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State Senators Highlight Name Change Reform Legislative Package
HARRISBURG, PA – March 31, 2025 – A group of Pennsylvania Senators has reintroduced a set of bills designed to reduce the barriers transgender Pennsylvanians face when legally changing their names. Known as the Name Change Reform Package, the legislative...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Senate Democratic Education Chair Lindsey Williams Decry Dismantling of Federal Department of Education
PITTSBURGH, PA − March 20, 2025 − Today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order which begins the process of dismantling the US Department of Education. In condemning this unconstitutional action, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Reacts to Pittsburgh Public Schools Resolution to Begin School Closures
Pittsburgh, PA − March 19, 2025 − Pittsburgh Public Schools has taken the first step towards beginning a process that could close ten schools. At tonight’s meeting, the Board confirmed it will consider a Resolution to begin the process required to close...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Over $840,000 in Funding for Local Libraries
Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 13, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that Cooper-Siegel Community Library and Northern Tier Regional Library have received Keystone Library grants to assist with their ongoing construction projects. Each of these libraries is...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams’ Press Conference Remarks on Federal Attacks on the Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA − February 26, 2025 − This afternoon, Senate Democrats held a press conference in response to the U.S. House’s passage of a budget bill that proposes significant cuts to federal education funding and ongoing attacks to public...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Calls on Federal and State Officials to Protect Seniors, Students, and Veterans
Harrisburg, PA − February 26, 2025 − This morning, Senator Lindsey M. Williams circulated a co-sponsorship memo calling on our Congressional Delegation to protect Pennsylvanians from the unprecedented personal data access of Elon Musk’s DOGE. Additionally, during...
Senator Williams Questions PDE on Communication with School Districts in Time of Chaos
Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Rep. Mandy Steele Announce $750k Grant for Sharpsburg Main Street Revitalization
Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 24, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Mandy Steele (D-33) announced that Sharpsburg Borough will receive a $750,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) grant for streetscape revitalizations along their Main...
Senator Williams Celebrates CTE Month at AW Beattie Career Center
Senators Lindsey M. Williams and Kristin Phillips-Hill to Introduce Legislation to Encourage Reporting of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of Government Funds
Harrisburg, PA − February 17, 2025 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) announced that they plan to reintroduce the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act for Taxpayer Accountability. This legislation will serve as a...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Announces Over $800k in Grant Funding for Local EMS and Fire Companies; Emphasizes Need for Additional Funding to Keep Departments Open and Operating
Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 12, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services throughout Senate District 38 have received more than $807,000 in operational grant funding through the Office of the State...
Senate Committee Confirmation Hearing of Adjutant General John Pippy
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Congratulates Alyssa Cowan and Simquita Bridges on Confirmation to Allegheny County Bench
Harrisburg, Pa. − February 4, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams issued this statement today following the Senate confirmation of Alyssa Cowan, Esquire: “I want to congratulate Alyssa Cowan, Esq., on her confirmation by the full Senate as a Judge of the Court of...
Senator Williams’ Introduction of Alyssa Cowan, Esq.
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Renews Call for Cyber Charter Moratorium Following AI School Application Rejection
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 29, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issues the following statement: As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I take my oversight responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Department of...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Responds to Today’s Childcare Chaos Created by President Trump
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 28, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issues the following statement: This morning, Head Start providers around the country discovered that they were locked out of the...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Over $2 Million in Grant Funding for Community-Sustaining Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 28, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced more than $2 million in grant funding for local projects that will address water infrastructure, public safety, and housing needs across Senate District 38. “Each of these projects is an...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Rep. Dan Deasy to Reintroduce Rodeo Ban Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 17, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Rep. Dan Deasy (D-27) announced today that they will reintroduce legislation that would repeal a state preemption of local rodeo bans ahead of the first scheduled rodeo event in...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Releases Statement on the Resignation of Pennsylvania Consumer Advocate
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams released this statement today, following the resignation of the Pennsylvania Consumer Advocate, Patrick Cicero: “I commend Consumer Advocate Patrick Cicero for his advocacy on behalf of everyone who pays...
