Mar. 09, 2021 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) is hosting Property Tax/Rent Rebate Assistance Days to help people fill out the form for financial relief. The first opportunity will be Thursday, March 18, at the Franklin VFW, 411 9th St., Franklin, and the second date is Thursday, March 25, at the YWCA, 109 Central Ave., Oil City. Both dates will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.
Mar. 08, 2021 /
The House Labor and Industry Committee conducted a hearing last week on several bills regarding unemployment compensation assistance.
Mar. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Hospitality-related businesses in Carbon County will share $726,949 in COVID-19 relief funding from the state, according to Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon).
Mar. 08, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—The Republican Southeast House delegation today demanded the administration give the responsibility and authority for allocating and distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Mar. 08, 2021 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will hold a hearing on the lack of government transparency and how Right-to-Know Requests went unanswered by the Wolf administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar. 05, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland), in a partnership with House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will host a hearing to receive testimony from local business owners and economic development leaders on how the economy can be regrown in the southwestern region of the state. Solutions will focus on how the area can “Build Back Better.”
Mar. 05, 2021 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) will be offering veterans affairs outreach hours in his district office at 3220 State Route 257 in Seneca on Tuesday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An accredited field service officer from the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania will be available to assist veterans by appointment with a variety of issues.
Mar. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – At a budget hearing Thursday at the state Capitol, Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, questioned Budget Secretary Jen Swails on Gov. Tom Wolf’s failure to address COVID-19 vaccinations in his recently released budget proposal.
Mar. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Despite pledging to run a transparent government, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said it needs more time to review a Right-to-Know request filed by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) related to communications surrounding the administration’s failure to advertise a constitutional amendment that would have given victims of childhood sexual abuse recourse in civil court.
Mar. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – At the request of Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), the House Majority Policy Committee will convene a virtual hearing later this month to discuss issues related to the ongoing reevaluation study of the Francis E. Walter Dam and Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The committee is chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter).
Mar. 04, 2021 /
Pennsylvanians and our state government stand at a very important juncture in the battle against the global COVID-19 pandemic. The decisions we make right now will have significant effects on our Commonwealth’s residents for years to come.
Mar. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee concluded three weeks of budget hearings by hearing testimony from the governor’s Budget secretary:
Mar. 04, 2021 /
HARRISURG—Republican legislators from Bucks County have introduced legislation to require COVID-19 vaccines be distributed to counties based on population.
Mar. 04, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackwanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, held informational meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday with agency stakeholders.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), heard testimony Wednesday reaffirming the potentially devastating economic impacts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal on businesses already struggling due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
GIRARD – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer), chairman of the Joint Legislative Conservation Committee, is once again applauding Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., and the Erie Bird Observatory for the recent installation of a 55-foot wooden pole with an osprey nesting platform at the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad’s (B&LE) “KO” junction near the village of Osgood, Mercer County.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee heard from the Department of Human Services (DHS). Here are the key takeaways from the day. DHS’s strategy to continuous cost overruns is to throw hands in the air....
Mar. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) that would address the state’s substitute teacher crises was approved unanimously by the House Education Committee on Tuesday.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The governor today signed into law legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that will have the Pennsylvania National Guard assist with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Commonwealth.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – To help ensure fairness for homeowners, Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today introduced House Resolution 69 that would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study common interest owned communities (CIOCs). Specifically, the study would focus on the impact the communities have on local governments and Pennsylvania, the challenges facing the residents and governing bodies of these CIOCs, and opportunities for the Commonwealth to assist local governments and CIOCs to deliver adequate services to their residents at an affordable cost.