Sep. 17, 2021 /
HARRISBURG ¬– In the few months since Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act (formerly House Bill 1300), Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) reintroduced today the measure as House Bill 1800 after the governor says he now supports voter identification.
Sep. 17, 2021 /
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) recently spoke at the Washington County commissioners monthly meeting about his newest initiative – “Come Home…GO BIG!” The initiative highlights Southwestern Pennsylvania, which consists of Washington, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland and Allegheny counties, as the best place in the Commonwealth to live and work.
Sep. 17, 2021 /
CHADDS FORD – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) announced the opening of the Delaware County Disaster Resource Center at the Chadds Ford Township Building on Friday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) won a major victory this week when the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) finally surrendered data he requested more than a year ago. At issue is the data the Wolf administration used to prevent Lebanon County businesses from reopening following the statewide shutdown.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
WHAT: To examine the impact of regulations that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, the House State Government Committee will take up House Bill 1861, and other matters, during its next meeting. The bill would require a final report be issued no later than Nov. 1 by each authority, which initially authorized a suspension extended by Section 2102-F (a) of the Administrative Code.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
Unimaginable. That is the word I use to describe the state of our current public education system. For two years, parents and teachers have had to deal with curveball after curveball coming down from presidents and governors without any concern for regional circumstances or regard for parental input.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will host a concealed carry training session on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6-8 p.m., at Mechanicsburg First Church of God Community Center, 201 E. Green St., Mechanicsburg.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—After touring storm ravaged sections of Horsham and Upper Dublin with local and state officials, Reps. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) announced today that they introduced legislation to extend Gov. Tom Wolf’s State of Emergency declaration. The General Assembly reconvenes Monday.
Sep. 16, 2021 /
MONTOURSVILLE – Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union) will host a Senior Expo on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Faith United Methodist Church, located at 700 Fairview Drive, Montoursville.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – In response to repeated requests by the Legislature, the Wolf administration has finally provided additional data on Pennsylvanians currently suffering from COVID-19 infections, direct consequences of individual vaccination choices and who is most at risk for infection. Pennsylvanians now have a much clearer picture about the current COVID-19 challenges facing our Commonwealth.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House Health Committee on Tuesday voted to adopt a letter requesting a determination from the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Documents on whether the regulatory process and the Regulatory Review Act applies to the acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s indoor mask mandate for K-12 schools and child care centers.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the means in which Gov. Tom Wolf, through the Department of Health, issued a statewide mask mandate for students and school staff, exceeded his authority, Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) joined members of the House Health Committee to call on the Joint Committee on Documents to review the mandate.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
DOYLESTOWN - Reps. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) announced the introduction of a legislative package to better protect children in the Pennsylvania child welfare system. The bills are crafted in honor of Grace Packer, a 14-year-old girl who was murdered in Bucks County by her adoptive mother and her adoptive mother’s boyfriend in 2016.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) are inviting area residents to an upcoming Firearms Safety and Rights Seminar in Potter County.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) are inviting area residents to an upcoming Firearms Safety and Rights Seminar in Potter County.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
BUTLER COUNTY - Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) invites residents of Mercer and Butler counties to attend a senior citizens breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 9:30-11 a.m. The breakfast will be held at the Unionville Fire Hall, located at 102 Mahood Road, Butler.
Sep. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – To ensure elections are conducted in a fair manner, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R- Berks/Lehigh), chairman of the House State Government Subcommittee on Campaign Finance and Elections, today led a hearing at the state Capitol on ballot order selection and randomization.
Sep. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – In his capacity as chairman of the House State Government Subcommittee on Campaign Finance and Elections, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Berks/Lehigh) today led a hearing at the state Capitol that focused on lobbying reform legislation introduced earlier this year in the House of Representatives. The 12 bills would increase openness and transparency in the lobbying process, limit the influence of professional lobbyists, and hold lobbyists to a higher standard of ethical conduct.
Sep. 14, 2021 /
WASHINGTON COUNTY –Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) will speak at the Washington County commissioners monthly meeting about his “Come home…GO BIG” initiative for three minutes.
Sep. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Agreeing there are procedural concerns over how Pennsylvania’s current statewide mask mandate for schools was implemented, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) thanked House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) for her letter calling on the Joint Committee on Documents to review the mandate.