Aug. 27, 2021 /
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.
Aug. 26, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s request that the Legislature return to session to implement a statewide masking mandate in schools:
Aug. 26, 2021 /
MEDIA – As lawmakers continue to search for solutions on best energy practices, House Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler), minority chairman Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Allegheny/Beaver) and Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) led a public hearing today on solar energy and its impacts in Pennsylvania from an economic, business and community perspective.
Aug. 26, 2021 /
Legislative leaders respond to Wolf letter, Legislature will not return early
HARRISBURG – Continuing their unwavering commitment to safe and productive classrooms and child care settings, the highest-ranking members of the state Legislature informed Gov. Tom Wolf of their intention to continue allowing school districts and local leaders the authority to make mitigation and safety decisions without statewide interventions.
Aug. 26, 2021 /
BRADFORD – State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will hold monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, Sept. 2.
Aug. 25, 2021 /
WASHINGTON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES –Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) will host two town hall meetings in September. The topics to be discussed at both events will focus on election reform and Cook’s initiative to make the Mon Valley a tourist destination; however, Cook will be open to answering any other state or district-related questions attendees may have.
Aug. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The COVID-19 pandemic is creating the need for additional mental health services in all grade levels of public school systems according to Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), who jointly chaired a hearing of the House Children and Youth and Education committees.
Aug. 25, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today alerted Pennsylvanians to an upcoming change to the state’s Sunshine Act, which would increase transparency in government.
Aug. 25, 2021 /
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) thanked the House State Government Committee for coming to South Fayette Township today to gather input from area residents on the important topic of congressional redistricting.
Aug. 25, 2021 /
WHAT: The Consumer Affairs Committee will be hosting a public hearing to discuss solar energy and its impacts in Pennsylvania from an economic, business and community perspective.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), a member of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, voted against a proposal Tuesday to reallocate how some state prisoners are counted for purposes of state legislative redistricting.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and the House Majority Policy Committee, will hold a public hearing next week in Lebanon to take testimony from Pennsylvania’s leading proponents and opponents of property tax elimination. Ryan has long supported property tax elimination and believes it would be advantageous for his constituents, but it is a complex issue across the Commonwealth. The hearing will provide the committee and public with a deeper understanding of these complexities.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Mifflin/Centre) is hosting two separate upcoming Seniors for Safe Driving programs to help improve the driving skills of older motorists. The programs will be held on Thursday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fairfield Inn and Suites, 9970 Shaner Blvd. in Huntingdon.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
ALTOONA – In order to keep residents abreast of Pennsylvania’s gun laws, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) will host a free Concealed Carry Seminar at the Bavarian Aid Society in Altoona, on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), a member of the House State Government Committee, will host the committee for one of its eight regional hearings about congressional redistricting. Redistricting is a process conducted every 10 years in response to shifts in population reflected in data collected through the U.S. Census.
Aug. 24, 2021 /
INDIANA – The offices of Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana), state Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will be hosting a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 15 in honor of Indiana County residents who served during the Vietnam War-era. The event will begin promptly at 1 p.m. at Pavilion 1 in Blue Spruce Park, 1128 Blue Spruce Road in Indiana.
Aug. 23, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), majority chairman of the House Aging and Older Adults Services Committee, joined the chairs of the House Human Services, Senate Aging and Youth, and Senate Health and Human Services committees today to lead a public hearing that focused on critical state services being provided to seniors and adults with disabilities.
Aug. 23, 2021 /
REEDSVILLE – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced he will be hosting a free community shredding event this Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, from 8 - 11 a.m. (or until the shredder is full).
Aug. 23, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Sheryl Delozier (R-Lower Allen) and Curtis Sonney (R-Erie) will co-chair a hearing about mental health needs of public school students.
Aug. 23, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – A bridge dedicated to a fallen corrections officer who succumbed to injuries during an assault at the State Correctional Institution at Somerset was dedicated in Sgt. Mark J. Baserman’s memory Friday, according to Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Bedford/Somerset), who spearheaded the legislative effort (2019 Act 102) to name the bridge.