Jan. 20, 2022 /
HARRISBURG?–?The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority this week approved $1.8 million in funding to help Lewis Township make upgrades and expanded its current wastewater treatment plant, according to Rep. David Rowe?(R-Snyder/Union).
Jan. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead a voting meeting to consider six pieces of legislation.
Jan. 20, 2022 /
YORK, PA – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York) issued the following statement today:
Jan. 20, 2022 /
WHAT: The House State Government Subcommittee on Public Pensions, Benefits and Risk Management, chaired by Rep. Brett Miller (R-Lancaster), will host a public hearing regarding several pension reform bills.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – To best meet the health care challenges facing Pennsylvania’s rural communities, an expansion of telemedicine options, enhanced recruitment incentives and increased reimbursements are top priorities, according to rural health care leaders testifying before a legislative panel on Wednesday.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) to provide workers who possess natural immunity from COVID-19 to be exempt from employer vaccine mandates was unveiled yesterday through a letter to members of the House of Representatives.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) knows plans for a new sewage treatment plant in the City of DuBois have been on the table for quite a while.
Jan. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The Galeton Borough Authority was awarded a low-interest loan of $353,908 to better ensure clean water for its customers, said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter).
Jan. 19, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) announced he will not be seeking re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this fall.
Jan. 18, 2022 /
I am always looking for new ways to reach the residents I am privileged to represent in the Pennsylvania House. It is my philosophy that keeping people informed on what their elected officials are doing further increases oversight and improves our society in general.
Jan. 18, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Citing the hundreds of millions in state funding sent to Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities each year, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) has introduced legislation to make the universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
Jan. 17, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The board of the Pennsylvania School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) met Thursday and elected Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) to a second term as its vice chairman.
Jan. 17, 2022 /
BRADFORD – The legislative hearing about rural health care challenges and solutions scheduled to be held Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will now be held virtually, said House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest).
Jan. 14, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, and Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), chair of the House Health Committee, are hosting a hearing to discuss rural health care challenges and solutions.
Jan. 14, 2022 /
Recently, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted in a 3-2 party line vote to approve preliminary maps for the new state House districts. This redistricting process is separate from and does NOT involve the U.S. congressional maps.
Jan. 14, 2022 /
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY - Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) released the following statement in regard to how redistricting will affect the 123rd Legislative District.
Jan. 14, 2022 /
BEDFORD – State and federal tax forms for the 2021 tax year are now available at the district offices of Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) located in Bedford, McConnellsburg and Mercersburg.
Jan. 13, 2022 /
The analysis that is to be presented by Dr. Michael Barber of Brigham Young University, which uses statistical techniques endorsed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in League of Women Voters of Pa. v. Com., 645 Pa. 1, 124-125 (2018), clearly shows the preliminary House map is “an extreme partisan gerrymander.”
Jan. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – During session of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) gave details of two pieces of legislation he is sponsoring to aid fire departments.
Jan. 13, 2022 /
In case you missed it, the Bucks County Courier-Times published an Editorial this morning that panned the preliminary state House map, approved by three commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, for its lack of competitiveness in Bucks County and across the state.