 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation, urging that the federal Department of Agriculture does not end automatic eligibility for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces More than $1.75 Million in Funding for Low Income Housing Construction
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Julio 15, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Larimer CNI Phase IV Development on Larimer Avenue and Winslow Street in Pittsburgh, the Natrona Heights Senior Apartments on Eleventh Avenue in Harrison Township, and the North Negley...
Senator Lindsey Williams’ District Office Now Processing Applications for Port Authority Senior Citizen Photo ConnectCards
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Julio 9, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that seniors can now sign up for Port Authority’s new Senior Citizen ConnectCard at her District Office in Ross Township. The Senior ConnectCard allows seniors age 65 and over to ride Port...
Los senadores demócratas presentarán un proyecto de ley sobre el Programa de Ayuda de Emergencia para llenar el vacío dejado por la eliminación de la Ayuda General
(Harrisburg, Pa.) --- Following the elimination of General Assistance, several members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus circulated a cosponsorship memo to create an emergency relief program that would serve the population now without cash assistance....
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Statement on UPMC/Highmark Contract Announcement
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 ...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces More than $800,000 in Funding to Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center
Pittsburgh, Pa. − Junio 13, 2019 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center has been awarded grants in two Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding programs through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). These...
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...
Military Family Education Program Bill Passes Senate Unanimously
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...
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. − Mayo 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...