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Senate Democrats Champion Affordability Action Plan to Bring Down Costs and Expand Economic Opportunities to PA Families
HARRISBURG, PA − April 21, 2026 − Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus were joined by Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis to hold a press conference in the Main Capitol Rotunda to kick off their Affordability Action Plan, which highlights...
Senator Costa Kicks off Affordability Action Plan
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Commends Commonwealth Court Decision Ending State Prohibition on Reproductive Healthcare Spending
HARRISBURG, PA – April 20, 2026 − Today, the Commonwealth Court issued a decision holding that reproductive choice is a fundamental right guaranteed by the PA constitution, and that the state’s MA coverage prohibition on abortion services violates the Equal Rights...
Senators Fontana and Costa Announce over $21 Million in PENNVEST Funding for Allegheny County
Allegheny County – April 15, 2026 – Today, Senators Wayne Fontana and Jay Costa announce that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded a loan of $21,770,999 to Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) for a water main replacement...
Senators Jay Costa, Lindsey Williams, and Wayne Fontana Announce over $53 Million in PENNVEST Funding for Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH, PA – April 15, 2026 − Today, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) held a Board Meeting to award loan and grant funding for the latest round of applicants. Together, Senators Jay Costa, Lindsey Williams, and Wayne Fontana announce...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Announces Nearly $2 Million in Keystone Grants for Libraries in the 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – April 7, 2026 − Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa announces $1,900,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries benefitting three libraries in the 43rd Senatorial District. Keystone grants...
Senator Costa discusses Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit Program on Face the State on CBS21
Senator Costa discusses Minimum Wage Bill on Face the State on CBS21
Session Spotlight :: March 23, 2026
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Celebrates Passage of House Minimum Wage Bill, Calls for Swift Movement in Senate
HARRISBURG, PA – March 24, 2026 – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa offers the following statement on the final passage of HB 2189: “The PA House of Representatives today passed a minimum wage bill that, in one swift motion, champions working families,...
Session Spotlight :: March 16, 2026
Senator Costa joins DCED in Downtown Pittsburgh to Celebration Neighborhood Assistance Program
Shapiro Administration Continues Commitment to Revitalizing Pittsburgh, Highlights $3.3 Million Investment to Support a More Vibrant Downtown
The recent Neighborhood Assistance Program award to the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will help create a cleaner, safer downtown over the next six years. Since Governor Josh Shapiro united the public, private, and non-profit sector behind a concrete plan to...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Announces Over $1.7 Million in PCCD Grant Funding for the 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA – March 11, 2026 − Today, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa announces $1,798,040 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) benefitting the 43rd district, encompassing parts of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The...
Session Spotlight :: 2026 Budget Hearing Edition
Session Spotlight :: February 23, 2026
Happy Black History Month from the PA Senate Democrats
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Lauds Governor Shapiro’s Housing Action Plan, Urges Bipartisanship to Enact Priorities
PITTSBURGH, PA: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, stakeholders, and activists in Philadelphia to celebrate his Housing Action Plan, which will expand housing access and opportunity across the commonwealth. Building on...
Senator Costa Discusses 2026-27 Budget Proposal on ABC27
Session Spotlight :: February 2, 2026
Session Spotlight: 2026-27 Budget Address
PA House and Senate Democrats Discuss Governor Shapiro’s 2026-27 Budget Proposal
Senators Maria Collett and Jay Costa Lead Senate Democrats in Affirming Constitutional Rights, Introducing Resolution Condemning Unconstitutional Use of Force by Federal Immigration Officers
Harrisburg, PA — January 27, 2026 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12, Montgomery, Caucus Chair) and Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-43, Allegheny) announced plans to introduce a new resolution affirming that constitutional rights guaranteed by the United States and...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Allegheny County Representatives Announce Grant Awards from Small Water and Sewer Program
PITTSBURGH, PA – January 22, 2026 − Today, Senator Jay Costa joins State Representatives from Allegheny County to announce grants from the Small Water and Sewer Grant Program. “I am delighted to be announcing the recipients of these Small Water and Sewer...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Allegheny County Representatives Announce Grant Awards from the Multimodal Transportation Fund
PITTSBURGH, PA – January 20, 2026 − Today, Senator Jay Costa joins State Representatives from Allegheny County to announce grants from the Multimodal Transportation Fund. “I am delighted to be announcing the recipients of these Multimodal Transportation...
Senator Costa Interviews Penn Vet at the 2026 PA Farm Show
Senator Costa pulls a milkshake with the PA dairymen’s association at the 2026 PA Farm Show
Interviews Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding at the 2026 PA Farm Show
2026 Farm Show
Senators Haywood and Costa Lead January 6 Commemoration Honoring Law Enforcement Who Defended Democracy
HARRISBURG, PA − January 6, 2026 − Today, State Senator Art Haywood, and Senator Jay Costa, Democratic Party Leader, gathered in the Main Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection and to honor...