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...
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 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...
May 22, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today released a letter to Gov. Tom Corbett urging him to support his proposal to deliver new revenue to the School District of Philadelphia with a cigarette tax. A copy of Sen. Williams’ letter is below:...
