Newsroom
Happy New Year
Senate Democrats Announce Committee Chairmanships for 2017-18 Legislative Session
Harrisburg, December 29, 2016 – Senate Democrats today announced committee chairmanships for the upcoming 2017-18 legislative session, set to begin on Jan. 3, 2017. “Our Senate Democratic committee chairs have the breadth and depth of experience, expertise and...
Costa: Application Process for Medical Marijuana Organizations Set to Open in Early 2017
Harrisburg – December 21, 2016 – New details regarding the availability of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania were released by the Wolf administration today marking the first major step in the legalization process since the landmark legislation (Act 16) was signed...
2016 Year-In-Review
Happy Holidays
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank – Donate If You Can
State Grant Funds Secured to Support Two Local Projects
HARRISBURG, December 6, 2016 – Two local projects will benefit from more than $300,000 in state grant funds State Rep. Paul Costa, D-Allegheny and State Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) announced today. The grants were funded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority...
Costa, Gainey Announce Grant Funds for Wilkinsburg Borough
Harrisburg – December 6, 2016 –Grant funds from the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund will be used for a local community improvement project, Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Allegheny) announced. The $350,000 grant awarded to Wilkinsburg...
Grant Funds Secured for Redevelopment Project in Homewood
Harrisburg – November 29, 2016 – Redevelopment of the site at 7800 Susquehanna Street in Homewood will be bolstered by $1 million in state grant funds, state Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Representative Ed Gainey (D-Allegheny) announced today. The $1 million...
Senator Costa Floor Remarks on Senator Wozniak Retirement
Senator Costa Floor Remarks on Senator Kitchen Retirement
Senator Costa Remarks on the Departure of Senators Teplitz and Wiley
Senate Democrats Announce Leadership Team
Harrisburg – November 16, 2016 – Senate Democrats today elected leaders for the 2017-18 legislative session. State Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) was re-elected Democratic Floor Leader. “It is an honor and a privilege to once again be chosen to serve the caucus as...
Costa: Local Share Legislation Approved by Senate, Awaits House Action
Harrisburg – October 26, 2016 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) called on the state House of Representatives to pass – without any changes – legislation to restore the gaming industry’s local share assessment which was invalidated by the state...
Senator Jay Costa Floor Remarks on Veterans Recognition
State Grants Support Key Projects in Allegheny County
Harrisburg – October 25, 2016 – More than half a million dollars in grant funds have been awarded to support the development of walkways, green space and streambank restorations in Allegheny County, according to state Sen. Jay Costa (D- Forest Hills) and state Rep....
Senator Costa introduces guests from the Western PA School for the Deaf
Senator Costa Remembers Former Congressman Joseph M. Gaydos
October is National Arts & Humanities Month in PA
Sen. Jay Costa Remarks on Domestic Violence Remembrance
State Senate Hearing in Monroeville Focuses on Charter School Reform
Monroeville – October 13, 2016 – At the request of state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a hearing on the role of charter schools in public education. “I hope today’s hearing gives us a better sense of...
Senator Jay Costa Speaks at the Annual Talk Magazine African American and Latino Event
A Day at the State Capitol with Senator Costa
Grant Funds Secured to Support Former Westinghouse Site Redevelopment Project
Harrisburg – Sept. 30, 2016 – Efforts to redevelop the former Westinghouse site in Churchill will be bolstered by more than $2 million in grant funds announced today by Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Representative Paul Costa (D-Allegheny). The $2.5 million grant...
Grant Awarded for Redevelopment of The Edge at South Side
Harrisburg – Sept. 30, 2016 – Redevelopment grant funds totaling more than $2 million will be used to support the Edge at South Side project, Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny) announced today. The $2.5 million grant for the project was...
Capitol Rally to Focus on Fight Against Opioid Abuse
Senator Costa Remarks from the Capitol Rally to Focus on Fight Against Opioid Abuse
Senator Costa Closing Remarks from the Capitol Rally to Focus on Fight Against Opioid Abuse
Joint Committee Hearing Focus on Emergency Preparedness in Scranton
SCRANTON, August 24, 2016 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today joined numerous members of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees at a joint committee hearing at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton....
Costa Backs Beemer Appointment as Interim Attorney General
Harrisburg – Aug. 18, 2016 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) released the following statement in support of Gov. Tom Wolf’s nomination of Bruce Beemer to serve as interim attorney general. Former Attorney General Kathleen Kane resigned on Wednesday...