Apr. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – For the first time in the 14 years since Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know (RTK) Law was enacted, it could soon receive much-need updates after the House State Government Committee advanced House Bill 2524 by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair).
Apr. 27, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) will hold a press conference to discuss creating a Gun Violence Task Force in Philadelphia and giving it prosecution power of gun crime.
Apr. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) announced today that his tax cut bill to help businesses create more family-sustaining jobs, promote economic growth and encourage investment passed the House by a 195 to 8 vote.
Apr. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG—The House has passed Rep. KC Tomlinson’s (R-Bucks) House Bill 2271, also known as Lindsey’s Law.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would give crime victims legal standing in court has passed the House.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Reps. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) and Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) congratulated the staff and management of Dubois Regional Airport on being awarded approximately $415,000 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Aviation Transportation Assistance Program.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
BRADFORD – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) is again offering area veterans the opportunity to work with a representative from the American Legion to ensure they get the services and support they need.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Grants to support redevelopment and construction across greater Harrisburg-Hershey will boost tourism, support groundbreaking cancer research, and give first responders access to modern, secure facilities, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – As businesses continue to struggle with staffing issues and high inflation, the House unanimously advanced legislation by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to provide relief from prepaying Sales and Use Taxes to the state.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House Human Services Committee today advanced legislation authored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) that would better ensure timely and appropriate care for patients with behavioral health care needs.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Following numerous unneeded hurdles put in place by the Wolf administration to shield information from a state government research agency and, extension, all Pennsylvanians, the House Health Committee today approved legislation by Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Torren Ecker (R-Abbottstown) to ensure the agency has access to information so it can perform needed research.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG — Sponsored by Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/ Forest), legislation seeking to protect landowners and high-valued farmlands against long-term liabilities associated with wind and solar energy development was reported out of the House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) committee on Tuesday.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
WHAT: To protect Pennsylvania taxpayers, the House State Government Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss several pension reform bills, including disallowing future Susquehanna River Basin Commission employees, who are not state employees, from joining the state pension system. The committee will also take up two bills to improve the current Right-to-Know Law.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG—At the urging of Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), PennDOT has awarded the Henderson Group, Inc. $1.08 million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund to complete work on a critical loop road system in Chadds Ford, Delaware County.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House Health Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) to clarify that private insurance instead of taxpayer-funded Medical Assistance must be used, if available, to cover a child’s health care needs.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Craig Williams (Delaware/Chester) announced that the Upper Chichester Library will receive a $2 million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to construct a brand-new library facility.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R- Monroe/Pike) will host a policy discussion on illegal garbage dumping and litter issues in the community. Environmental, beautification and tourism concerns are spurring this conversation.
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Just a few weeks after their package of creek and stream maintenance bills were first introduced in the state House, the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on Monday held a meeting to gather more information about the initiatives, said Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna).
Apr. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – An important revitalization project at The Bellefonte Works will move forward thanks to a state grant announced by Senator Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today.
Apr. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Following a meeting with Gov. Tom Wolf on avian influenza (HPAI) currently impacting Lancaster County poultry farms, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement: