Sep. 22, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) announced that a project for Shade Creek is receiving a portion of $38.76 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) 2023 Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage (AML/AMD) Grant Program.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
WHAT: PA House Cycling and Trail Caucus co-chair Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) invites fellow cyclists to join him Monday, Sept. 25, for a 100-mile ride along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) trail. The ride will start in McKeesport and head south along the trail to Meyersdale. The ride is a celebration of Pennsylvania Trails Month.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday his administration is instituting an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania. Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) voiced her concern about possible consequences of this action, and the way it erodes the power of the General Assembly.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) issued the following statement on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mandate to automatically register voters at PennDOT driver license and photo centers.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) to protect hundreds of millions of dollars in promised monies from the landmark 1998 Tobacco Settlement Agreement may be signed into law as early as next week. The agreement was the outcome of a 46-state lawsuit against major tobacco companies to recoup health care costs of smoking-related illnesses.
Sep. 22, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he will be hosting a Pizza and Policy event on Friday, Sept. 29, at the Amwell Township Municipal Building.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his administration will be implementing an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania just eight weeks before a general election, circumventing the legislative process. The constitutionality of this unilateral decision is in question and the timing again sows distrust among the people.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced today the Northwest PA Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will receive a $200,000 Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) grant to support manufacturing programs.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – During a town hall meeting on Wednesday in Sewickley, Allegheny County, state Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) discussed their legislation to create a new insurance program for homeowners living in landslide-prone areas, as well as assistance to local governments that wish to mitigate the risk of landslides within their communities.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) criticized Gov. Josh Shapiro Thursday for his continued lack of transparency and unwillingness to work with the state Legislature regarding his implementation of an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced today the Northwest PA Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will receive a $200,000 Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) grant to support manufacturing programs. The money will go to NWIRC’s “Project Manufacturing Talent Stream,” a program that brings students and other future job seekers on-site to manufacturers to explore career opportunities.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
COUDERSPORT – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) is inviting area senior citizens, their family members and caregivers to the annual Potter County Senior Citizens Expo in Roulette on Friday, Oct. 13.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) said Thursday he will soon be introducing legislation to put more teeth in campaign finance law compliance when third parties request documentation of reimbursements not already itemized in campaign finance reports.
Sep. 20, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Motorists age 55 or older who want to sharpen their driving skills while also getting a discount on auto insurance are encouraged to sign up for Rep. Rich Irvin’s (R-Huntingdon/Mifflin/Centre) Seniors for Safe Driving class on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Westminster Woods, 360 Westminster Drive, Huntingdon.
Sep. 20, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) announced the creation of a new page on his website, focused on helping constituents be educated and alerted on potential scams and fraud that are occurring in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 20, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s announcement yesterday to implement automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 19, 2023 /
HARRISBURG - Gov. Josh Shapiro today decreed that anyone in Pennsylvania who gets or renews their driver’s license or a state I.D. is automatically registered to vote.
Sep. 19, 2023 /
HAWLEY – Rep. Joe Adams (R-Pike/Wayne), House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and members of the committee held a hearing today in Hawley to examine what technical and vocational education services are available, the need for a centralized career and technical center (CTC), and how to develop existing services into more robust programs.
Sep. 19, 2023 /
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP – Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) announced she is introducing legislation after Pennsylvania became the first state in the country to award a statewide $3 million contract to Kooth, a London-based online platform where school-aged children can receive mental health care without parental knowledge, involvement or consent.
Sep. 19, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – With Gov. Josh Shapiro announcing Tuesday his administration will be implementing an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania, House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said that new system should be created through legislation, not executive guidance.