Dec. 17, 2019 /
WHAT: The House Liquor Control Committee, chaired by Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana), will hold a voting meeting to consider two proposals. They are measures to improve customer convenience in wine sales by increasing the cap on the amount of wine that can be bought in a single purchase (House Bill 1279) and suspend the auction of expired licenses in possession of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board dating back to 2000 until the formation of the Wine and Spirits Wholesale and Retail Privatization Commission and the publication of its study (House Bill 1544).
Dec. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Law enforcement would be better equipped to combat the opioid crisis under a bill sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/ Bradford/Potter) and passed unanimously in the House today.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to protect youth from child abuse involving a member of the U.S. Armed Forces has been approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, says Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who authored the measure.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
WHAT: No dollar collected, held or spent by state government belongs to the government. As stewards of taxpayer money, a group of representatives will unveil their proposed reforms to strengthen the financial management of the Commonwealth.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) called on tougher penalties for violent criminals in response to data from the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing showing violent criminals who use guns, drug dealers who use guns and felons who illegally possess guns routinely received sentences below the standard sentencing guidelines in Pennsylvania.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG, PA – Gov. Tom Wolf, justices from across Pennsylvania and legislative leaders from the House and Senate jointly announced a new interbranch effort to strengthen Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system.
Dec. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today ordered a special election for Tuesday, Feb. 25, to fill the vacant seat in the 190th Legislative District in Philadelphia County.
Dec. 13, 2019 /
WHAT: Press Conference to announce multi-branch juvenile justice task force.
Dec. 13, 2019 /
ALTOONA – The Altoona freight railcar repair facility Union Tank Car Company (UTLX) is the recipient of a $1 million grant through the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) announced.
Dec. 12, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced that Midwestern Intermediate Unit (IU) 4 was one of 14 intermediate units to receive a Keystone Telepresence Education Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). They were awarded $18,396.
Dec. 12, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced today that she has been appointed by Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding to serve on the State Commission on Agricultural Education Excellence for a three-year term.
Dec. 12, 2019 /
TOWANDA – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved funding totaling more than $2.4 million that will go toward the reimbursement costs of repairing roads and bridges in Susquehanna County that were damaged by flash flooding in August 2018.
Dec. 11, 2019 /
HARRISBURG-- Leaders in the House this week announced the chamber will take up a bipartisan package of bills next week to reform Pennsylvania’s probation and parole system, to reduce recidivism and to help formerly incarcerated individuals find jobs that will help them avoid some of the pitfalls that keep many in the state’s penal system.
Dec. 11, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) announced today that the Intermediate Unit 1 in Washington County will receive a $30,000 Keystone Telepresence grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Dec. 10, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – During the reorganizational meeting held earlier this fall, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) was unanimously elected to serve as chairman of the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee (JLCC).
Dec. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Monday voted two bills out of committee that were sponsored by Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) and will be sent to the full House for its consideration.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), today passed a package of bills aimed at enabling rehabilitation of convicted criminals who have paid their debt to society and rewarding those individuals who show they are reformed by getting them out of the criminal justice system quicker and with fewer collateral consequences.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
DOVER – A Spring Grove man killed in action during the Korean War will be posthumously honored by having a road dedicated to him, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced today.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Human Services Committee approved legislation authored by Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery) to examine mental health services and any potential needed investments in the resources, amenities and facilities.
Dec. 09, 2019 /
HANOVER – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) invites residents of the 169th Legislative District to her free, festive open house at her office, located in the historic Young Manor, 118 Carlisle St., Suite 300, in Hanover, on Thursday, Dec. 19, from 4-6 p.m.