News Releases
Tartaglione’s Legislation Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month Adopted by Senate Unanimously
PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 24, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously adopted Sen. Christine Tartaglione’s resolution designating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Commonwealth. The commemoration began on Sept. 15 and will continue through Oct. 15. It coincides with National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.
Senator Tartaglione Caps Successful Community Picnic Series with Sun and Smiles at Fox Chase Rec Center
Music, face painting, police horses and the senator’s back-to-school backpack giveaway made it a special occasion for hundreds of children and their caregivers. PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 23, 2018 – Sunshine and smiling children highlighted the third and final round of...
Northeast Philly Families Flock to Wissinoming Park for Senator Tartaglione’s Annual Community Picnic
Music, face painting, police horses and the senator’s back-to-school backpack giveaway made it a special occasion for hundreds of children and their caregivers. PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 17, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione’s annual Community Picnic was a smash...
Tartaglione Applauds Governor’s Executive Order Raising the Minimum Wage for State Employees, Contractors
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 28, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s signing of an executive order today that raises the minimum wage for state employees and contractors to a level matching the provisions of legislation introduced by...
Tartaglione Applauds Early Budget with Major Investments in Workforce Development, Education and Community Safety
HARRISBURG, PA, June 22, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione applauded today’s early passage of a Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget that includes new investments in workforce development, education, health care and social justice. The Senate voted, 47-2, in support of...
Colleagues Pass Senator Tartaglione’s Amendment to Level Election Playing Field for Magisterial Candidates
HARRISBURG, PA, June 12, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Senate voted 46-3 yesterday to approve an amendment by Sen. Christine Tartaglione that would level the playing field for Magisterial District Justice candidates in elections involving an incumbent and one or more...
Senator Tartaglione Joins Governor Wolf to Unveil Gender Pay Equality Measures
Two new Senate bills would amend Pennsylvania’s 1959 Equal Pay Law and help women earn the same as their male counterparts for comparable work HARRISBURG, PA, June 6, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione joined Gov. Tom Wolf, other elected officials and women’s...
Proposed PECO Rate Hike will be Subject of Public Hearing at Northeast Philadelphia’s Devon Theater on June 14
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 29, 2018 – Constituents from state Sen. Christine Tartaglione’s 2nd District and from throughout the Philadelphia region will have a chance to comment publicly on PECO Energy’s latest proposed rate increase during a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission hearing on June 14 at 6 p.m. at Kingdom Life Christian Center, also known as the Devon Theater, in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia.
State Awards $2 Million in Transportation, Pedestrian Improvements to Senator Tartaglione’s 2nd District
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 8, 2018 – Residents of state Sen. Christine Tartaglione’s 2nd District will benefit from two new major transportation and pedestrian safety projects announced by Gov. Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards today in Harrisburg.
Senator Tartaglione Announces Opening of Keystone Library Grants Application Period
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 26, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione wishes to remind public libraries and their supporters that the application period is open for the 2018 Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Grants for Public Libraries program.
Senator Tartaglione Walks Again While Honoring Two Fellow MossRhab Patients
ELKINS PARK, PA, April 13, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione took her first steps in 18 months on Thursday evening as she helped MossRehab honor two of her fellow patients while opening the facility’s annual All About Art exhibition, featuring dozens of works by professional artists with physical disabilities.
Senator Tartaglione Provides Financial Services to Dozens of Constituents During Financial Freedom Event
PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 12, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione joined PA Treasurer Joe Torsella and the Campaign for Working Families Inc. on Tuesday to provide a myriad of personal financial services to dozens of constituents at her Financial Freedom for Working Families event.
Tartaglione’s Legislation Would Lift Tens of Thousands of Tip-Earners Out of Poverty-level Wages
Op-ed By Christine M. Tartaglione
In February, I introduced legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate to give the state’s low-wage earners a much needed and long overdue raise this year, next year and for years to come based on a consistent, predictable and sustainable schedule for both workers and employers.
Senator Tartaglione Joins Governor, Colleagues to Strengthen Sexual Harassment Protections
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 6, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione yesterday announced new legislation that proposes to add sexual orientation and gender expression as protected classes under Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act, while expanding the act’s worker protections to include non-employee contractors and unpaid interns.
Tartaglione: PAsmart Initiative Grants Totaling Nearly $1 Million Approved
Harrisburg — April 3, 2017 — Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) said that nearly $1 million in PAsmart Initiative Grants were awarded to various pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs in Philadelphia. “These grants are incredibly...
Tartaglione’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month Resolution Passes PA Senate Unanimously
April 2018 will be Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the Commonwealth. HARRISBURG, PA, March 29, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed a resolution authored by Sen. Christine Tartaglione this week declaring April 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness...
Senator Tartaglione Will Host Financial Freedom for Working Families Event on April 10
Free tax return help, unclaimed property search, rent/property tax rebate applications and Earned Income Tax Credit help will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 28, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione invites the community to visit her...
Senator Tartaglione Secures $92,000 State Grant for Solar Power Array in Northeast Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, PA − March 20, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione has secured a $92,000 Pennsylvania grant that will enable a self-storage facility in Northeast Philadelphia’s Crescentville section to install a quarter-million-dollar solar array on its roof. The Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded the Solar Energy Program on March 16. It will support matching funds supplied by the recipient, CubeSmart TRS, Inc., of Malvern, Pa.
Senator Tartaglione Secures $1.1 Million Grant for Roosevelt Boulevard Safety Project
The funding will reduce conflicts between pedestrians and motor vehicles near Adams and Summerdale avenues. HARRISBURG, PA, February 9, 2018 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione has secured a $1.1 million Pennsylvania transportation grant to fund pedestrian safety...
Tartaglione Applauds Governor’s Workforce Development, Minimum Wage Advocacy in 2019 Budget Plan
HARRISBURG, PA, February 6, 2018 – Sen. Christine Tartaglione applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s commitment of $100 million toward workforce development programs as well as his support for raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage in the Fiscal 2019 budget proposal that the governor...