November 10, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today voiced his support of a lawsuit by fellow lawmakers and Cease Fire PA to stop Pennsylvania’s new law giving the National Rifle Association open season on community-specific gun laws. “Philadelphia...
November 10, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, members of his family and public officials will dedicate a new facility at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11, that will further help address homelessness among the Philadelphia area’s veterans and seniors. Named...
October 29, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams issued the following statement today to note the entry into Pennsylvania law of his proposal to prevent schools from hiring teachers, coaches or staff who have sexually exploited, abused or harassed...
October 27, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 27, 2014 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today urged the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the School Reform Commission to immediately return to the negotiating table. “This debate should be about what is in the best interests of...
October 24, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams will make two public appearances tomorrow, Oct. 25, in Philadelphia to help raise awareness about breast cancer and to continue to educate residents about the importance of nonviolence, education and...
October 21, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 2014 — The new anti-bullying mobile application designed by a team from Penn Wood High School and developed in collaboration with STEMNASIUM LEARNING Academy in state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ first-ever competition is now available to...
October 15, 2014
HARRISBURG, Oct. 15, 2014 — Under state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ leadership, the House of Representatives today sent legislation to the governor’s desk that, if signed into law, would prevent schools from quietly transferring or hiring teachers, coaches and staff...
October 9, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 2014 — To showcase the academic talent in the 8th Senatorial District and stir greater awareness to anti-bullying efforts, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, STEMNASIUM and a winning team of Penn Wood High School students will debut a mobile...
October 1, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2014 — For the next six weeks, residents in the 8th Senatorial District will once again be able to improve their health and fitness – for free – during state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual “Health Awareness Season.” “Beginning today and...
September 23, 2014
HARRISBURG, Sept. 23, 2014 — The state Senate today approved the bill that would finally give the School District of Philadelphia the power to levy a $2 per pack cigarette tax on consumers, but Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams lamented the vote and urged lawmakers to find...
September 17, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2014 — From Social Security issues to workshops on energy choices, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual, free “Navigating Life After 50+ Expo” will open at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 19, at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital. Sen. Williams is...
September 12, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual “Health Awareness Season” will open next month at various recreational centers in the 8th Senatorial District. The season will present dozens of free classes and residents will have the chance to...
September 10, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 2014 — Dozens of school children in the School District of Philadelphia were the ultimate winners in state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ “Ultimate Back 2 School Basketball Challenge,” Aug. 30, at the Kingsessing Recreation Center. The contest...
August 28, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, local officials and more vendors have signed up to make the senator’s “Ultimate Back 2 School Basketball Challenge” a huge success when the tournament tips off at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at the...
August 20, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and local officials will tip-off the senator’s “Ultimate Back 2 School Basketball Challenge” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Kingsessing Recreation Center, Philadelphia. The basketball tournament is...
August 13, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13, 2014 — “Summer of Peace,” state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual program to teach children about alternatives to violence, will bring its message to Cobbs Creek Parkway on Saturday, Aug. 16. The office of Sen. Williams, in cooperation with...
August 4, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, Committeewoman Julia Chinn and other elected officials will visit the 6000 block of Spruce Street in Philadelphia tomorrow at 6 p.m. to take part in National Night Out. Chinn, the block captain for 60th...
July 17, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, July 17, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ annual “Summer of Peace” program, which is designed to teach children about alternatives to violence, will be at the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon on Saturday. The office of Sen. Williams will co-host the day...
July 10, 2014
Harrisburg – July 10, 2014 – Members of Senate Democratic Leadership issued the following statements concerning Gov. Tom Corbett’s line-item veto of funding for the General Assembly and his renewed call for lawmakers to consider pension reform: Senate Democratic...
July 10, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams will be joined by Anton Moore, local public officials and youth members of the Juvenile Justice Services Center and St. Gabriel’s Hall at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, for the dedication of the Smith...
July 7, 2014
Urge ongoing, united effort to solve public education’s funding crisis PHILADELPHIA, July 7, 2014 — As the daunting shadow of more teacher layoffs and larger class sizes stretches over the School District of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter and state Sen. Anthony...
July 3, 2014
HARRISBURG, July 3, 2014 — Students, families and teachers in the School District of Philadelphia moved one step closer to being able to close a significant portion of the system’s $93 million budget deficit following the approval last night of state Sen. Anthony...
June 30, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams won overwhelming approval tonight on an amendment that would allow the City of Philadelphia to levy a $2-per-pack cigarette tax and raise $83 million in new annual revenue for the School District of...
June 25, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 25, 2014 — A team of juniors and seniors from Penn Wood High School, Yeadon, won first place and a team of 7th graders from the Add B. Anderson School, West Philadelphia, second, in Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ 1st “Anti-Bullying Mobile App...
June 24, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 24, 2014 — In his push for a $2-per-pack cigarette tax to drive more critical dollars to the School District of Philadelphia, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today said supporters of his proposal should expect compromise with his bill but “no...
June 20, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 20, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams convened a forum this week to have a public discussion about the future of cannabis regulations in Pennsylvania. Dubbed “The Great Marijuana Debate,” 2,700 people participated in discussions over the course of...
June 19, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, June 19, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ campaign to reduce crime and educate children about alternatives to violence will debut at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 21, with a block party at 55th Street and Chester Avenue in Philadelphia. “Summer of...
June 17, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 17, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams said today he is pleased that the General Assembly has finally approved a bill allowing for Holocaust and genocide studies in Pennsylvania’s public schools. House Bill 1424, if signed into law by the...
June 16, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, June 16, 2014 — With the Pennsylvania General Assembly moving forward on legislation to legalize medical cannabis, state Sen. Anthony H. Williams held a forum on Saturday, June 14, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, to discuss the pros and...
June 11, 2014
HARRISBURG, June 11, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today joined advocates in their call for Pennsylvania to continue helping students pay for a better education in the school of their choice. Williams and the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, the public...
