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$9 Million Awarded to Allegheny County Infrastructure Projects
Communities across Allegheny County will receive more than $9 million in state money for transportation and other infrastructure projects.
Senate Democrats Jointly Introduce Bill to Eliminate Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 31, 2019 − Today, 17 members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced that they are seeking cosponsors for a bill that would abolish the statute of limitations for sexual abuse, assault and misconduct. "Sexual assault is...
Senator Lindsey Williams and Public Education Advocates Urged Charter Appeal Board to Reject Catalyst Academy Appeal
Senator Lindsey Williams Urges PA Charter School Appeal Board to Deny Catalyst Academy Appeal
HARRISBURG, PA. − January 22, 2019 − Senator Lindsey Williams joined education advocates and representatives of One Pennsylvania, Education Rights Network, Pennsylvania Interface Impact Network, and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers today to urge the...
Senate Democratic Caucus Details Local Impacts of Federal Shutdown, Outline State Remedies
HARRISBURG, PA − January 16, 2019 −Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus stood together Wednesday, outlining the impacts of the federal shutdown on their constituents and addressing potential remedies at a state level. “In my county of Allegheny, we have...
Senator Lindsey Williams talks with Secretary Russell Redding at the 2019 Farm Show
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. Announces Committee Chairs for 2019-20 Legislative Session
Harrisburg – January 7, 2019 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Jr. today announced the Democratic chairs for each of the Senate committees in the 2019-20 legislative session, which officially began earlier this month. The committees, listed here...
A Message from Senator Lindsey Williams
Swearing In Ceremony
Sen. Lindsey Williams Remarks on the New Senate Session
Local native set to become state senator
President Donald Trump’s election in 2016 bumped up Lindsey Williams’ plans. The Wyoming Borough native, lawyer and Democrat hoped to run for public office someday, just not so soon. Even though Trump won over many working families, his election left Williams feeling...
Senator-Elect Lindsey Williams Will Be Seated January 1
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 28, 2018 – Pennsylvania Senate Republican leadership has officially stated that they will permit Senator-elect Lindsey M. Williams to be seated on January 1, 2019 alongside new and returning elected members at the State Capitol in...
Western PA Senators Announce Funding For Affordable Housing
Pittsburgh, Pa. – December 14, 2018 – Today, Senators Jay Costa, Wayne D. Fontana and Senator-elect Lindsey Williams announced $2.2 million in state grant funding to promote affordable housing in Western Pennsylvania. “While the city has seen a surge of...
The GOP’s war on democracy makes an unwelcome stop in Pennsylvania
This fall, voters in a Pennsylvania state senate district that straddles Pittsburgh and its northern suburbs knew all about the questions that had been raised about the Democrat in the race, a labor lawyer and first-time candidate named Lindsey Williams. Anyone who...
EPA rollback of the Clean Water Act could impact us, but PA lawmakers push back on other fronts
A new proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would drastically reduce the number of waterways that fall under federal protection. Environmental groups say these new rules could leave roughly 49,000 miles of rivers and streams across our state vulnerable...
Amid residency uncertainty, state senator-elect Lindsey Williams makes herself at home in new office
While her inheritance of Sen. Randy Vulakovich's state Senate seat remains uncertain, Lindsey Williams — at the very least — can say she inherited his old stuff already. On Tuesday afternoon, maintenance workers in the Shaler Township Municipal Building hauled three...
Senator-Elect Lindsey Williams’ Office Now Open for Constituent Services
PITTSBURGH, PA − December 6, 2018 − Senator-elect Lindsey Williams announced today that her office is now open to provide constituent services for residents of the 38th Senatorial District. “While I’m looking forward to representing my new constituents in...
Incoming state Sen. Lindsey Williams opens office in Shaler
State Senator-elect Lindsey Williams opened an office in Shaler for residents of the 38th Senatorial District. The office is located in the Shaler municipal building at 300 Wetzel Road. Office staff will be able to help with issues including Low Income Heating and...
Pennsylvania State Lawmakers To Continue Climate Change Fight After Trump Rolls Back Rules
The Trump administration decided to roll back President Obama’s clean power plan in August. That plan was announced in 2015 and was called the “single most-important step” the United States had taken in fighting climate change. In the aftermath of the Trump...