Apr. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) today announced that West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, has been awarded a transportation grant totaling $895,022 for the rehabilitation and reopening of Rocky Glen Road.
Apr. 16, 2021 /
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene an informational meeting focusing on the environmental benefits of Pennsylvania’s conventional oil and natural gas industry.
Apr. 16, 2021 /
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider four proposals on a variety of education topics.
Apr. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee wrapped up on Thursday its in-depth review of Pennsylvania’s election process. In response, Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) issued the following statement:
Apr. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Bipartisan legislators from Bucks County have sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney seeking reimburse for suburban commuters who worked from home during the Pandemic.
Apr. 15, 2021 /
Apr. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
“After a confirmed exposure to COVID-19, I was tested and today learned that I have tested positive for the virus."
Apr. 15, 2021 /
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) has introduced five bills to help fire and ambulance companies, small businesses, frontline workers, those without access to broadband internet and unemployment claim processing delays by using some of the $7.3 billion in recently approved federal stimulus funds the Commonwealth is set to receive.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep, Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that he is the first co-sponsor of legislation to reverse the unilateral decision by the Department of Health (DOH) to limit the number of COVID-19 vaccinators throughout the Commonwealth.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will conclude its months-long series of hearings on Pennsylvania’s election process by receiving testimony from stakeholders and members of the General Assembly. The committee began the dauting task of diving deeper into the election process in January when it held the first of 10 hearings. The aim of the hearings is to review all aspects of the process to create a bill to modernize the Commonwealth’s elections, which are being run on a law from 1937.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Ann Flood (R-Northampton) on Tuesday visited a local car dealership before traveling to a local restaurant to participate in a roundtable discussion with members of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce (GLVCC), all in an effort to highlight the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses and families.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) has introduced legislation aimed to increase and encourage solar energy development in Pennsylvania.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union) announced that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) approved a 2021 Boating Facility Grant for Faylor Lake boat launch improvements.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) will introduce legislation to make the state’s sentencing guidelines presumptive for gun crimes. Data from the PA Commission on Sentencing, which he chairs, shows Philadelphia and other counties routinely sentence below recommended levels for violent criminals who use firearms.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. David Millard (R-Columbia), who serves as chairman of the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee, today encouraged performance venues, museums and movie theaters to apply for the Shutter Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) released the following statement regarding proposed ballot questions, who is able to vote at the polls in the May 18 primary elections and the importance of continued governmental branch inclusivity when decisions are being made that will affect the entirety of the Commonwealth.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Patrick Harkins (D-Erie), prime sponsors of legislation to broaden the allocation of proceeds from Lake Erie fishing permits (signed into law as Act 56 of 2020), today commended the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Board of Commissioners for awarding approximately $648,300 in Erie Access Improvement grants.
Apr. 13, 2021 /
PUNXSUTAWNEY– Working to ensure area veterans are receiving or maximizing the benefits and support they have earned through their service and sacrifice, Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced his upcoming veterans assistance hours for April and May 2021.
Apr. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), chairman of the Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, today announced Fayette County has been awarded a grant of up to $26,000 to aid in the replacement of the dock at Dunlap Creek Lake.
Apr. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny), along with Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland), has introduced House Bill 1148, legislation that would eliminate the Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax, otherwise known as the “death tax.”