Mar. 12, 2020 /
WHAT: This event has been postponed. A new date has not been set yet. Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) and area legislators will host a Mock General Assembly with high school students from Trinity Area, Chartiers-Houston, Canon-McMillan, Peters and Washington school districts. The students will experience what it is like to consider legislation and vote as a member of the Legislature.
Mar. 12, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), a retired Marine reserve colonel with expertise in economic warfare, urged calm today following the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 is now a worldwide pandemic that is threatening public health and the world economy.
Mar. 12, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that the SEPTA Key Card event scheduled for March 20 at his Quakertown office has been cancelled due to health concerns arising from COVID-19 and the threat to older citizens.
Mar. 12, 2020 /
BUTLER – The pressing need for employees in local businesses and manufacturing was the focus of a roundtable discussion held by the House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and hosted by Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler), at the Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School on Tuesday.
Mar. 12, 2020 /
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) announced that his district offices in Weissport and Albrightsville will remain open for the foreseeable future to continue serving Carbon County residents.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
WHAT: PA House Health Committee Subcommittee Chairman Paul Schemel (R-Franklin) and House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a public hearing to discuss appropriate standards of care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are providing regular updates on COVD-19, which is commonly called coronavirus.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) today announced that Sunday’s free screening of the movie “Dark Waters” has been postponed following Hatboro-Horsham High School’s decision to cancel all evening and weekend events scheduled at the school to reduce possible exposure to the coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) has introduced two bills aimed at supporting the well-being of Pennsylvania children. One bill is designed to ensure the quality of their education while the other would better support children who are victimized.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
ALTOONA – To ensure residents have up-to-date information on managing stormwater, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) will host a program about stormwater management for property owners. The program is being held in conjunction with the Blair County Conservation District (BCCD) and the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC).
Mar. 11, 2020 /
BUTLER – Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) is teaming up with Butler County Veterans Services to host an Aid and Attendance Seminar for Veterans and Family Members on Friday, March 13, from 1-3 p.m. at American Legion 778, 150 Memorial Legion Lane in Lyndora.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, and Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) are hosting a breakfast for area farmers and others in the agriculture industry. Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is the featured speaker.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, and Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) are hosting a breakfast for area farmers and others in the agriculture industry. Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is the featured speaker.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Christopher SantaMaria, chairman of the board of trustees of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), has named Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) chairman of the PSERS Audit and Compliance Committee, a key committee as PSERS prepares for its annual audit and moves to address its $44 billion unfunded pension liability.
Mar. 11, 2020 /
BUTLER - Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) issued the following statement after the new buyer of AK Steel promised to close the Butler plant if a loophole in the Trump steel tariff is not closed.
Mar. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – As Gov. Tom Wolf’s threat to veto legislation (House Bill 1100) seeking to establish an Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit in the Commonwealth is still looming, Sen. John Yudichak (I-Carbon/Luzerne) and Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), the bill’s sponsor, stood alongside local laborers and business leaders to reinforce the positive impact this legislation will have on Pennsylvania’s economy and its workforce.
Mar. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Working to bring broadband services to the state’s rural communities, Reps. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) have introduced the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program.
Mar. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) is inviting residents to attend a free screening of a movie about a lawyer fighting a corporation that polluted drinking water.
Mar. 10, 2020 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) will introduce a resolution urging the House Children and Youth Committee to establish a subcommittee to investigate a former Lower Merion School District teacher who has been accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student in 1985 at Bala Cynwyd Middle School.
Mar. 10, 2020 /
CHALFONT – Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) announced Pearl S. Buck International received a Cultural and Historical Support Grant to support historical preservation efforts.