Senator Lindsey Williams Offers Ethics Rules that Would Protect Everyone Who Interacts with the PA Senate Against Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination, or other forms of Discrimination and Harassment
Senator Lindsey Williams Offers Stronger Financial Disclosure Rules for 2025-26 Session
Senate Republicans Reject Efforts to Make the PA Senate More Effective and Transparent
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 7, 2025 − Today, Senate Republicans rejected efforts by Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester, Montgomery, Berks) to ensure government transparency, encourage public participation in the legislative...
Sen. Muth, Sen. Williams to Introduce Senate Rules Reforms that Prioritize Accountability, Transparency
HARRISBURG − January 2, 2024 − State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) and state Sen. Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) will be re-introducing a set of Senate resolutions when the Senate reconvenes next week that would update the Senate Rules to...
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Sen. Judy Schwank Reintroduce Universal School Meals Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. − December 5, 2024 – Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) joined the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania (SNAPA) today for a Day of Action in support of the Senators’ Universal School Meals legislation....
Senator Williams Tours the West View HUB
Bridging The Digital Divide: Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Awards Connecting Communities to the Internet
Pittsburgh, Pa. – November 21, 2024 – Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced the awarding of dozens of laptops for three organizations in the 38th District as part of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s new Digital Connectivity Technology...
Senator Williams’ Remarks on Senator Brewster’s Retirement
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Thanks Election Workers; Issues Invitation to Community to Join Together Post-Election
Pittsburgh, Pa. − November 4, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) released this statement today ahead of tomorrow’s General Election: “As we near the end of this long election cycle and look forward to Election Day tomorrow, I want to take this...
Senator Lindsey Williams Announces Over $12 Million in Grant Funding for Local Construction and Capital Improvement Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − November 1, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that eight local projects have been awarded grant funding through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). “Each of these projects represents a significant investment in community...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces $5.7 Million in Local Share Grant Funding and $8.9 Million in Public School Facility Improvement Grants
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 22, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that municipalities and organizations throughout Senate District 38 will receive $5,727,018 in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funding. This funding comes from gaming revenues and is...
Poll: Pennsylvania voters want to see universal free lunches in all public schools
All Pennsylvania public school students are entitled to a free breakfast, but not lunch. An overwhelming majority of voters in the state think that should change. According to a new poll from Susquehanna Polling and Research, nearly eight in 10 Pennsylvania voters...
Retired teacher keeps feeding Deer Lakes students
Retired Deer Lakes teacher Carol McCaskey was tired of seeing students come to school with a stomachache. “Us teachers knew the truth. We knew it was because they didn’t have food at home,” said McCaskey, who spent nearly three decades at East Union Intermediate...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Rep. Mandy Steele Announce $650,000 in Grant Funding for Cooper-Siegel Community Library
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Rep. Mandy Steele (D-33) announced that Cooper-Siegel Community Library will receive a $650,000 Multipurpose Community Facilities Program grant. Cooper-Siegel is currently...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Reps. Emily Kinkead, Arvind Venkat Announce $650,000 in Grant Funding for Northland Public Library
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Reps. Emily Kinkead (D-20) Arvind Venkat (D-30) announced that Northland Public Library will receive a $650,000 Multipurpose Community Facilities Program grant. Northland is currently...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams and Rep. Lindsay Powell Announce $500,000 in Grant Funding for Etna Center for Community
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Lindsay Powell (D-21) announced that the Etna Center for Community will receive a $500,000 Multipurpose Community Facilities Program grant. This funding will be used to...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Calls for Statewide Investment in Robust Transit Options
Pittsburgh, Pa. − October 7, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams joins advocates in calling for a major investment in multimodal transportation options across Pennsylvania. “With only seven voting days left on the Senate Session calendar, I urge my Senate colleagues to...
Advocates & Legislators call on the Legislature to legalize life saving bicycle infrastructure :: October 7, 2024
Transportation Committee Hearing on Multimodal Transportation Needs Panel 2
Transportation Committee Hearing on Multimodal Transportation Needs Panel 1
Sen. Lindsey Williams Applauds County Exec Innamorato’s First Executive Order, Allegheny H.I.R.E.S.
Pittsburgh, Pa. − September 23, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato today as ACE Innamorato signed her first Executive Order, Allegheny Hire, Inspire, Retain, Empower, and Save (H.I.R.E.S.). “By using her...