PA Senate Democrats Release Statement on Violent Protest in DC

PA Senate Democrats Release Statement on Violent Protest in DC

Harrisburg, PA – January 6, 2021 – The PA Senate Democrats released the following statement on the violent protest today in the nation’s Capitol: The First Amendment is one of our most sacred. It is not political and it is not partisan. The rights to free speech,...
State Senate Hearing Focuses on Expanding the Amber Alert System in PA 

State Senate Hearing Focuses on Expanding the Amber Alert System in PA 

Harrisburg – October 15, 2020 – At the request of Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Philadelphia/Delaware), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a virtual public hearing to discuss expanding Pennsylvania’s Amber Alert system to include hit-and-run incidents....
Cobbs Creek Parkway Rumble Strips

Cobbs Creek Parkway Rumble Strips

Philadelphia, PA − September 22, 2020 − State Senator Anthony H. Williams received the following letter to from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regarding installing sinusoidal rumble strips on Cobbs Creek Parkway’s double-yellow centerline from 58th Street to Girard Avenue:

Senate Passes Bipartisan Probation Reform Proposal

HARRISBURG – July 15, 2020 − The Senate approved a bipartisan bill today to improve Pennsylvania’s probation system by addressing serious flaws that have trapped nonviolent offenders in a cycle of incarceration without improving public safety. Senate Bill 14,...
Senator Anthony H. Williams Statement on Positive COVID-19 Test

Senator Anthony H. Williams Statement on Positive COVID-19 Test

Philadelphia, PA – July 14, 2020 – State Senator Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) released the following statement after testing positive for COVID-19: “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am following all recommended guidelines from the CDC and...
State Senate Hearing Focuses on Expanding the Amber Alert System in PA 

Bipartisan Probation Reform Proposal Moves Forward in the Senate

HARRISBURG – June 24, 2020 − The Senate Judiciary Committee approved today a bipartisan bill which would improve Pennsylvania’s probation system by addressing antiquated and arbitrary provisions in the law that have unnecessarily trapped nonviolent offenders in a...