Lawmakers, and Advocates Sound the Alarm on Looming Burdensome SNAP Rules

PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 18, 2025 – On Friday morning, State Senator Art Haywood (D-4) was joined by fellow lawmakers and nonprofit leaders at a press conference in Philadelphia to sound the alarm on new federal work requirements for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition...

Senator Tartaglione Announces Laptop Grants to Close the Digital Divide in the Second Senatorial District

Philadelphia, PA − July 18, 2025 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) today announced that two local organizations will receive laptop grants through Pennsylvania’s new Digital Connectivity Technology Program, a statewide effort to expand access...

Senators Kane, Robinson and Tartaglione Designate July 21-25, 2025 as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week”

HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate has officially designated the week of July 21-25, 2025, as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week” through Senate Resolution 133, introduced by Minority Chair of Labor & Industry Committee, State Senator John I. Kane, Chair of Labor & Industry Committee, State Senator Devlin Robinson and Senator Tina Tartaglione.

Senators Tartaglione and Farry Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Law

Philadelphia, PA – July 15, 2025 – State Senators Christine Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) and Frank Farry (R–Bucks) have introduced Senate Bill 908, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Act and protect skilled workers across the...
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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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Tartaglione Announces Awarding of $3 Million in Small Business Assistance Grants within 2nd Senate District

Tartaglione Announces Awarding of $3 Million in Small Business Assistance Grants within 2nd Senate District

Philadelphia, PA – September 15, 2020 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione today announced that 183 small businesses in and around the 2nd Senate District have received or will soon receive a combined $3,050,000 in COVID-19 relief funding from the Commonwealth as part of Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance, a $225 million program created in the comprehensive PA CARES legislation adopted by the General Assembly in May.

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Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Tartaglione-Costa Legislation to Fund PA Higher Education Institutions

Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Tartaglione-Costa Legislation to Fund PA Higher Education Institutions

Philadelphia, PA – September 9, 2020 − The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by State Senator Christine Tartaglione and Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa that would allocate $130 million in federal CARES Act funding to help higher education institutions in the Commonwealth manage financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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