Senator Tartaglione Praises New Housing Investments for the Second Senatorial District and Surrounding Philadelphia Area

Philadelphia, PA – June 12, 2025 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-2, Philadelphia) is thrilled to see over $5 million in housing support programs coming to Philadelphia through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund....

Senator Tartaglione Applauds House Passage of HB 1549, Legislation to Raise Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage

Philadelphia, PA − June 12, 2025 – Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) issues the following statement following the House passage of HB 1549, legislation sponsored by Representative Dawkins to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania: “I want to...

Senator Tartaglione Applauds Over $1 Million in State and Federal Grants for Philadelphia Programs Supporting Health, Safety, and Recovery

Philadelphia, PA − June 11, 2025 – Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) today announced more than $1 million in state and federal funding awarded to programs that serve Philadelphia following approval by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...

Senate Labor and Industry Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Protect Construction Workers from Misclassification

HARRISBURG, PA − June 10, 2025 − The Senate Labor and Industry Committee today unanimously passed Senate Bill 72, legislation that strengthens protections for construction workers who are misclassified as independent contractors. The bill, sponsored by Senators Kane,...
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Tartaglione Applauds New Overtime Regulations Granting 200,000 PA Workers Additional Protection

Tartaglione Applauds New Overtime Regulations Granting 200,000 PA Workers Additional Protection

Philadelphia, PA – October 7, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione applauded new overtime rules published in The Pennsylvania Bulletin on October 3 that require all Pennsylvania employers to pay time-and-a-half wages to employees who earn less than $45,500 a year and who log more than 40 hours in a workweek. The new base earnings threshold provides an additional 200,000 Pennsylvania workers with coverage under the state’s overtime pay requirements, regardless of their job titles.

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Tartaglione Provides Update on COVID-19 Relief Funding for Small Businesses in and Around the 2nd District

Tartaglione Provides Update on COVID-19 Relief Funding for Small Businesses in and Around the 2nd District

Philadelphia, PA – October 7, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione today announced that 258 small businesses in and around the 2nd Senate District have received or will soon receive a combined $4.5 million in COVID-19 relief funding through Statewide Small Business Assistance (SBA), a $225 million program created by the General Assembly in May through its comprehensive PA CARES legislation.

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