Jul. 06, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) issued the following statement after voting “no” to the fiscally irresponsible House Democrat 2023-24 state budget.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Kids trapped in failing schools will no longer have the chance to escape, thanks to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s broken Lifeline Scholarship promise, said Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester). The governor, after repeatedly making a promise to kids stuck in the bottom 15% of failing schools, flip-flopped, vowing now to line-item veto the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success scholarship program in the budget approved by House Democrats.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) yesterday voted against a $45.55 billion state budget proposal and voiced her disappointment that Gov. Josh Shapiro failed to deliver on his campaign promise to help students in failing school districts.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) issued the following statement after voting “no” to an irresponsible 2023-24 state budget.
Jul. 06, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) issued the following statement after the state House approved a 2023-24 state budget despite his negative vote.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that the move by Pennsylvania’s House Democrats to approve a General Appropriations bill that would have a lifeline scholarship program line-item vetoed is the result of choosing political convenience over students.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) issued the below statement following the passage of legislation to finalize the 2023-24 budget:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) issued the following statement after voting against passage of a $45.5 billion state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement in response to the $45.55 billion Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget that the House passed this evening:
Jul. 05, 2023 /
WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will host a ceremony to officially dedicate the portion of U.S. Route 219 which crosses Jackson Street in Summerhill Borough, Cambria County, as the Staff Sergeant Paul Regis Wilburn Memorial Bridge. The dedication is the result of legislation introduced by Rigby which became part of Act 140 of 2022.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced the Commonwealth is getting more than $1.16 billion in federal funding to expand broadband access to underserved areas. The funding is coming through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (authority) will administer the funding.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) joins colleagues in continued pursuit of an appeal to strike down the entirety of Act 77 of 2019 based on provisions that deem part of the law in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
Jul. 05, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) announced the West Central Workforce Development Board will receive a $250,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Michael Stender (R-Northumberland/Montour) is pleased to announce his district office in Sunbury will be offering an in-person assistance program for area veterans and their families.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
MCCLELLANDTOWN – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) issued this statement following the dismissal of lawmakers from Harrisburg without the passing of a state budget:
Jun. 30, 2023 /
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, issued this statement following the dismissal of lawmakers from Harrisburg without the passing of a state budget:
Jun. 30, 2023 /
Jun. 30, 2023 /
WHEN: Friday, June 30, 2023, at 5 p.m., or upon House recess.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Citing the hundreds of millions in taxpayer funding sent to Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities each year, Reps. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) and Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) have introduced legislation to make the universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
Jun. 30, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) has cosponsored nine separate pieces of legislation earmarked by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) to help Pennsylvania’s small businesses. In addition, Wentling is the prime sponsor of two more bills aimed to aid Pennsylvania employers. They address some of the biggest challenges facing small businesses, which includes covering startup costs and cutting excessive red tape.