Feb. 20, 2024 /
Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger, along with Executive Deputy Secretary Mike Hanna Jr., testified before the House Appropriations Committee. House Republicans focused their questions on many of the bloated and potentially wasteful spending proposals within DCED. This includes spending millions on new programs while cutting others with a track record of success at the same time
Feb. 20, 2024 /
Feb. 20, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Twelve fire and emergency medical services (EMS) companies in the 187th Legislative District were collectively awarded nearly $193,000 in funding support through the 2023-24 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) announced today.
Feb. 20, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Two farms in the 187th Legislative District have been added to Pennsylvania’s list of preserved farmlands, according to Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh).
Feb. 19, 2024 /
Feb. 16, 2024 /
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Butler/Clarion/Erie/Forest/Venango/Warren Rep. (R-63) announced the Redbank Valley Public Library in Clarion County has received a Keystone grant of more than $51,000 for improvements to the library.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (Bucks) today announced the following fire and EMS companies that serve the 142nd District received grants from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) announced today the Hamburg Public Library will receive a $750,000 Keystone grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Keystone grants help public library facilities improve their operations, install equipment and upgrade security systems.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
WASHINGTON – As the Washington County Commissioners prepared Thursday to approve $8.7 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funds, Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) again stressed the need for greater fairness, transparency and accountability in the program.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced that Penn-Northwest Development Corporation has been awarded $100,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. It’s for Penn-Northwest’s “Homegrown Initiative,” a program working to retain top young talent in Mercer County.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kathleen “K.C.” Tomlinson (R-Bucks) today announced the following fire and EMS companies that serve the 18th District are set to receive grants from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Seeking to ensure that all Pennsylvania school students learn how to write and read cursive, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) is the prime sponsor of legislation that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in the classroom.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) introduced two bills that would affect institutions of higher education. House Bill 2040 requires greater transparency on how tax dollars are used abroad. House Bill 2041 prohibits the institution from requiring the completion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) or Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training or coursework.
Feb. 16, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – More than $240,000 in grant money awarded this week in the 80th District will support fire companies and emergency medical services as they address building projects, purchase or repair equipment, conduct training, or reduce existing debt, according to Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair/Huntingdon).
Feb. 15, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – More than $336,000 in grant money was awarded this week to aid fire companies and emergency medical services in the 130th District as they address building projects, purchase or repair equipment, conduct training, or reduce existing debt, said Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks).
Feb. 15, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced today the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has awarded $235,786 to the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC). The LMMC is a partnership between several manufacturers in Mercer and Lawrence counties working to collaborate with schools and community organizations to show off the rewarding manufacturing careers available in the two counties.
Feb. 15, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – More than $270,000 in grant money awarded this week in the 102nd District will support fire companies and emergency medical services as they address building projects, purchase or repair equipment, conduct training, or reduce existing debt, according to Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon).
Feb. 15, 2024 /
WHAT: The portion of Syberton Road which crosses Clearfield Creek in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, will be dedicated in honor of Private Martin J. Hanlon, a 1968 Penn Cambria High School graduate. Pvt. Hanlon was killed in action in 1970 during the Vietnam War when the truck on which he was serving as a gunner struck a landmine in the roadway in Quang Nam Province of South Vietnam. The renaming is taking place as the result of legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) which became part of Senate Bill 621/Act 17 of 2023.
Feb. 15, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Fire and emergency response organizations in the 50th Legislation District, which includes all of Greene County and portions of Washington County, have been awarded more than $400,000 in grants from the state, Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Greene) announced today.