Mar. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Today the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced plans to add at least 500 new customer service representatives to improve upon the existing backlog of claims.
Mar. 10, 2021 /
BEDFORD – Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) announced that copies of this year’s Pennsylvania trout stocking schedule are now available in his district offices in Bedford, Mercersburg and McConnellsburg.
Mar. 09, 2021 /
INDIANA TOWNSHIP – Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland), in a partnership with House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), hosted 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 be used to inform legislation to help the area “Build Back Better.”
Mar. 09, 2021 /
WHAT: As the House State Government Committee continues its investigative hearings on Pennsylvania’s election system, members will receive information about the certification and operation of voting machines, which will include demonstrations of the machines.
Mar. 09, 2021 /
KANE – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) announced today the American Legion veterans service representative visiting his Kane office will now be available on March 31 from 9 a.m. to noon.
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.