Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today announced that fire and ambulance companies located in the 68th Legislative District will collectively receive more than $320,000 in state grants thanks to the state’s Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) announced today that 12 fire and EMS organizations in the 131st Legislative District were awarded nearly $184,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program. The grant amounts range from $8,993 to $38,085.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced one municipality in the 17th District will receive $220,000 to upgrade traffic signals as part of the Green Light-Go program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG ¬– An intersection in Altoona will receive needed safety improvements thanks to a $298,769 grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s “Green Light-Go” program, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona) announced.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
BRADFORD – Fire and emergency response organizations in Cameron, McKean and Potter counties have been awarded more than $445,000 in grants from the state, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) announced today.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced that the Office of the State Fire Commissioner awarded more than $283,000 in grant awards to 25 fire and emergency medical services departments in the 17th District.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Twenty-six fire and EMS organizations in the 122nd Legislative District were awarded nearly $329,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) announced today. The grant amounts range from $7,000 to $34,877.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Two soldiers with ties to the 67th Legislative District will be remembered with bridges designated in their honor under legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint), which was recently signed into law.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Forty-three fire and EMS organizations in the 110th Legislative District were awarded more than $475,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) announced today.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Nine fire and EMS organizations in the 176th Legislative District were awarded nearly $107,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) announced today.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) is in opposition of the ongoing discussion of the proposed Interstate-83 John Harris Memorial South Bridge project.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
WASHINGTON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) announced that grants have been awarded to several organizations in the 49th District through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program (FCEMSGP).
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) proposal to honor Tioga County veterans with a bridge designation has been signed into law.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent the following letter to PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell urging the postponement of the upcoming July 13 Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voting meeting to further advance the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – To ensure Pennsylvanians with disabilities won’t become ineligible for a valuable medical assistance program because they make too much money, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law the companion bill to Rep. Kate Klunk’s (R-Hanover) House Bill 1115.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 843, introduced by Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union), which would require human trafficking offenses be considered in a party’s bid for child custody.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he will be hosting a Lunch with Your Legislator event on Friday, July 9, at North Franklin Park.
Jul. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) to improve notification standards when someone in drug or alcohol treatment leaves against medical advice was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf this week. It is now Act 41 of 2021. The new law is being referred to as Heather’s Law.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
New law seeks to safely return family members to long-term care facilities to assist with care and support of vulnerable loved ones
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed House Bill 1300, sweeping election reform legislation that passed by the General Assembly last week.