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Senator Tartaglione Re-Elected as Senate Democratic Whip
Harrisburg, PA − November 13, 2024 − Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione was re-elected by her Senate Democratic colleagues, marking her second term as Democratic Whip. Senator Tartaglione remains the first female and the first person with a disability to...
Senator Tartaglione Announces $5.5M in RACP Grants for the City of Philadelphia
Harrisburg, PA – November 1, 2024 – Senator Christine M. Tartaglione is pleased to announce the awarding of $5.5 Million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for the 2nd Senatorial District. These grants will help fund local projects within the...
Senator Tartgalione, Representative Giral Announce $3.5 Million in CFA Investments
Harrisburg, PA − October 23, 2024 − Today, Senator Christine M. Tartaglione (D-SD2) and Representative Jose Giral (D-HD180) announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority has awarded $3,510,288 in state grants to four projects that support schools and parks for...
Senator Tartgalione Announces $6.1 Million in CFA Resources to 2nd District
Harrisburg, PA − October 22, 2024 —Today, Senator Christine M. Tartaglione announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority is awarding more than $6,157,594 in state grants to eight projects that support the public interest across the 2nd Senate District. The grant...
Senate Democrats File Lawsuits Seeking to Block Enforcement of Senate Resolution 334
HARRISBURG, PA – October 9, 2024 − Today, four members of the Senate Democratic Caucus filed suit in Commonwealth Court against President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Senator Joe Pittman, and Senator Jarret Coleman in order to halt a subpoena compelling Secretary of Revenue...
$14 Million in Federal Grants to Strengthen Justice and Victim Support Services Directed to Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA —Senator Christine M. Tartaglione announced today that programs across Philadelphia have been awarded $14,047,551 in grants to help enhance victim services and violence prevention initiatives across the city. The grants, provided through the Federal...
Sen Tartaglione, Senate Democrats Fight Senate Subpoena Overreach
Harrisburg, PA − July 10, 2024 − Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione and Senate Democrats voted along party lines in the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee to oppose a motion to have the Senate’s Secretary issue a subpoena to the Secretary of...
Tartaglione Introduces Landmark $20/hr Living Wage Legislation
Philadelphia, PA − May 24, 2024 − Today, Senate Democratic Whip Christine M. Tartaglione announced the introduction of landmark minimum wage reform legislation to create a “Living Wage” of $20 per hour for all Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has remained...
Bipartisan Labor Bill Passes First Hurdle
Harrisburg, PA – May 8, 2024 – Today, the Senate Labor and Industry Committee voted to move Senate Bill 841, Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-2) and Frank Farry's (R-6) legislation which would prohibit split rates on prevailing wage projects and requires...
Tartaglione Announces $2.4 Million in School Safety Grants
Philadelphia, PA − April 24, 2024 − Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione announced that $2,433,052 in school safety grants were awarded to schools in the 2nd Senatorial District. "Ensuring our schools are a safe place for our Commonwealth's children to learn and grow...
Tartaglione Announces $1.5 Million in Local Transit Grants
Philadelphia, PA – March 26, 2024 – Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione announced that $1,550,000 in Multimodal Transportation Fund grants have been awarded to two projects in the 2nd Senatorial District to help create safer streetscapes and pedestrian...
Senator Tartaglione’s Response to Governor Shapiro’s Budget Address
Harrisburg, PA − February 6, 2024 − Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Whip Christine Tartaglione released the following statement following Governor Shapiro’s budget address: “The Governor’s address today lays out a roadmap that moves our Commonwealth from being a...
Tartaglione Announces $135,000 In Coastal Zone Grants Coming To Projects In The 2nd District
Philadelphia, PA, January 24th - Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione announced $135,000 in Coastal Zone Grants have been awarded to projects that will benefit the 2nd Senatorial District. The Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Grants are funded through the Pennsylvania...
Tartaglione Announces $5.6 Million in Zero Emission Vehicle Grants Coming to Philadelphia
Philadelphia – January 10, 2024 – Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione, Senate Democratic Whip, announced that $5,659,462 has been awarded to two projects in Philadelphia to aid in acquiring zero-emission vehicles and the infrastructure to support them. The grants are...
Tartaglione Announces $350,000 in Growing Greener Grants
Philadelphia − January 5, 2024 – Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione, Senate Democratic Whip, announced $350,000 has been awarded to the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) for the Tacony Reaches Green Infrastructure Stormwater Mitigation Project. The project will...
Tartaglione Announces $1 Million in Arts And Culture Grants for Philadelphia
Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-2) announced that $1,073,969 in Arts & Culture grants will be awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Agency for projects both in the 2nd District as well as to programs that will benefit all of Philadelphia. “These grants are a...
Tartaglione Announces More Than $900,000 In PCCD Grants Awarded To Philadelphia
Harrisburg – December 13, 2023 – Today, Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-2) announced the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has awarded $902,000 to non-profits, governmental, and community organizations across Philadelphia. Grants were awarded...
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...
Statement form Senator Tartaglione on Last Night’s Mass Shooting
PHILADELPHIA, November 22, 2023 - Senator Christine Tartaglione released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in Fairhill. “Yesterday evening, just a few hundred feet from my Allegheny Avenue office, a heart-wrenching incident of violence unfolded,...
Tartaglione, Kane, & Dillon Announce Legislative Package to Aid Addiction Recovery
Harrisburg, PA − November 14, 2023 – Today, State Senators Christine Tartaglione (D-2), John Kane (D-9), and Jimmy Dillon (D-5) announced a package of legislation aimed at overhauling Pennsylvania's addiction recovery system. States across the...