HARRISBURG, May 14, 2013 – The unanimous approval of a bill that would prevent schools and school districts from “passing” sexual predators from job to job ahead of any criminal investigation has that proposal’s sponsor, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, applauding. “I’m excited to see this commonsense piece of legislation embraced by both sides of [...]
Philadelphia, May 8, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today issued the following statement in response to the state Supreme Court’s decision on redistricting: “I’m disappointed at the final ruling of this suit, though not surprised. There has been steady movement afoot to further marginalize certain populations by lumping them together and diluting their [...]
HARRISBURG, May 8, 2013 – Sen. Anthony Williams will join other school and elected officials at 10:15 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Philadelphia, to address the funding crisis in the Philadelphia School District. Sen. Williams will join Philly School District Superintendent William Hite, Mayor Michael Nutter, Sen. Vincent Hughes and Rep. [...]
HARRISBURG, May 8, 2013 – Sen. Anthony Williams and his wife, Shari, will host 30 mothers from area Philadelphia Housing Authority residences in the 8th Senate District for his second Glam-Mom Makeover Day at Empire Beauty School, Springfield. The senator and his wife will welcome participants at 9 a.m. The event will run until 1 [...]
HARRISBURG, April 30, 2013 – Frequent headlines detailing cases of children falling victim to sexually abusive coaches, teachers, principals, custodians and other school staff has state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams calling on the General Assembly to finally pass legislation that would better address the problem in Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Department of Education, nearly [...]
HARRISBURG, April 25, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and a national advocacy group will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Capitol Media Center, Harrisburg, to push for passage of legislation outlawing the practice of “passing the trash.” When school employees with a history of sexual misconduct move from one school to another, the moniker is uttered.
PHILADELPHIA, April 18, 2013 — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams will open the highly anticipated Helping Hands Kinship Care Conference at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at West Philadelphia High School. The free event, co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Kinship Care Committee, Gateway Health Plan, and the Philadelphia School District, will continue until 2 p.m. Sen. [...]
Harrisburg, April 17, 2013 – Senate Democrats’ 2013-14 budget priorities are heavily weighted toward job creation, education investments, strengthening the social-services safety net, modernizing liquor sales and refocusing Pennsylvania’s business tax menu to help small businesses, they announced today at a Capitol news conference. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) said that Senate Democrats will go [...]
PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2013 — State Sen. Anthony Williams today voted an emphatic “no” on a bill that would allow health insurance companies to opt out of paying for abortions unless the woman is a victim of rape, incest or in immediate danger of dying. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 8-5 to report [...]
PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams will speak Sunday afternoon, April 7, during National Holocaust Day observances at the Holocaust Monument, 16th and the Parkway, Philadelphia. Sen. Williams is scheduled to speak at 1:40 p.m. But, if it rains, the ceremony will be moved to Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St., and Sen. [...]
