Jul. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) today announced that both chambers of the General Assembly have approved his House Bill 256, which would lower the threshold that must be met to charge an inmate with a felony for committing assault on a corrections facility employee.
Jul. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A one-time, $50 million grant program to support the state’s fire and emergency medical services organizations as they deal with impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is now open for applications, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint).
Jul. 07, 2020 /
BEDFORD – Rep. Jesse Topper’s (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) office in the Mercersburg Borough Hall, at 113 S. Main St., is operating under new hours.
Jul. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) became chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on Tuesday upon appointment by Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler.
Jul. 07, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) has joined other female legislators from around the country in signing a letter seeking federal funding to help disadvantaged families pay for broadband service during the COVID-19 health emergency.
Jul. 06, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) issued the following statement after 31 shootings and 7 homicides occurred from Friday to Sunday. Homicides are up 22% from this same point a year ago.
Jul. 06, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) today announced that the Office of the State Fire Commissioner will be offering funding via the COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program (FCEMSGP). The program establishes a one-time grant to be used by eligible Fire, Rescue and EMS companies to provide services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul. 06, 2020 /
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP – To provide gun owners with the information they need to be responsible with their Second Amendment rights, Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) will host a Concealed Carry Seminar on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 5-8 p.m. at the West Newton Sportsmen’s Club, 35 Sportsmans Road, West Newton.
Jul. 06, 2020 /
HARRISBURG-- Legislation introduced by Rep. Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks) to ensure that women receive coverage for custom breast prosthetics when that choice is the best option post-mastectomy surgery has been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jul. 06, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – After hearing hundreds of firsthand accounts from unemployed residents regarding the long delays in receiving jobless benefits, Reps. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) will introduce legislation in the near future to provide a possible solution.
Jul. 02, 2020 /
CENTER – Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) will be hosting an Identity Theft Prevention and Community Shredding Event for households of the 15th District on Saturday, July 18, from 9-11 a.m. in his district office parking lot, 3648 Brodhead Road, Monaca.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
The House Republican leadership team issued the following statement in response to the state Supreme Court’s ruling on Scarnati v. Wolf, a ruling that strikes down the bipartisan vote to end the ongoing emergency declaration:
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Bans and fees on single-use plastic bags could prove to be costly and have unintended consequences, according to a study from the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, a joint committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
YORK – A former feed mill in York County, once used as a prop for Gov. Tom Wolf’s severance tax tour, is being torn down despite the absence of a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s natural gas consumers. To date, York County has received nearly $3.5 million dollars, including more than $378,000 it received today, in impact fees from taxes on unconventional gas wells in Pennsylvania despite there not being a well in the county.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam) today announced that the governor has signed his bill, House Bill 1003, which strengthens the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) ability to enforce the marking of low head or run-of-the-river dams. The bill was signed into law as Act 39 of 2020.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to sign a bill he drafted that would authorize a land swap between the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Ohiopyle Borough to increase water access for Ohiopyle State Park. The General Assembly unanimously supported the legislation.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) has introduced an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to allow for the recall of elected officials who oversee local or state executive branches, agencies or departments.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), one of the architects of Pennsylvania’s historic Clean Slate Act, participated Tuesday in a nationwide discussion of criminal justice reform along with representatives from both the legal and legislative communities.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
COVID-19 is our new reality for the foreseeable future, and we must continue to act accordingly. During the initial outbreak, I supported the shutdowns to assess the situation and ensure that our hospitals were not overrun. In fact, after a potential exposure in my office, I became the first state representative to close my office in Pennsylvania.
Jul. 01, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday the governor signed into law a bill authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that requires a review of all Commonwealth debt obligations and the identification of refinancing options in a report to the General Assembly.