Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 1300, the Voting Rights Protection Act:
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) today issued the following statement after the governor vetoed the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1300):
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne) provided the following statement after the governor vetoed the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1300).
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Earlier today, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed the Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1300) and line-item vetoed part of the General Appropriations legislation (Senate Bill 255) to provide funding to the auditor general to perform audits of Pennsylvania’s elections. In response, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) issued the following statement:
Jun. 30, 2021 /
MIFFLINBURG – John Bird, a veterans field service officer with the American Legion, will be available at Rep. David Rowe’s (Snyder/Union) office in Mifflinburg every third Wednesday of the month. Initially, appointments will be available at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), a member of the House State Government Committee and co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Protection Act, today expressed discouragement over Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of the bill.
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG- Reps. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) and Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) announced that money to fund Temple University’s study into the links between PFAS contamination and cancer has been included in the just-passed state budget for the 2021-22 term.
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) issued the following statement following Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to veto House Bill 1300, the Voting Rights Protection Act:
Jun. 30, 2021 /
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today announced that an in-person assistance program for area veterans and their families will once again be available at his district office in Albrightsville on a monthly basis. The free service was canceled last year due to the restrictions resulting from COVID-19.
Jun. 30, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement regarding the vetoes of House Bill 1300, known as the Voting Rights Protection Act, and election audit provision in the 2021-22 Pennsylvania budget:
Jun. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks) announces the record high funding allocated for preK-12 education in the 2021-22 state budget.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announces the record-high funding allocated to preK-12 education in the 2021-22 state budget.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin/Lebanon) today spoke with Dauphin County Commissioners Mike Pries and Chad Saylor to discuss House Bill 1300, known as the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act, which is currently awaiting the governor’s signature after being passed by the General Assembly last week.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today announced change to his office hours for the long July Fourth holiday weekend.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
TOWANDA – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) spoke with county commissioners in the 110th Legislative District about the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act (House Bill 1330) which was passed by the General Assembly last week and sent to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. The comprehensive election reform measure is designed to improve the security, integrity and accessibility of all future elections in the Commonwealth.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon), Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) and Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announce the record-high funding allocated to preK-12 education in the 2021-22 state budget.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon), Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) and Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announce the record-high funding allocated to preK-12 education in the 2021-22 state budget.
Jun. 29, 2021 /
BRIDGEVILLE – As part of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 state budget package, a proposal championed by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) to bring accountability and transparency to the Commonwealth’s tax credit and tax benefit programs was included in the tax code.
Jun. 28, 2021 /
As Pennsylvania returns to normal following a year of unprecedented isolation, restrictions, and life-altering measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for state leaders to chart a responsible path toward stability, not only for today but also for tomorrow. With the passage of the 2021-22 fiscal year budget, the General Assembly has accomplished just that.
Jun. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – ATV enthusiasts will have more and better opportunities to ride across the Northern Tier with the July 16 opening of an ATV Regional Connector Pilot area, say a group of lawmakers who have been heavily involved in the project.