Press Releases
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams’ Career and Technical Education Funding Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Education Committee
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 25, 2024 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams’ Career and Technical Education Funding Bill passed the Senate Education Committee unanimously. Senate Bill 366 is co-prime sponsored by all six Senate members of the Basic Education Funding...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Becomes First PA Legislative Office Certified as Recovery Friendly Workplace
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 24, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that her Senate District 38 has been certified as a Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW). This is the first legislative office in Pennsylvania to receive this distinction, which is earned...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams Encourages Seniors to Apply for Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 20, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams encourages Allegheny County seniors aged 60+ to apply for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program beginning June 25, 2024. Income-eligible seniors will receive a set of five $10 vouchers that can be used to...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Condemns Supreme Court Decision Against Workers
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 14, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams released this statement following the Supreme Court decision restricting the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ability to protect workers exercising their rights.
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Calls for Senate to Take Up House Education Funding Legislation
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 12, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, is calling for the Senate to consider HB2370, landmark legislation that addresses the Commonwealth Court’s mandate to fully and constitutionally fund...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Urges PA Utility Commission to Deny Duquesne Light Company Rate Increase
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 12, 2024 − Last week, Senator Lindsey M. Williams offered testimony in opposition to a proposed rate increase by Duquesne Light Company during a public input hearing with the Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC). This proposed rate increase...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams’ Boating Safety Legislation Advances Through Senate Committee
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 11, 2024 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams’ Senate Bill 976 passed through the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee by a vote of 10-1. This legislation will allow the Fish and Boat Commission to promulgate rules that require boating...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams Criticizes Senate Republicans for Voting Against Workers on International Workers Day
Harrisburg, Pa. − May 1, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams criticized Republican Senators for voting against workers and labor unions today, May Day, which is also known as International Workers Day. The amendment failed by a vote of 27-23, with nearly all Senate...
Sen. Williams, Rep. Kinkead Announce $300K+ for New Sidewalk in Ross
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
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...
Policy Hearing Highlights Impacts and Causes of Pharmacy Closures
HARRISBURG − April 16, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) co-hosted a virtual public hearing yesterday on Zoom to discuss how...
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Rep. Emily Kinkead Celebrate $509,600 Grant to West View HUB
Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 2, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Emily Kinkead (D-20) announced a $509,600 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant to the West View HUB. The West View HUB has become a center of academic...
Sen. Lindsey Williams & Rep. Arvind Venkat Announce $310,557 in Grant Funding for McCandless Township
Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 26, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Arvind Venkat (D-30) announced $310,557 in Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) grants to projects that will benefit McCandless Township. Grantees receiving MTF funds in...
Sen. Lindsey Williams & Rep. Emily Kinkead Announce $500,000 in Grant Funding for West View Borough
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...
Senator Lindsey Williams Calls for Moratorium on Cyber Charter Schools in PA
Harrisburg, Pa. − February 28, 2024 − Following the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Senate Appropriations Hearing today, during which PDE struggled to meaningfully answer questions about the Department’s recent approval of a deficient cyber charter...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Shaler North Hills Library Announce $149,452 in Grant Funding
Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 22, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the Shaler North Hills Library has received a $149,145.50 Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities. Shaler North Hills Library is one of 17 libraries across Pennsylvania to...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Announces Over $750,000 in Grant Funding for Local EMS and Fire; Emphasizes Need for Additional Funding
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...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams and A.W. Beattie Celebrate National CTE Month with $85,000 Competitive Equipment Grant Award
Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 7, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined A.W. Beattie staff, faculty, and students in celebrating the Career Center’s receipt of an $85,000 Career and Technical Education Competitive Equipment Grant through the Pennsylvania...
Sen. Lindsey M. Williams Urges Historically Disadvantaged Small Businesses to Apply for State Grant Funding
Pittsburgh, Pa. − February 7, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that a state grant program is now open for minority-owned small businesses. $10.5 million in total is available through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. This grant program will be...
