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Senator Tartaglione Presents $427,479 State Grant to Support Community Gymnasium Development in Kensington
After delivering the Local Share Account grant to Impact Services Corp., the senator and State Rep. Angel Cruz served Thanksgiving meals to formerly homeless local veterans. Philadelphia, PA − November 27, 2019 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione...
Members of The PA General Assembly Hosted Press Conference Following Senate Passage of Minimum Wage Legislation
Harrisburg – November 20, 2019 – Today, State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), joined State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), State Representative Patty Kim (D-103), State Representative Chris Rabb (D-200), and advocacy organization State Innovation Exchange (SiX) for a news conference. This media event was in response to the Senate passage of legislation to increase the minimum wage rate to $9.50 by January 2022.
Minimum Wage Press Conference
Senator Tartaglione Minimum Wage Press Conference Remarks
Senator Tartaglione Senate Floor Remarks on Minimum Wage Bill
Pennsylvania Senate Adopts Tartaglione’s Bill to Raise the Minimum Wage for the First Time in 13 Years
Senate Bill 79 proposes to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $9.50/hour by 2022. Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 2019 – As the Pennsylvania Senate adopted her legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage for the first time in 13 years, State Senator Christine...
Senator Tartaglione Minimum Wage Floor Remarks
Senator Tina Tartaglione’s Senate Floor Remarks on Minimum Wage
Senator Tartaglione Calls for Stronger Minimum Wage Legislation as Committee Advances $9.50 Plan
As a $9.50/hour minimum wage plan advanced in the Senate, the amended bill also included a moratorium on changes to PA’s outdated overtime pay rules. Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2019 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) voted yesterday in favor of...
Senator Tartaglione and Union leaders talk about multiple bills to give workers a stronger voice in PA
Senator Tartaglione remarks on S.B. 464/workplace safety
Sen. Tartaglione Floor Remarks on Minimum Wage
Senators Tartaglione and Sabatina Deliver $1.5 Million Redevelopment Grant To Friends Of Father Judge H.S.
Funding from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will support the construction of a new welding lab and expansion of an academic excellence center. Philadelphia, PA − November 15, 2019 – State Senators Christine Tartaglione and John Sabatina...
Senator Tartaglione Announces Nearly $900,000 In Development Grants Awarded to Four Local Organizations
Philadelphia, PA, November 15, 2019 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) is pleased to announce that five community organizations in the 2nd Senate District have been awarded grants totaling $882,477 through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Local Share Account program.