House Moves Grove Bill to Improve Health Care Outcomes and Save Taxpayer Money

Sep. 29, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Legislation by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) sets hefty, yet achievable, goals of saving taxpayers $150 million over next few fiscal years through targeted savings for the Medicaid outcome-based program, all while improving health care outcomes. It was approved by the House Health Committee today.

Davanzo and Reese to Host Drive-Through Luncheon on Oct. 16

Sep. 29, 2020 /

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP – Reps. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) and Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) will host a Drive-Through Luncheon for veterans, first responders and law enforcement on Friday, Oct. 16, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds, 123 Blue Ribbon Lane, Greensburg.

Grove Seeks Answers on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

Sep. 28, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Seeking answers to Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of allowing patients who tested positive to COVID-19 to be allowed to return to long-term care facilities, many of which were hotbeds of the virus, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) filed a Right-to-Know (RTK) request with Wolf’s Department of Health.

House to Hold Ceremonial Session in Downtown Harrisburg

Sep. 28, 2020 /

WHAT: The House will convene for session at Grace United Methodist Church as part of 200th anniversary celebrations for the church. In 1897, the House held session in the same church after a fire burned the previous Capitol building.

James Calls on Wolf to Consider RGGI Impacts on Pennsylvanians

Sep. 25, 2020 /

SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2025, which would have required the support of the General Assembly before Pennsylvania could enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) or any similar multi-state compact:

Kail Announces Grant for District

Sep. 25, 2020 /

CENTER – Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) announces a $70,000 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grant for additional development of Morris Township Community Park in Washington County.

Grants Awarded to South Strabane, Washington, O’Neal Says

Sep. 25, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced almost $200,000 in Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants were awarded for park projects in South Strabane Township and the city of Washington.

Struzzi Responds to Governor’s Veto of RGGI Bill

Sep. 24, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2025, which would have required legislative approval before Pennsylvania could enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) or any similar multi-state compact.

Grove to Wolf, Levine: ‘We Want the Truth’

Sep. 24, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records today ruled Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine cannot use the Disease Prevention and Control Act as a shield from honoring a Right-to-Know request for information on decisions they’ve made during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee and author of Act 77 of 2020, issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement:

Widening of Washington Pike Bridge to Begin in 2021, Ortitay Says

Sep. 24, 2020 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced PennDOT will begin work next year to improve Washington Pike between Interstate 79 and the intersection with Chartiers and Church streets in Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette Township.