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 – 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.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. R. Lee James (Venango/Butler) announced today that $1.675 million in state funding, from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), will be distributed to Oil City to assist with projects aimed at revitalization.
Dec. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, is thanking Pennsylvanians for their input to date on Pennsylvania’s future congressional districts.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
PETERS TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY – Peters Township will soon have a new aquatic facility thanks to a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
BELLEFONTE – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and Sen. Jake Corman (R-Centre/Mifflin/Juniata/Huntingdon) announced Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM), a clinic providing eligible county residents with free medical and dental care, will be receiving a $1 million state grant.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced the release of $1 million in state funds to construct another phase for a precision steel manufacturing plant in Canonsburg.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The Chambersburg Police Department is set to receive $1.5 million in grant funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for a new, updated police station in Chambersburg Borough, announced Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin).
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) today announced a $500,000 grant from the Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RACP) to relocate Telehealth Suite’s corporate call center.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union) announced today Albright Care Services and Evangelical Community Hospital were awarded Redevelopment Assistance Capitol Program (RACP) grants.
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) announced today that the Wyomissing Public Works and Safety Facility project in Wyomissing Borough was awarded $1 million in state grant funding from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
Dec. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued the following statement today in response to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s approval of the governor’s rogue Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) scheme for form and legality:
Dec. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) attempted to bypass the Legislature on Monday by submitting a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulation, through the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), to the Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin Office for publication. The regulation was denied because the General Assembly must be able to take action on a disapproval resolution under the Regulatory Review Act.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Seeking to get residents of the 122nd Legislative District involved in deciding its boundaries, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) is encouraging participation in Pennsylvania’s legislative reapportionment process, which is currently underway.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will co-host a hearing focused on the importance of maintaining creeks and streams to prevent flooding.
Dec. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, today announced an extension of the deadline to draw and submit congressional district maps.
Dec. 02, 2021 /
HERSHEY – Hospitals are at or over capacity, nurses are exhausted and the staffers who haven’t already left are considering doing so, according to nurses and other health care professionals who testified before the House Majority Policy Committee today.
Dec. 02, 2021 /
HERSHEY – With demand for health care on the rise and providers struggling to maintain necessary staffing levels to best meet patient needs, the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), convened a public hearing to examine the issue Tuesday at Penn State Health in Hershey.