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. 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.
Dec. 06, 2019 /
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a voting meeting of the committee to consider the following criminal justice reform bills:
Dec. 06, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would assist Pennsylvania residents with drug addictions to receive treatment was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives recently.
Dec. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG - House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today congratulated Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Chairman Senator Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) on the enactment of Act 107 of 2019, allowing for hunting up to three Sundays each year.
Dec. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin) today voiced strong support for a U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized rule that will strengthen work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. It would build on a Tobash proposal pending in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Dec. 05, 2019 /
HONESDALE – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) announced today that the Wayne County Historical Society will receive a $2,538 Historical & Archival Records Care Grant (HARC), which will assist the historical society in hosting an archival preservation training session.
Dec. 05, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today announced a $5,000 grant has been awarded to the Kane Depot Preservation Society by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Dec. 05, 2019 /
DOVER – A Pennsylvania grand jury recently issued a report finding the state’s Keystone Innovation Zone and Pennsylvania Research and Development tax credit programs are susceptible to fraud. In response to the report, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) issued the following statement: