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El Comité de Política destaca el programa de reparaciones integrales en Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - 3 de febrero de 2024 - El Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado viajó ayer a Pittsburgh para acoger dos eventos para destacar los éxitos del innovador Programa de Reparaciones Integrales de Viviendas de Pensilvania. Menos de un año después de la distribución de fondos, el...
El senador estatal Jay Costa celebra que los fondos del PennDOT para el control automatizado de los semáforos en rojo beneficien al distrito 43
PITTSBURGH, PA - 30 de enero 2024 - Hoy, el líder demócrata Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) anuncia tres proyectos en su distrito senatorial que se beneficiarán de la financiación de la Aplicación Automatizada de la Luz Roja (ARLE). Este programa está diseñado para mejorar la seguridad en las intersecciones...
State Senators Jay Costa, Vincent Hughes, and Judy Schwank Praise Governor Shapiro’s Higher Education Blueprint, Call for Continued Stakeholder Conversations
HARRISBURG, PA – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic caucus praise Governor Shapiro’s new blueprint for higher education, which seeks to expand access to higher education for Pennsylvania’s learners while consolidating governance and moving towards a...
Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $1.4 Million in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund Grants for the 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – Enero 16, 2024 – Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $1,468,000 in Gaming Economic Development Tourism money benefiting the 43rd senatorial district. “I am delighted to be supporting the organizations that support our community, especially...
Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $500k in Act 13 Grants Benefitting the 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA – Enero 16, 2024 – Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $565,403 in Act 13 grant funding benefitting the 43rd senatorial district. “It’s a great honor to be delivering crucial state funding to the green spaces that allow the people of...
Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $1 Million in Arts Funding for the 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – Diciembre 20, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $1,048,567 in CFA Arts and Culture Grants benefiting the 43rd senatorial district. “As a co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Arts and Culture caucus, I am extremely delighted to be delivering...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Abigail Salisbury Announce Over $1.7 Million in H2O and Small Water & Sewer Grants
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Abigail Salisbury announce $1,743,930 in H2O Grants and Small Water and Sewer Grants benefitting their districts. “Today’s grant announcement is excellent news for the folks who rely on our water...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Joe McAndrew Announce Over $4.6 Million in H2O and Small Water & Sewer Grants
PITTSBURGH, PA – Diciembre 19, 2023 –Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Joe McAndrew announce $4,657,528 in H2O Grants and Small Water and Sewer Grants benefitting their districts. “I am extremely proud to be delivering this grant funding to crucial...
Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $1 Million in PCCD Funding for Nonprofit Security, Children’s Advocacy, Violence Prevention Benefiting the 43
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $1,150,637 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to Allegheny County. These funds were drawn from various grant programs that seek to prevent violence against...
Senator Costa Speaks on SB 219 (Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program) in Finance Committee
Wreaths Across America Service 2023
Senator Costa Hosts Virtual Pennie Health Care Enrollment Town Hall
Jay Costa, líder demócrata en el Senado, aplaude la aprobación de la financiación de las universidades públicas
Pittsburgh, PA - 15 de noviembre 2023 - Hoy, el Senado de Pensilvania aprobó HB 1461, un proyecto de ley para financiar las universidades relacionadas con el estado, por una votación de 45-5. Esto fue muy por encima de la constitución de dos tercios de los votos necesarios para financiar Penn State University. Este resultado supera con creces los dos tercios de los votos necesarios para financiar Penn State, la Universidad de...
Senator Costa Offers Floor Remarks in Support of HB 301 (School Code Bill)
El senador Costa habla del proyecto de ley del Código Escolar 2023-24 (HB 301)
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Lauds Passage of Increased Nonprofit Security Grant Funding in House, Calls on Senate to Finish the Job
Harrisburg, PA - Octubre 31, 2023 - Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1772, which increases the total funding for the hugely successful Nonprofit Security Grant Program from $5 million to $10 million. Senator Costa and Representative Dan...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, State Government Committee Chair Amanda M. Cappelletti Call for Continued Negotiation on Primary Election Day to Accommodate Observers of Passover
Harrisburg, PA − Octubre 26, 2023 – Today, State Senator Jay Costa joins calls from Jewish constituents in his district and across the commonwealth to adjust the date of Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election to respect Passover. If the primary date remains Abril 23,...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Announces Over $12 Million in PHFA Funding for 43rd District
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...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Praises the Passage of 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
Senate Dems Discuss Skill Games at Radnor Hearing
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...
State Senator Jay Costa Issues Statement in Response to Robert Bowers’ Death Penalty Verdict
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...
State Senator Jay Costa Announces Over $14 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure in Allegheny County
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...
Seventeen Years and Counting – Senate Democrats Continue to Fight to Raise PA’s Minimum Wage
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 − Puede 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...