Policy Committee Highlights Whole-Home Repairs Program in Pittsburgh
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, the...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Reps. Mandy Steele and Arvind Venkat Announce $697,000 for Trails and Recreation Funding
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 17, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Representative Mandy Steele (D-33), and Rep. Arvind Venkat (D-30) announced $697,600 in Act 13 Greenways, Trails and Recreation grants to projects that will benefit Cheswick, O’Hara, Pine,...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Rep. La’Tasha Mayes Announce $675,000 in Grant Funding for Pittsburgh Neighborhood Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative La’Tasha D. Mayes (D-24) announced $675,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit the 11th and 12thWards of the...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Rep. Lindsay Powell Announce $213,000 in Grant Funding for Shaler and Etna Communities
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Lindsay Powell (D-21) announced $213,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit Shaler, Etna, and the surrounding...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Rep. Arvind Venkat Announce $75,000 in Grant Funding for McCandless Township
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Arvind Venkat (D-30) announced $75,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit McCandless Township and the...
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Rep. Emily Kinkead Announce $90,000 in Grant Funding for Ross Township
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Emily Kinkead (D-20) announced $90,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit Ross Township and the surrounding...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Rep. Mandy Steele Announce $457,000 in Grant Funding for Allegheny Valley Communities
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Representative Mandy Steele (D-33) announced $457,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit O’Hara, Harrison and the surrounding...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Announces $600,000 in Grant Funding for North Hills Communities
Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 16, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced $600,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants to projects that will benefit Richland, West Deer and the surrounding communities. Grantees receiving...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Releases Statement Following BEFC Vote Today
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 11, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams released this statement today, following her vote on the Basic Education Funding Commission Report. A full copy of the report, Senator Williams’ remarks, and all Commission hearings and materials...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Announces Nearly $7 Million in Grants for Clean Water, Sewer, & Stormwater Infrastructure Projects in the 38th District
PITTSBURGH, PA – December 19, 2023 − Today, State Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced nearly $7 million in grant funding to support clean water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure projects in the 38th Senatorial District, which encompasses part...
Senate Democrats Share Joint Statement on PA Supreme Court Wage Theft Decision
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...
Senate Dems Discuss Water, Sewer, Stormwater Infrastructure at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG, October 25, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Maria Collett (D-Montgomery) to co-host a public...
Senator Lindsey Williams Denounces Senate Education Committee Vote on Book Ban Bill
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. Muth, Sen. Williams Join Veterans, Elected Officials to Urge Support for MST Survivors
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...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Releases Statement on Opening of Basic Education Funding Commission Hearings
Pittsburgh, Pa. − September 12, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statement after the first hearing of the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) in Allentown: “Today, the Basic...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Over $3.1 Million in Grant Funding for Local Traffic Signal Projects
Pittsburgh, Pa. − August 14, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that the City of Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel Borough, and the Town of McCandless will receive $3,193,655.06 in Green Light-Go grant funding. The Green Light-Go Program is designed to improve...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Joins McCandless Council Members to Open New Connector Sidewalk Along Perry Highway
McCandless, Pa. − August 9, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined members of the Town of McCandless Council and residents yesterday to celebrate the opening of a new 550-foot sidewalk connector along Perry Highway (Route 19). “Sidewalks do more than just improve...
Senator Lindsey Williams Celebrates Expansion of Property Tax Relief for Seniors
Pittsburgh, Pa. − August 4, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) joined members of the Democratic Caucus in celebrating Governor Shapiro’s signature of HB 1100, the Expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program for the 2023 Tax Year. “I...
Sen. Lindsey Williams, Sen. Judy Schwank Celebrate Extension of Universal School Breakfast Program for 2023-24 School Year
Harrisburg, Pa. − August 4, 2023 — Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) announced today that all Pennsylvania students will once again have access to free school breakfast for the 2023-24 school year. This announcement follows...
Sen. Lindsey Williams Releases Statement Criticizing Senate Passage of School Privatization Bill
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...
Local School Boards Show Support for Sen. Williams’ University School Meal Legislation
Pittsburgh, PA − May 22, 2023 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams applauded the Fox Chapel Area School Board for passing Resolution 2023-2 in support of her Universal School Meals legislation at their most recent School Board Meeting on May 8, 2023. This resolution, a copy...