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El Senado aprueba el proyecto de ley Costa, Robinson por el que se crea un grupo operativo de búsqueda y salvamento urbano en el oeste de Pensilvania
HARRISBURG – Legislation to create a western Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue task force was approved unanimously by the Senate today, according to Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Jay Costa (D-43). Senate Bill 792 would establish a western...
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, y el presidente de Apropiaciones, Vincent Hughes, elogian el presupuesto 2024-25 del gobernador Shapiro
HARRISBURG, PA – Febrero 6, 2024 – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro laid out his vision and priorities for the 2024-25 Pennsylvania Budget. In it, the Governor proposed historic increases in basic education spending, economic development, housing, community safety, and...
El Comité de Política destaca el programa de reparaciones integrales en Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH − Febrero 3, 2024 – The Senate Democratic Policy Committee traveled to Pittsburgh yesterday to host two events to highlight the successes of Pennsylvania's groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program. Less than a year after the distribution of funds, the...
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 – Enero 30, 2024 – Today, Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) announces three projects in his senatorial district that will benefit from Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding. This program is designed to improve safety at intersections...
Los senadores estatales Jay Costa, Vincent Hughes y Judy Schwank elogian el Plan de Educación Superior del Gobernador Shapiro y piden que continúen las conversaciones con las partes interesadas
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...
El senador Jay Costa anuncia más de 1,4 millones de dólares en subvenciones del Fondo de Desarrollo Económico del Juego y el Turismo para el distrito 43
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...
El senador Jay Costa anuncia más de 500.000 dólares en subvenciones de la Ley 13 en beneficio del 43º distrito senatorial
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...
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, aplaude la aprobación de la financiación de las universidades públicas
Pittsburgh, PA – Noviembre 15, 2023 − Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 1461, a bill to fund state-related universities, by a vote of 45-5. This was well above the constitutionally required two-thirds vote necessary to fund Penn State, the University of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Statement on Senate-Passed Budget Proposal
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 30, 2023 − Today, State Senator Jay Costa, D-43, released the following statement on House Bill 611: “The plan we voted on today is not a final agreement and is just one more step in negotiations. “As we move through the process, it is imperative...
El senador estatal Jay Costa aplaude la aprobación del proyecto de ley de devolución del alquiler del impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles
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...
El senador estatal Jay Costa reacciona a la decisión del Tribunal Supremo que anula la discriminación positiva y expresa su decepción
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...
El senador estatal Jay Costa reacciona ante la sentencia de Robert Bowers
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...
Los demócratas del Senado debaten la mejora de la seguridad ferroviaria en una audiencia en Pittsburgh
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...
Los senadores Jay Costa y Michele Brooks se unen a la PHFA para celebrar sus 50 años de éxito y piden que se aumente la financiación del Programa de Crédito Fiscal para Desarrollos de Uso Mixto
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...
El senador Jay Costa y el representante Dan Frankel anuncian en Pittsburgh los beneficiarios de las subvenciones para seguridad sin ánimo de lucro
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...
El senador Costa, el alcalde Gainey y el diputado Innamorato defienden las exenciones fiscales para las propiedades ocupadas desde hace tiempo por sus propietarios en Pittsburgh y piden su rápida aprobación
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...
El senador Jay Costa y la representante Jessica Benham anuncian la concesión de 180.983 dólares en subvenciones
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...