Aug. 12, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Central Dauphin School District has been awarded $206,150 in a Continuity of Education and Equity Grant to support career and technical education impacted by COVID-19 mitigation efforts, according to Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin).
Aug. 11, 2020 /
WHAT: With so many Pennsylvanians applying for Unemployment Compensation benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic and some of them still waiting to receive answers, the House Labor and Industry Committee will host a virtual informational meeting to identify reasons behind the system’s failure at the time applicants and their families needed it to work.
Aug. 11, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Today, Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) joined together to unveil two pieces of legislation that will impact sports, extracurricular activities and educational opportunities for students during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Aug. 11, 2020 /
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP – Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) continues to host a series of Back-to-School Ice Cream Socials in August for residents of the 58th District. All events are free and will be held from 6-8 p.m. on the days listed below:
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Earlier today, Department of Health Secretary Rachael Levine told reporters no “granular data” was used in making the decision to recommend extracurricular and recreational sports be halted until 2021. In response, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) issued the following statement:
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG - While recognizing the need to support all schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) wants to especially acknowledge the recent financial support given to career and technical education (CTE) by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania restaurant owners banding together and standing up to the governor last week after his latest restaurant restrictions continued to cripple these businesses, Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Berks/Lehigh) has introduced restaurant pandemic assistance legislation as an option to help businesses stay afloat.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
WHAT: Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) will host a press conference to unveil two pieces of legislation that will impact sports, extracurricular activities and educational opportunities for students during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
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, Aug. 18, 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.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – With most state agency’s office still closed in response to COVID-19, Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R- York) sent to the Office of Administration a letter requesting information in regard to residents having trouble contacting employees about core government services.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that 39 of 112 eligible businesses and organizations have filed to have the Department of Revenue divert their state taxes to the Military Installation Remediation and Infrastructure Authority (MIRIA) to fund water remediation projects.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today showed support for local school districts by co-sponsoring legislation which would allow school districts to make their own decisions regarding fall sports and activities.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A report from the Joint State Government Commission identified more than 40 vacant sites that could be considered as potential drug treatment centers, according to Rep. Jim Gregory, who authored legislation that precipitated the report.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) and Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) will provide an update about the state legislature and Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 response Tuesday, Aug. 25, during a town hall meeting in which attendees are encouraged to maintain distance from one another.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that school and recreational youth sports be canceled until Jan. 1, 2021:
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced the Continuity of Education Equity Grant (CEEG) has been awarded to school districts and Career and Technical Schools in the 10th District for the 2020-21 academic year.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) urging the body to make an independent stand from Gov. Tom Wolf’s “strong recommendation” that interscholastic sports do not resume until January 2021 and stay the course with allowing fall sports to safely continue as previously planned.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has yet to spend almost two-thirds of the $104 million Pennsylvania received from the federal CARES Act dedicated to improve internet connectivity, including rural broadband access, for K-12 and college students across Pennsylvania.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – On the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s sudden recommendation for schools to suspend sports until Jan. 1, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) filed a series of Right-to-Know (RTK) requests with the Department of Health and Department of Education. The requests seek the data Wolf used to make his decision.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – After significantly reducing the time it takes for Montgomery County residents to receive their COVID-19 test results, Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has said the state should follow suit and has asked Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for a virtual meeting with her staff to discuss how the state can speed up test results. That meeting is Monday, Aug. 10.