Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) bill to help ensure justice is served in cases where children are victimized was approved by the state House this week and now moves to the Senate for its consideration.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will convene to take up several bills, including legislation to freeze cost-of-living increases for members of the General Assembly, the governor, lieutenant governor, holders of state row offices, judges and others through 2022, as well as a bill to observe daylight saving time year-around should it be approved at the federal level.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded House passage of a package of bills moved through the committee earlier this year that would enhance protections for child testifiers and strengthen penalties for criminals.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – In the wake of the 2019 murder of a child in Lawrence County, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed legislation authored by Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) which focuses on the parole process for violent offenders.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House approved legislation today by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) to protect police officers from being assaulted by spit and other bodily fluids.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s process of adjusting state legislative districts is officially underway after Republican leaders in the Legislature formally announced their appointments to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Camp Hill) invites residents of the 88th Legislative District to a no-contact paper shredding event she will be hosting on Saturday, April 10, from 9-11 a.m. in the parking lot of the Lower Allen Township building, 2233 Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House Liquor Control Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) to help bar and restaurant owners who have closed their doors.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) today announced he will be retiring as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives effective at the close of business today due to health issues.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
Many new lessons were learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but for me, long standing ideals about the role of government were reinforced. An overreaching and intrusive government, no matter how well intended, will always create more problems than it solves.
Mar. 16, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Just before the governor announced plans to alleviate some restrictions on Pennsylvania’s business community, the House State Government Committee heard a hearing on Monday with the Office of the Administration to discuss their plans to bring state employees back to work in person, Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) said. In response, Grove issued the follow statement:
Mar. 16, 2021 /
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today expressed outrage about another facet of the proposed tolling of the Interstate 79 bridge near the Bridgeville exit.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement he will lift some targeted restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, as well as increase gathering limits.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton/Centre) commended Perry Babb, chairman and CEO, KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis Energy for his expert testimony before the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on Monday which demonstrated the tremendous potential of producing low-carbon hydrogen power with Pennsylvania natural gas.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday announced that some of his unilateral COVID-19 mitigation orders will be lifted beginning April 4, 2021.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will be holding a voting meeting on House Bill 491 and House Bill 803. House Bill 491, sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback, excludes veterans benefits/pension funds as income for state benefit programs that have an income qualification threshold. House Bill 803, sponsored by Rep. Tim O’Neal, establishes the Keystone State Challenge Academy for the Pennsylvania National Guard Youth Challenge program.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today announced that he has formally referred an investigation of the Wolf administration’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic to the House Government Oversight Committee.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – At a recent hearing at the state Capitol, Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster) got few answers while attempting to pin down the Wolf administration’s position on the future of Chester Water Authority. The exchange occurred in a budget hearing when Lawrence questioned Secretary Dennis Davin, a Wolf appointee who helms the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).
Mar. 15, 2021 /
Exactly how Pennsylvania determines the number of COVID-19 doses to send to each of its 67 counties remains an inscrutable mystery.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
Exactly how Pennsylvania determines the number of COVID-19 doses to send to each of its 67 counties remains an inscrutable mystery.