Sep. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania facing billions of dollars in lost revenue due to the governor’s response to COVID-19, a bill by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) to save the state tens of millions of dollars was advanced by the House Health Committee today.
Sep. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House today unanimously approved legislation by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to ensure all Pennsylvanians have access to quality health care.
Sep. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A resolution honoring Pennsylvania’s educators as heroes for their dedication to students and the educational process during the ongoing public health emergency today was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives, said Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne), prime sponsor of the measure.
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.
Sep. 29, 2020 /
Pennsylvanians have rightly asked for bipartisanship in its government’s response to COVID-19 and the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in particular, has delivered.
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.
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.
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.
Sep. 28, 2020 /
WHAT: The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), will hold a voting meeting to consider the following legislation:
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:
Sep. 25, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47) confirmed today that more than $153,000 in Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants have been awarded for recreational expansion projects in the Lawrence County communities of New Wilmington Borough and Wilmington Township.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced state grants totaling nearly $180,000 have been awarded for recreational improvement projects in Bradford and Sullivan counties.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records granted an appeal to Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), after a Right-to-Know request he filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, seeking justification for delaying the re-opening of Lebanon County businesses, was denied.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) today announced two Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grants for the Erie to Pittsburgh Trail Alliance and the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism.
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.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced PennDOT will soon begin work to replace the Mayview Road bridge.
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.
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.
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:
Sep. 24, 2020 /
WHAT: State Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and many other pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers will join together with gun owners from across the Commonwealth for this year’s Rally to Protect Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.