Dec. 10, 2021 /
WHAT: Following the most open and transparent congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania history, the House State Government Committee selected a citizen map as its preliminary congressional plan. The preliminary plan, submitted through the committee’s online mapping tool by Lehigh County resident Amanda Holt, will be taken into consideration at the committee’s next meeting.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster) issued the following statement concerning this morning’s announcement regarding Jennersville Hospital:
Dec. 09, 2021 /
Four Elk County municipalities are being awarded funding through a grant program administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), according to state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Elk/Clearfield).
Dec. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will soon introduce legislation to crack down on home delivery theft.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement regarding Wednesday’s open house hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to provide the public with information on the proposal to toll the Lehigh River Bridge along Interstate 80, along with eight other bridges in the Commonwealth.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) announced today that Somerset County received $9,000 to preserve and maintain Pennsylvania’s history. The money comes from the Cultural and Historical Support and Historical and Archival Records Care (HARC) Grants.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
MEDIA – Children with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and related behavioral health challenges, along with Media Borough are the beneficiaries of two just-awarded grants totaling $1.5 million, said Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware), who helped secured the funding. The grants were awarded from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
Dec. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) announced Warrington Township has received a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to continue building upon Lions Pride Park with the construction of a multi-purpose community building featuring a covered terrace.
Dec. 09, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) awarded nearly $30,000 in funding to the 17th District to preserve and maintain Pennsylvania’s history. The money comes from the Cultural and Historical Support and Historical and Archival Records Care (HARC) Grants.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
The abuse of executive power by both parties and at all levels of government must stop. The recent unprecedented increase of these executive orders not only concentrates too much power into the hands of a single person, but it also effectively silences the voice of the people and stifles freedom.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, announced today that following the most open and transparent congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania history, the committee has selected a citizen map as its preliminary congressional plan. The preliminary plan, submitted through the committee’s online mapping tool by Lehigh County resident Amanda Holt, is now posted for public comment.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) wants to amend an 86-year-old law to expand the list of public servants who are protected should they be injured while on the job.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
CHADDS FORD - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester and Delaware), Rep. Christina Sappey (D-Chester) and Sen. John Kane (D-Chester and Delaware) jointly announce the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program award of $1.9 million in new grant funding for the Kennett Library. The three legislators worked together to secure the awarded funds as part of the 2021 grant cycle.
Dec. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – To better serve patients in the Hanover area and beyond, a $1.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant was approved to create a new secure behavioral health and crisis suite at UPMC Hanover, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and hospital officials announced today.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Grants announced today by Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) will assist Swatara Township develop a new public safety building as well as support medical research at both Penn State College of Medicine in Derry Township and Penn State’s Harrisburg campus.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – When eight teenagers from Council Rock School District contacted Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) about crafting legislation to designate Hershey’s Kisses as Pennsylvania’s state candy, Mehaffie jumped at the opportunity to build on their enthusiasm and get the bill introduced.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
WELLSBORO – Government officials, conservation leaders and area landowners must work together to properly maintain creeks and streams to prevent devastating floods like the ones seen in the region this summer, members of the House Majority Policy Committee heard Monday.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) announced today that The Woodlands Foundation in Marshall Township will receive $2 million in funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to continue to serve children and adults with disabilities and chronic illness on the campus.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus, has been awarded $3.5 million for a major renovation project through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), announced Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who played key roles in securing the state funding.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Union) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union) announced that Nippenose Valley Village has been awarded a $692,850 grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the creation of a Dementia Center at their senior living facility in Limestone Township, Lycoming County.