Jan. 11, 2022 /
WHAT: The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will host a public hearing to discuss the community impacts of the House redistricting map given preliminary approval by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission in mid-December.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
BRIDGEVILLE – The House today passed legislation written by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) that would create a statewide literacy program focused on the science of reading.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG, PA – On the heels of our region’s first measurable snowfall of the season, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to reestablish basic fairness in snow removal contracting. House Bill 1665 would nullify certain indemnity clauses in snow removal contracts, said the legislation’s sponsor, Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware).
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) today ordered a special election to election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, to fill the vacant seat in the 24th Legislative District in Allegheny County.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) today ordered a special election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, to fill the vacant seat in the 116th Legislative District in Luzerne County.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) announced the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded three grants to local agencies in Cumberland County effective January 2022.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – As state House and Senate redistricting impacts all residents of the Commonwealth, the House State Government Committee today approved legislation to create a citizen-driven commission charged with redistricting, committee Chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.
Jan. 10, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill to ensure voting precincts across the Commonwealth have enough ballots to accommodate in-person voters has been approved by the House State Government Committee, said Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), author of the bill.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, said Friday that it was clear after two days of commission hearings on the proposed plans that changes must be made to the preliminary House map.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a public hearing to receive testimony on the benefits, challenges and economics of rare earth mineral extraction.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will take up at its next meeting a series of bills to improve Pennsylvania’s election system and legislation to ensure citizens’ have a much larger say in the redistricting process. The committee will take up the following bills:
Jan. 07, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) that would allow for faster workers’ compensation claims settlements was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jan. 07, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a public hearing on House Bill 1393, sponsored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
Jan. 06, 2022 /
CHADDS FORD – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester and Delaware) announced more than $1.1 million in grants to the district from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program.
Jan. 06, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf has turned his back on public debate of the congressional redistricting process after he declined a public meeting to discuss the proposed citizen map, House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and House State Government Committee Chairman Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.
Jan. 06, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) will hold a press conference to discuss Gov. Tom Wolf’s refusal to meet to discuss the congressional redistricting map. He will also provide an overview of the redistricting process and discuss a proposed Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Jan. 05, 2022 /
The citizens of this Commonwealth have the right to a government that is fair, accountable and transparent, and since I took office in 2016, my primary goal has been to ensure all of these. My secondary goal has always been to promote the Monongahela Valley, located in Southwest Pennsylvania, and work with local officials in the area for the betterment of this region.
Jan. 04, 2022 /
MCCANDLESS – In order to account for shifts in population, congressional and legislative districts must be redrawn every 10 years to ensure fairness and equal representation for Pennsylvanians. But what if both principles are absent? Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) hosted a House Majority Policy Committee hearing today to discuss how the Legislative Reapportionment Commission’s (LRC) redistricting map for the state House impacts communities and their constituencies.
Jan. 04, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond announced today that two farms in the 102nd District totaling 274 acres will be now protected as farmland in perpetuity placing out of the clutches of overzealous developers.
Jan. 04, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In response to the Commonwealth Court’s decision to uphold current election law regarding mail-in ballots in Lehigh County, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chair of the House State Government Committee, issued the following statement: