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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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 – Puede 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...
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...
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...
Senator Jay Costa, Representative Aerion Abney Announce over $775,000 in Grant Funding
Pittsburgh, PA − Marzo 16, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa and Representative Aerion Abney are proud to announce $775,973 in grant funding within their legislative districts in Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants and Statewide Local Share Account Grants through...
Senator Jay Costa Announces PCCD Funding for Substance Abuse Education Funds in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH, PA – Marzo 8, 2023 − Today, Senator Jay Costa announces $600,000 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to Allegheny County. “All of us deserve to get the care we need when we are experiencing a disorder,...
Senadores y representantes demócratas elogian el presupuesto como un buen comienzo y piden que continúe la colaboración a lo largo del proceso presupuestario
HARRISBURG, PA - 7 de marzo de 2023 - Hoy, los demócratas del Senado y los demócratas de la Cámara celebraron una conferencia de prensa conjunta para responder al discurso del gobernador Shapiro sobre el presupuesto. Los demócratas del Senado están satisfechos con un presupuesto de sentido común que invierte en el futuro de...
Democratic Senators Demonstrate Unity, Call for Swift Bipartisan Passage of Window to Justice Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA – Febrero 27, 2023 - Today, Senate Democrats held a press conference calling for the swift and bipartisan passage of HB1 and HB2, which would open a Window to Justice for survivors of child sexual abuse. “The time to pass a Window to Justice for...
Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Applauds Court Ruling Public Education Funding Unconstitutional
Harrisburg, PA – Febrero 7, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus applauds the Commonwealth Court’s historic ruling in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al., that Pennsylvania’s system of funding public...