Nov. 17, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ann Flood (R-Northampton) applauded the passage of her resolution that designates the week of Nov. 12-18, 2023, as Kindness Week in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 17, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – In a late session Rules Committee meeting this week, House Democrats voted to slash $150 million in Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) and Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarships for students in need.
Nov. 17, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Last night, Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) was recognized by the Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships with the 2023 Ray Shaw Community Advocate Award. This award is given to an individual or business/organization that actively promotes awareness and/or education to the community on the prevention of abuse and treatment for abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Nov. 17, 2023 /
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Butler/Mercer) has been named a Charlie Gerow Award winner for his voting record on defending limited government. That’s according to a scorecard by the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA).
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) issued the following statement on his vote in support of the allocation of funds for Pennsylvania College of Technology:
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) is pleased to announce his bill, which will allow municipalities to create a blighted and vacant property registration program and impose penalties on those in violation, has successfully passed the state House.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) that would make the Commonwealth’s four state-related universities fall fully under the state’s Right-to-Know Law and increase transparency was signed into law Thursday.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Juniata) was recently recognized by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) for his work in standing up for conservative principles and limited government.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) hosted his ‘Tea with Tom’ event on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon for couples who have been married for 30 or more years.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) announced a final decision on funding for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities. The final product resulted from House Republicans again leading on Pennsylvania’s budget.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) was presented with the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) “Charlie Gerow Award: Defender of Limited Government.”
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Working to ensure all Pennsylvania students have access to quality education, Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) is planning to introduce a bill that would give students and their parents more educational opportunities by creating the Student Freedom Account Program.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced his bill to restart a Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE) program allowing minors to take part in compliance checks for liquor establishments has overwhelmingly passed the House. If signed into law, the program would continue through the end of 2027.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – In her commitment to fiscal responsibility, Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) voted against legislation that would significantly increase the already unsustainable state’s pension fund liability by enhancing retirement benefits for state employees and teachers who retired before July 1, 2001.
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – House Democrats in a late session Rules Committee meeting Wednesday voted to slash $150 million in Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarships, pulling the plug on critical educational opportunities for the most vulnerable students in Pennsylvania. Rep. Wendy Fink (R- Red Lion) responds to the stunt:
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the fiscal difficulties that would be caused by increasing retirement benefits for state employees and teachers who retired before July 1, 2001, Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence) issued the following statement in reaction to a vote by the House to advance House Bill 1416:
Nov. 15, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Citing the loss of Pennsylvania jobs, inflated energy prices and lost economic opportunities to other states, several House Republican members today called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to accept the recent Commonwealth Court decision that Pennsylvania’s enrollment in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is unconstitutional and to appeal it.
Nov. 15, 2023 /
HARRISBURG — The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) today issued its report comparing PennDOT’s practices in maintaining and completing infrastructure projects to other similar states as required under a resolution authored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) in 2022.
Nov. 15, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) was recently presented with the Institute for Legislative Analysis’ (ILA) “Charlie Gerow Award: Defender of Limited Government.”