Apr. 22, 2022 /
WHAT: The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has announced it will hold an informational meeting to discuss maintenance of the Commonwealth’s creeks and streams to help prevent flooding. The package of bills developed based from local testimony offered at the House Majority Policy Committee hearing in Wellsboro last December will be discussed.
Apr. 22, 2022 /
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider four proposals on a variety of education topics. They include measures that would provide for school-based behavioral health assistance (House Bill 2022); provide for behavioral health awareness education (House Bill 2023); provide for mental health instruction study (House Bill 2024); and prohibit scholarship displacement at public institutions of higher education under certain circumstances (House Bill 2255).
Apr. 22, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Two intersection projects in Carbon County today were awarded $2.4 million in Multimodal Transportation Funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), according to Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) and Sen. David Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill).
Apr. 21, 2022 /
ALTOONA – To improve infrastructure in and around Altoona, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Fulton/Cumberland/Franklin/Huntington) announced needed grant funding through the Pennsylvanian Department of Transportation’s Multimodal Transportation Fund.
Apr. 21, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) today congratulated the Southern Huntingdon County School District on being awarded a $1.1 million grant for infrastructure improvements along Route 994 (Pogue Road), adjacent to the school district’s existing high school/middle school campus in Cromwell Township.
Apr. 21, 2022 /
LOCK HAVEN – On Tuesday, May 3, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-76) will be hosting a dedication and sign unveiling ceremony designating the bridge carrying State Route 1010 over Chatham Run in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, as the Tech. Corporal Lee R. Phillips Memorial Bridge.
Apr. 21, 2022 /
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Apr. 21, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Summerhill Township and the Borough of Portage are both receiving infrastructure grants to make transportation improvements in their communities, according to state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown).
Apr. 21, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that will help communities in Pennsylvania to maintain public land for the benefit of their residents has been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf as Act 15 of 2022.
Apr. 20, 2022 /
ST. MARYS – As the ninth largest industry in Pennsylvania, forestry contributes $22 billion in direct impact to the state’s economy, the House Majority Policy Committee learned during a hearing held in St. Marys today on issues facing the hardwood forestry industry. The hearing was co-hosted by Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the committee.
Apr. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The borough of Westmont will receive a $700,000 federal grant to create a safe bicycle and pedestrian connection, according to state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown).
Apr. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) wants to open the door to help grow Pennsylvania companies and job opportunities.
Apr. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced $53 million of Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) funds has been secured for the U.S. Route 219 project.
Apr. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced an $8.9 million loan has been awarded to The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Greenville to improve water quality, according to Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer).
Apr. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) recently wrote a letter to Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Noe Ortega about material that is targeted at young students.
Apr. 19, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, and Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) are hosting a hearing to discuss hardwood forestry issues in the Commonwealth.
Apr. 18, 2022 /
DOVER – Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) is calling on residents to help point out problem roads and infrastructure in the 196th Legislative District as part of his Drive the District campaign.
Apr. 14, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In their continuing effort to better inform the public regarding Pennsylvania’s firearms laws, Reps. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) are co-hosting a Gun Law Seminar in Laceyville on Thursday, May 5. The free event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Black Walnut American Legion, 328 Route 6 Road. Doors will open to attendees at 5:30 p.m.
Apr. 14, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In their continuing effort to better inform the public regarding Pennsylvania’s firearms laws, Reps. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) are co-hosting a Gun Law Seminar in Laceyville on Thursday, May 5. The free event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Black Walnut American Legion, 328 Route 6 Road. Doors will open to attendees at 5:30 p.m.
Apr. 14, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) announced today he will be hosting a breakfast to honor local veterans on Friday, April 29, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Shultz Lodge, located at 1925 Gypsy Glen Road in Beaver.