June 27, 2013
June 26, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 26, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) issued the following statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality: “While the U.S. Supreme Court has led us on an emotional roller coaster this...
June 25, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams opened the “2013 Summer of Peace” on Saturday with an annual family fun day and the introduction of a summer-long basketball tournament for students. Williams kicked off this component of his ongoing...
June 25, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 25, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, Democratic whip and member of the Senate State Government Committee, today said the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on the Voting Rights Act could spell bad news for Pennsylvania: “The decision today was...
June 24, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 24, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-1 ruling today on Fisher v. University of Texas, which argued affirmative action admission policies with racial considerations: “Some...
June 19, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 19, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, Democratic whip and member of the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statement tonight following Gov. Tom Corbett’s public proposals about addressing the funding crisis of the School...
June 17, 2013
June 17, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 17, 2013 – Sen. Anthony Williams decided today to go public with his behind-the-scenes battle with a state lawmaker over his controversial and inflammatory House bill that would attempt to nullify federal laws regarding gun ownership. Rep. Daryl...
June 17, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2013 – Sen. Anthony Williams, PECO and Wawa will offer a day-long “Family Fun Day” beginning at 9 a.m., June 22, at the Francis Myers Recreation Center, Philadelphia. The event, part of the senator’s violence reduction initiative, will run from...
June 12, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 12, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Williams will roll out the next part of his violence reduction initiative on June 22 when he, Wawa and PECO host a “Family Fun Day” during “Summer of Peace 2013.” “Reducing violence is about engaging our community, so I...
June 12, 2013
Full-day workshop to help homeowners avoid default, seizure just 9 days away YEADON, June 12, 2013 – In just nine days, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, will hold a free, daylong workshop to help Delaware...
June 5, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 5, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony H. Williams put another solution on the table today for children in Philadelphia, offering to boost the school district’s coffers with a pair of bills that would increase the liquor-by-the-drink tax and authorize a...
June 3, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 3, 2013 – After delivering a passionate plea for adoption of his legislation to stop school districts from “passing the trash” – teachers suspected of sexual misconduct – the state Senate Monday evening unanimously adopted Sen. Anthony Williams’...
June 3, 2013
June 3, 2013
Full-day workshop to help homeowners avoid default, seizure YEADON, June 3, 2013 – Recognizing that too many Delaware County homeowners are drowning in debt and fearing a loss of their properties and stability, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, in partnership with...