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State Senator Jay Costa Announces $2.3 Million in PA SITES Funding for 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA – May 8, 2024 − Today, Governor Shapiro and DCED Secretary Risk Siger awarded seven projects across Pennsylvania a total of $10.6 Million in PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) funding in order to develop shovel-ready...
Senator Costa Observes Mental Health Awareness Month, Calls for Legislation to Support Mental Healthcare Delivery
Senator Costa Speaks on Gun Safety Legislation with Ceasefire PA
Senator Costa Observes National Teacher Appreciation Day, Calls for Legislation Supporting Educators
Senator Costa Welcomes Members from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
State Senator Jay Costa Announces $300,000 in Parent Pathways Grants benefitting the 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA − May 2, 2024 – Today, Senator Jay Costa is proud to announce $300,000 in Parent Pathways Grant funding to benefit the 43rd district. “Parents seeking undergraduate degrees are balancing a tremendous load, from accomplishing schoolwork to raising...
Sen. Costa Celebrates National Nurses Month, Calls for Pro-Nurse Legislation
Senator Costa Celebrates Small Business Week, Calls for Increased Support for Entrepreneurs
Senator Costa Speaks on Housing Priorities in 2024-25 Budget
Senator Jay Costa Announces Recipients Of School Safety And Mental Health Supports For Students And Staff In The 43rd Senatorial District
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, Senator Jay Costa is proud to announce $2,310,782 in school safety and mental health money from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency benefitting the 43rd Senatorial District. “This funding is absolutely crucial to ensuring...
Senator Costa on KDKA to Support Refuge for Women Pittsburgh, Live from Oakmont Bakery
PA Arts and Culture Caucus Celebrates Arts Advocacy Day, Features Local Artists, Calls for Continued Investments in the Arts
HARRISBURG, PA – March 19, 2024 − Today, members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Arts and Culture Caucus gathered to celebrate “Arts Advocacy Day” along with Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, a nonprofit advocacy group. The four co-chairs of the...
Democratic Leader Jay Costa Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Energy Plan
PITTSBURGH − March 13, 2024 − Today, Governor Josh Shapiro outlined his new Energy Plan, which is intended to cut costs and create jobs. In response, Democratic Leader Jay Costa releases the following statement: “I applaud the Governor for restarting a...
State Senator Jay Costa Reaffirms Commitment to IVF, Reproductive Healthcare
HARRISBURG, PA − March 4, 2024 − On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling that declared embryos “children” under Alabama law, an unprecedented step in narrowing crucial reproductive healthcare access for thousands of women. In response to this action,...
Senator Costa Champions Governor Shapiro’s Blueprint for Higher Education at CCAC
In the 43rd: Industrial Arts Workshop
State Senator Jay Costa Praises PA Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Voter Data Privacy
PITTSBURGH, PA – February 22, 2024 – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a per curium order, dismissing the appeals in Pa. Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee v PA. Department of State. This action was initiated by the...
Joint Policy Hearing Focuses on Legislation to Seal Eviction Records
WILKINSBURG, February 15, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny), Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), Senator Judy...
Policy Committee Hearing: Eviction Sealing
Eviction Sealing Press Conference
Senator Costa Strongly Urges No Vote on SR 234
Costa, Robinson Bill Creating Western PA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Passed by Senate
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...
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes Praise Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 Budget
HARRISBURG, PA – February 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...
Sen. Costa: Joint Democratic House and Senate Budget Response Presser
Joint Democratic House and Senate Budget Response Presser
Senator Costa 2024-25 Budget Address Reaction
Policy Committee Highlights Whole-Home Repairs Program in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH − February 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...
State Senator Jay Costa Celebrates PennDOT’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Dollars to Benefit 43rd District
PITTSBURGH, PA – January 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...
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 – January 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...