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...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 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...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....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 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...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...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...Senator Lindsey M. Williams to Introduce Rodeo Ban Legislation
Pittsburgh, PA – September 16, 2024 — Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced today that she will introduce legislation that will repeal the preemption of local rodeo bans and return the authority to prohibit cruel and abusive animal practices to individual...State Senator Lindsey Williams, Local Leaders, and Clean Energy Advocates Join Clean Energy REVolution Tour to Highlight Pittsburgh’s Clean Energy Transition
PITTSBURGH, PA – September 12, 2024 – Today, State Senator Lindsey Williams and public health advocates gathered at Highland Park in Pittsburgh for a press conference to celebrate the city’s progress in clean energy adoption, driven by investments from the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
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Area Leaders Announce $10 Million for Borough of Sharpsburg
Pittsburgh, Pa. − July 23, 2024 – Today, State Senator Lindsey Williams (SD-38), State Representative Mandy Steele (HD-33), and County Executive Sara Innamorato are proud to announce Business in our Sites (BiOS) Funding benefitting the Borough of Sharpsburg to make...Senator Lindsey M. Williams Urges PA Public Utilities Commission to Deny FirstEnergy Rate Increase
Pittsburgh, Pa. − July 17, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams offered testimony in opposition to a proposed $503 million rate increase by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania during a public input hearing with the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC). This proposed rate...Policy Hearing Highlights Issues with PA Property Reassessment System
PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) yesterday in Pittsburgh to co-host a public hearing highlighting Pennsylvania’s...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...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. 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.