Jul. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) today announced he plans to introduce legislation to assist counties with funding new voting machines and extend the amount of time voters have to submit absentee ballots.
Jul. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to the $317 million deposit made in the state’s Rainy Day Fund today:
Jul. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Justin Walsh (R-Westmoreland) today issued the following statement in response to the $317 million deposit made in the state’s Rainy Day Fund today:
Jul. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today questioned last week’s decision by Gov. Tom Wolf to reject Senate Bill 48, legislation to help county governments with the purchase of new, mandated voting machine systems. The governor said he vetoed the measure over its other provisions, among them the elimination of straight-party voting.
Jul. 09, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today questioned last week’s decision by Gov. Tom Wolf to reject Senate Bill 48, legislation to help county governments with the purchase of new, mandated voting machine systems. The governor said he vetoed the measure over its other provisions, among them the elimination of straight-party voting.
Jul. 08, 2019 /
BUTLER – Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) announced today that she will be relocating her district office from Lyndora to Butler effective Thursday, Aug. 1. The new location will be at 100 Barracks Road in Butler next to the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks.
Jul. 08, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – York County Republican legislators are accusing Gov. Tom Wolf of heeding party wishes over the needs of Pennsylvania’s cash-strapped counties by vetoing much-needed election reform legislation today. Wolf’s decision to reject Senate Bill 48 kills efforts to help local governments with the cost of the 2020 election - after he unilaterally decertified all of the state’s voting machines - and do away with the antiquated straight-party voting option at polling places.
Jul. 08, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – York County Republican legislators are accusing Gov. Tom Wolf of heeding party wishes over the needs of Pennsylvania’s cash-strapped counties by vetoing much-needed election reform legislation today. Wolf’s decision to reject Senate Bill 48 kills efforts to help local governments with the cost of the 2020 election - after he unilaterally decertified all of the state’s voting machines - and do away with the antiquated straight-party voting option at polling places.
Jul. 08, 2019 /
HARRISBURG—Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) to criminalize the act of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Jul. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – With its duties fulfilled, and now expiring as of this week, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) was recognized today by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) for the integral role it played in leading Pittsburgh out of Act 47 distressed status.
Jul. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today said Pennsylvania’s new debt reduction law enables the state to pay off debt more efficiently and less expensively, thereby saving taxpayer dollars.
Jul. 05, 2019 /
WHAT: Proper and respectful disposal of worn, tattered American flags will be the subject of an educational event hosted by state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset). Those in attendance will witness an actual disposal ceremony, as well as learn about the history and symbolism of the American flag.
Jul. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would have exempted milk haulers from travel bans imposed during a declaration of disaster emergency, meaning dairies will have to dump milk and lose revenue when roads are closed, according to Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) and Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair).
Jul. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) today announced that Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law his bill to equalize the pay received by members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to that which is received by their U.S. military counterparts.
Jul. 05, 2019 /
Jul. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – A bill by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to close a loophole in the updated liquor laws and to give voters more say in their community was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jul. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – A bill by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to close a loophole in the updated liquor laws and to give voters more say in their community was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Jul. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would allow for the transfer of state restaurant liquor licenses from a county that is saturated with licenses that aren’t being used to a county where they are needed, was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday.
Jul. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would allow for the transfer of state restaurant liquor licenses from a county that is saturated with licenses that aren’t being used to a county where they are needed, was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday.
Jul. 03, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, today expressed frustration with Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to veto his bill to aid the state’s struggling dairy farmers.