Sep. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), chairwoman of the House Urban Affairs Committee, will host a policy hearing to receive testimony on Northeastern Pennsylvania, and other areas of the Commonwealth, which continue to experience a limited market for attainable and affordable housing.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to combat cybercrime within Pennsylvania’s insurance industry and help protect consumers passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Monday, said Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), prime sponsor of the measure.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
BRADFORD – Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) today announced $490,000 in funding has been awarded for three recreation projects in McKean County.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
MEDIA, PA – The Runnymeade Farms neighborhood in Edgmont Township, Delaware County, will receive two state grants totaling more than $500,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for flood mitigation and watershed restoration, said Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware), who supported the grant applications.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s abundance of natural gas is again translating into support for a pair of Indiana County projects, according to state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41). The grants are products of the Marcellus Legacy Fund, part of Act 13 of 2012 which produced revenue derived from impact fees imposed on unconventional gas well drilling throughout the state.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
BELLEFONTE – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre/Juniata/Mifflin/Huntingdon) Tuesday announced a new grant issued by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for the rehabilitation and further development of the Kepler Community Pool.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Two recreational enhancement projects in Clarion County will receive a combined total of more than $265,000 in state grant funding, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Clarion/Venango/Butler/Forest/Warren) announced today.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
WASHINGTON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES – The second annual Women in Leadership Conference, hosted by Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette), will take place on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Pennsylvania Western University-California Convocation Center, located at 250 University Ave., California, PA 15419.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) and Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) today announced Major has been chosen to chair the House Second Amendment Caucus for the remainder of the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: Press conference discussing the session-long success of the House Republican Caucus in limiting the size and scope of government through regulatory reform.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
ALTOONA – Area residents are invited to properly dispose of important documents at the upcoming Shredding with Schmitt event hosted by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona). The free event will be held at People’s Natural Gas Field (Curve Stadium), located at 1000 Park Ave., Altoona, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: State Rep. Joe Hamm and Sen. Gene Yaw are hosting a free Senior Expo for residents of the 84th Legislative District. Document shredding and an unused prescription medreturn dropbox are available in addition to information on state government programs and services for seniors.
Sep. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold an informational meeting regarding House Bill 2074, sponsored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana). The legislation would give visiting teams and their local broadcasters in high school athletic competitions the same rights to broadcast, stream and provide telegraphic play-by-play accounts as the home team.
Sep. 19, 2022 /
CAMP HILL –In partnership with the Department of Corrections (DOC), the Criminal Justice Reform Caucus (CJRC) jointly hosted a special event today highlighting the challenges individuals face when reentering society from prison. Participants completed a Reentry Simulation Program to experience common life situations, according to caucus co-chair, Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland).
Sep. 19, 2022 /
WHAT: House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a public hearing focusing on Wellhead to Stovetop – Conveying Energy in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 19, 2022 /
Navy admiral updates warship’s construction at press event hosted by Boback
Sep. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Seniors from the 84th Legislative District are invited to join Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Union) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union) at their Senior Expo this Thursday, Sept. 22.
Sep. 19, 2022 /
PUNXSUTAWNEY –– Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) will host his annual Senior Expo on Friday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Punxsutawney First Church of God, 23 Skyview Drive.
Sep. 19, 2022 /
ALLEGHENY/WESTMORELAND – Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) will honor those who have served the country with a Veterans Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 1. The breakfast will take place at the Acme Club, located at 230 Herron Ave., Cheswick, from 9-11 a.m.
Sep. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today reminded vehicle owners that if their license plates are difficult to read, replacement plates are available for free. To help facilitate the process to turn in the illegible plate for a new one, O’Neal is teaming up with the Washington County Sheriff’s office for an event on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Wild Things Park.