Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 2019 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione delivered a $150,000 Pennsylvania grant today to the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) to help the non-profit organization redevelop two formerly vacant storefronts at 2513-15 Frankford Ave. 

After delivering the Local Share Account grant to Impact Services Corp., the senator and State Rep. Angel Cruz served Thanksgiving meals to formerly homeless local veterans. 

November 20, 2019 – Senator Christine Tartaglione, joined Senator Art Haywood, State Reps. Patty Kim, Chris Rabb, and advocacy organization State Innovation Exchange for a news conference.  This media event was in response to the Senate passage of legislation to increase the minimum wage rate to $9.50 by January 2022.

Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 2019 – As the Pennsylvania Senate adopted her legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage for the first time in 13 years, State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) today urged her colleagues to continue working toward a higher rate that will enable workers to support themselves and their families.

Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2019 – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) voted yesterday in favor of raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.50 while renewing her call for a much larger increase in the statewide minimum.