Williams, Kinship Care Committee Host Successful Conference on Balancing Life
Philadelphia – Oct. 9, 2015 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) in concert with the Philadelphia Kinship Care Committee, Turning Points for Children and the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) recently hosted a...Senate Democrats Unveil Pension Reform Proposal to Save Billions for Taxpayers
HARRISBURG, March 12, 2014 – State Senate Democrats today said they would save Pennsylvania taxpayers billions of dollars and solve the state’s pension problem if their proposal to further reform pension rules, refinance billions and help school districts avoid...Senate Democrats Deride Gov’s Budget as Election-Year Pandering
Harrisburg, February 4, 2014 – Senate Democratic leaders today called Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2014-15 budget proposal election-year pandering and woefully lacking on multiple levels. “The governor really needs to stop promising and start delivering for Pennsylvania.”...Hundreds Partake in Senator Williams’ Annual Family-Focused Neighbor to Neighborhoods Summer of Peace Event in Yeadon
Latest installment of his community-building initiative delights neighbors and supporters YEADON, July 22, 2013 – Squeals of delight, splashes from the pool, giggling painted faces and screeching sneakers were among the sights and sounds at the Neighbor to...Senate Democrats Seek Job Creation, Education, Safety Net Dollars in Budget Discussions
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...Williams to Share His ‘Story of Success’ at Odunde Festival
PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams will share his personal story of success Wednesday, March 27, as part of the Odunde Festival at the African American Museum of Philadelphia. Williams will be joined in the “My Story” panel presentation by Willie Johnson,...Williams: PA DREAM Act Provides Equal Access to Higher Education
HARRISBURG, March 19, 2013 — The “dream” of going to college could become a reality for many undocumented Pennsylvanians under the PA DREAM Act, a measure that state Sen. Anthony H. Williams is co-sponsoring. Williams joined the bill’s prime sponsor state Sen. Lloyd...State Sen. Anthony H. Williams announces funding for reentry program
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19, 2012 — Only highly structured and proven programs will help address the ramifications of the city’s high rate of incarceration and subsequent re-entry for area residents – which is why state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams fought for a $50,000 grant for one such program that hits those marks.
State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams joins statewide voices blasting voter ID
After leading a caravan to Harrisburg, state Senate’s Democratic whip addressed Capitol steps rally HARRISBURG, July 24 – Addressing a crowd of hundreds representing frustrated voters and activists from across the Commonwealth, State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams ripped...Williams: Pennsylvanians Will Continue to Suffer Under Latest State Budget
HARRISBURG, June 29, 2012 — Many Pennsylvanians will continue to suffer under the 2012-13 state budget, despite several positive changes to the spending plan since the governor’s budget address in February, according to state Sen. Anthony H. Williams. The Senate...Statement from State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams on the Announced Departure of Dr. Arlene Ackerman
“Children in the Philadelphia public school system long have been underserved – primarily due to a lack of true academic leadership, someone who understands what it takes to move them into a globally competitive future. Dr. Arlene Ackerman, however, brought a vision...Conference gives skipped-generation “parents” advice, mission
PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2011 – Estella Hyde understands the stigmas grandparents and other family members raising younger relatives sometimes face, intimately. She’s raising her teenaged granddaughter.