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El senador Costa habla del proyecto de ley del Código Escolar 2023-24 (HB 301)
El líder demócrata en el Senado, Jay Costa, aplaude la aprobación en la Cámara de Representantes del aumento de las subvenciones para la seguridad de las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y pide al Senado que termine el trabajo
Harrisburg, PA - 31 de octubre de 2023 - Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania aprobó la HB 1772, que aumenta la financiación total para el enormemente exitoso Programa de Subvenciones de Seguridad sin fines de lucro de $ 5 millones a $ 10 millones. El senador Costa y el representante Dan...
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, y la presidenta de la Comisión de Gobierno Estatal, Amanda M. Cappelletti, piden que se siga negociando el día de las elecciones primarias para dar cabida a los observadores de la Pascua judía
Harrisburg, PA - 26 de octubre de 2023 - Hoy, el senador estatal Jay Costa se une a los llamamientos de los electores judíos de su distrito y de toda la Commonwealth para ajustar la fecha de las elecciones primarias de Pensilvania de 2024 para respetar la Pascua judía. Si la fecha de las primarias sigue siendo el 23 de abril,...
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, anuncia más de 12 millones de dólares en fondos PHFA para el distrito 43
Pittsburgh, PA – Octubre 13, 2023 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa announces over $12 million in funding for affordable housing projects in his district in Allegheny County. This funding comes from the 2 022 Fiscal Year budget and utilizes ARPA funding to help fill...
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, elogia la aprobación de la ley HB27
Harrisburg, PA – Septiembre 20, 2023 – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate advanced HB 27, a bill to distribute crucial school mental health funding and community violence prevention funding. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) personally advocated an amendment...
Senator Costa Discusses SR 792 at Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting
Los demócratas del Senado debaten los juegos de habilidad en la audiencia de Radnor
RADNOR, Agosto 24, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) co-hosted a public hearing yesterday in Radnor to discuss skill games...
El senador estatal Jay Costa emite una declaración en respuesta al veredicto de pena de muerte de Robert Bowers
Pittsburgh − Agosto 2, 2023 − Today, a jury sentenced Robert Bowers to death for his 63 charges related to the Tree of Life massacre. State Senator Jay Costa, whose district includes Squirrel Hill, offers the following statement in response: "Legally, today closes the...
El senador estatal Jay Costa anuncia una inversión de más de 14 millones de dólares en infraestructuras hídricas en el condado de Allegheny
PITTSBURGH, PA− Julio 21, 2023 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa announces a $14.6 million investment in water infrastructure through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). This investment by PENNVEST is crucial in PWSA’s ongoing effort to...
Diecisiete años y contando - Los demócratas del Senado siguen luchando por aumentar el salario mínimo en Pensilvania
Harrisburg, PA – Julio 7, 2023 − Domingo, Julio 9th, marks seventeen years since Pennsylvania lawmakers last raised the minimum wage. On Julio 9th, 2006, Governor Ed Rendell was joined by Senator Christine Tartaglione, Senator Vincent Hughes, and Senator Jay Costa, to...
Declaración del líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, sobre el proyecto de presupuesto aprobado por el Senado
Harrisburg, PA - 30 de junio 2023 - Hoy, el senador estatal Jay Costa, D-43, emitió la siguiente declaración sobre el Proyecto de Ley 611: "El plan que hemos votado hoy no es un acuerdo final y es sólo un paso más en las negociaciones. "A medida que avanzamos en el proceso, es imperativo...
State Senator Jay Costa Applauds Property Tax Rent Rebate Bill Passage
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 30, 2023 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa, D-43, proudly voted Yes on HB1100, a bill amending the Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program to increase income thresholds to qualify for the program to expand eligibility and to increase the amount of...
State Senator Jay Costa Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Affirmative Action, Expresses Disappointment
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 29, 2023 – Today, the Supreme Court decided in a 6-3 decision to strike down affirmative action in the case of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. Democratic Leader Jay Costa, representing...
State Senator Jay Costa Reacts to Robert Bowers Verdict
Pittsburgh, PA – Junio 16, 2023 − Today, a jury found Robert Bowers guilty of 63 charges related to the deadliest antisemitic attack in recent history, which left eleven Jewish worshippers dead in Squirrel Hill. State Senator Jay Costa, whose senatorial district...
Senate Democrats Kick Off National Gun Violence Prevention Month
Senate Dems Discuss Improving Railroad Safety at Pittsburgh Hearing
PITTSBURGH − Mayo 19, 2023 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senator Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) to host a public hearing in Pittsburgh...
Senators Jay Costa, Michele Brooks Join PHFA to Celebrate 50 Years of Success, Call for Increased Mixed-Used Development Tax Credit Program Funding
Harrisburg, PA – Mayo 3, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) joined legislative leaders and Executive Director Robin Wiessmann to celebrate the creation of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) 50 years ago by the General Assembly. Today’s...
El Caucus de las Artes y la Cultura de Pensilvania celebra el Día de la Defensa de las Artes, presenta a artistas locales y pide que se siga invirtiendo en las artes
HARRISBURG, PA − Abril 26, 2023 − Today, Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Arts and Culture Caucus gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to celebrate “Arts Advocacy Day” along with Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, a nonprofit advocacy group. The four co-chairs...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Dan Frankel Announce Nonprofit Security Grant Funding Recipients in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA − Abril 5, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Dan Frankel are pleased to announce an allocation of $269,708 in funding through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
Sen. Costa Shredding Event on Sábado, Abril 29
Sen. Costa Presupuesto - Financiación de la educación
Presupuesto Sen Costa - Inversión en salud mental
Expanding OSHA Coverage To Public Sector Employees
Senator Costa, Mayor Gainey, Representative Innamorato Champion Tax Breaks for Pittsburgh’s Longtime Owner Occupied Properties, Call for Swift Passage
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 23, 2023 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa, Mayor Ed Gainey, and Representative Sara Innamorato gathered to call for the speedy passage of the Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP) in order to protect homeowners living in areas...
Longtime Owner Occupant Program Press Conference
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Jessica Benham Announce $180,983 in Grant Funding
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Jessica Benham are proud to announce $180,983 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Statewide Local Share Account Grants through the Commonwealth Financing Authority and...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Abigail Salisbury Announce Over $4 Million in Grant Funding
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Abigail Salisbury are proud to announce $4,001,924 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants and Statewide Local Share Account Grants...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Joe McAndrew Announce Nearly $400,000 in Grant Funding
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Joe McAndrew are proud to announce $398,265 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants and Statewide Local Share Account Grants through the...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Dan Frankel Announce $88,573 in Grant Funding
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Dan Frankel are proud to announce $88,573 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants and Statewide Local Share Account Grants through the...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative La’Tasha Mayes Announce $258,341 in Grant Funding
Pittsburgh, PA − Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative La’Tasha Mayes are proud to announce $258,341 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants and Statewide Local Share Account Grants...