News Releases
Tartaglione to Participate in Policy Committee’s Minimum Wage Hearing
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione will continue her push to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage tomorrow when the House Democratic Policy Committee convenes a hearing at Temple University. Tartaglione has proposed a package of...
Tartaglione Hails Bold Thinking; Minimum Wage, Business Support in Gov. Wolf’s $29.9 Billion Budget Proposal
HARRISBURG, March 4, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today applauded Gov. Tom Wolf for his bold and promising 2015-2016 budget proposal. She said his willingness to push a higher minimum wage, his belief in proper education funding, his support of her idea...
Tartaglione Urging PAians to Create a Savings Plan During ‘America Saves Week’
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 2015 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione is urging her constituents to participate next week in “America Saves Week.” “America Saves Week” is designed to increase awareness of the need for people to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth with a...
Sens. Tartaglione, Baker Work to Give Women Better Understanding of Heart Disease
HARRISBURG, Feb. 17, 2015 – Because it’s more prevalent than breast cancer or any other type of cancer, state Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Lisa Baker today proposed a resolution designating “National Wear Red Day in Pennsylvania.” Sen. Tartaglione read the...
Tartaglione to Help Residents-In-Need Stay Warm During Forman Mills Event
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11, 2015 – Working with the Salvation Army and other charities to identify people who need help staying warm outside, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Forman Mills will give out vouchers for coats,...
Tartaglione, Raise the Wage PA Start Bipartisan Push to Up PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10
HARRISBURG, Feb. 9, 2015 – Republicans and Democrats, advocacy groups and minimum wage earners filled a church near the state Capitol this afternoon to organize for a new effort to finally increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $10.10. “We need to help the ones who...
Tartaglione Praises New Minimum Wage Research
HARRISBURG, Feb. 6, 2015 -- The case for aggressive action on Pennsylvania’s stagnant minimum wage was made stronger today by new economic research, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said. Tartaglione praised the Keystone Research Center’s thorough comparison of her...
PA’s Next Minimum Wage Contained in Tartaglione’s Newest Legislative Package
HARRISBURG, Jan. 27, 2015 – Pennsylvania’s frontline workers who are languishing with poverty-level wages would finally be paid more under new minimum wage legislation that state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced today. The five-bill proposal would increase the...
Sen. Tartaglione to Again Chair Labor & Industry Committee, Serve on Others
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced that she will once again hold an influential seat to continue fighting for labor rights and an increase in the minimum wage as the Democratic chair of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee....
Sen. Tartaglione Takes Oath for 6th Term
HARRISBRUG, Jan. 6, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today took the oath of office today for her sixth term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and promised to continue her fight for better policies that promote economic development, raise the minimum wage,...
To Better Help Pennsylvanians with Disabilities, Tartaglione Says PaDDC to Hold ‘Conversations’ in January for New Grant Program
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18, 2014 – A Pennsylvania group that works to improve life for people with developmental disabilities will hold four meetings next month, including one in Norristown, to gage how it can best target funding under a new grant program, state Sen....
Increasing Minimum Wage Would Help PA’s Budget Situation, Tartaglione Says
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3, 2014 – As the Corbett administration continued its subterfuge during its final mid-year budget briefing, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said Pennsylvania would generate new revenue if it finally approved a minimum wage increase. “Other...
LIHEAP Looking to Help Low-Income Philadelphians, Sen. Tartaglione Says
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6, 2014 – To help keep heaters working and the lights on through winter, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said the time is now for low-income residents in her district to apply for the popular Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program;...
Tartaglione Secures $ 150,000 Grant for Historic Friends Hospital
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 2014 – The nation’s oldest, private psychiatric hospital will be able to preserve a tract of land near Tacony Park, thanks to a $ 150,000 state grant secured today by state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione. The Natural Lands Trust will use the...
Wissinoming Park Getting $ 300k Upgrade, Sen. Tartaglione Says
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20, 2014 – Wissinoming Park will offer many new features to summertime visitors now that a $ 300,000 state grant has been awarded to help pay for their construction, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. Wissinoming is getting a Community...
Tartaglione Rises to Defeat ‘Paycheck Protection’ in Senate
HARRISBURG, Oct. 15, 2014 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today helped to quash a backdoor attempt to weaken unions by joining a bipartisan push to defeat an amendment that would have prohibited employers from automatically deducting membership dues from a...
Lawmakers Experience Life with a ‘Disability’ During Sen. Tartaglione’s Event
HARRISBURG, Oct. 7, 2014 – State lawmakers and Capitol visitors had the opportunity today to experience how people live with disabilities during Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s annual Disability Awareness Day. People without disabilities were able to experience...
Tartaglione Urging Corbett Admin to Improve PA’s Job Gateway
HARRISBURG, Oct. 6, 2014 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione is urging the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett to finally take immediate action to improve Pennsylvania’s website for job seekers. In a letter to state Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Julia...
Tartaglione, Minimum Wage Supporters Fan Out Across PA to Urge Increase to $10.10
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29, 2014 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, advocates and members of Raise the Wage PA today marched to Gov. Tom Corbett’s office here to finally urge his endorsement of legislation that would increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour....
Tartaglione Joins Call to Deliver Hate Crimes Protections for PA’s LGBT Residents
HARRISBURG, Sept. 23, 2014 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today stood with advocates and fellow state lawmakers as they called for immediate action to expand Pennsylvania’s hate crimes statute to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered citizens. “We cannot...