May. 22, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia), who have partnered to spearhead sweeping criminal justice reform in Pennsylvania, are now teaming up to modernize the methods by which boards license and certify professionals with criminal records.
May. 22, 2019 /
CONNEAUT LAKE – As part of efforts to develop the Keystone Regional Industrial Park in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved a $300,000 Pipeline Investment Program grant, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) today announced.
May. 22, 2019 /
BELLE VERNON – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) will be participating in the second annual Rural Arts Collaborative (RAC) Spring Institute on Thursday May 23, beginning at 8:30 am, at the Frederick L. Smeigh Education Center at Frazier Middle School, 142 Constitution Avenue, Perryopolis.
May. 20, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) today announced that the Forest Hills School District has received a $25,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) as a part of the Safe Schools Initiative.
May. 20, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the importance of voting and the right citizens have to cast their vote, Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) has introduced legislation that would extend the deadline for accepting absentee ballots in the Commonwealth.
May. 20, 2019 /
Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia) will join reform advocates in calling for passage of House Bill 1477, their occupational licensure reform legislation which would require consistency by boards that license or certify Pennsylvanians for occupations.
May. 17, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will be collecting torn and tattered American flags from now through July 26 at his Johnstown and Sidman district offices. The flags are being collected in preparation for an event planned by district office staff for the end of July.
May. 17, 2019 /
BEAVER – The vast potential of energy and economic opportunity was highlighted at a roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary Mark W. Menezes held by the House Majority Policy Committee at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver on Thursday, according to Policy Chairman Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest).
May. 17, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) and Mike Jones (R-York Township) will be co-hosting a REAL ID informational event on Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Red Lion Junior High Cafeteria, 200 Country Club Road, Red Lion.
May. 16, 2019 /
CENTER TWP – State Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today held a press event overlooking the Shell manufacturing facility in Beaver County to highlight “Energize PA,” a pro-growth, pro-jobs legislative package designed to encourage job growth and redevelop infrastructure with no new fees or taxes.
May. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has introduced legislation to eliminate local surcharges that ratepayers are paying to remove PFAS from local drinking water supplies.
May. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican leaders are issuing the following statement:
“Rep. Brian Sims’ actions reflect the worst in how people should behave and treat one another in a civil society. No one should ever be subjected to any form of harassment or intimidation because they choose to exercise their constitutional rights to pray or peacefully advocate.
May. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Finance Committee today voted unanimously to approve legislation authored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) to establish a 10-year time period for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DoR) to collect assessed Personal Income Tax and Corporate Net Income Tax. Under current law, there is no time period for the DoR to collect assessed Personal Income Taxes.
May. 15, 2019 /
LOCK HAVEN – Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) will be co-hosting a REAL ID informational event with Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Bald Eagle Area High School LGI (Large Group Instruction) room, 710 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate.
May. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG—The House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee has unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia), chairman of the committee, to increase lottery profits by lowering the rate of return of lottery games. The increased profits would go to programs for seniors that are funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery.
May. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania hunting and fishing licenses would become portable for the men and women who serve and who have served our country under legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming).
May. 15, 2019 /
WHAT: Members of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), will hold an informational meeting to receive an update on the state’s forest products industry. The meeting is being hosted by Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Elk/Clearfield).
May. 14, 2019 /
HARRISBURG –Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today announced House passage of legislation to protect the lives of unborn children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome.
May. 14, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Renewing its commitment to protecting children with Down syndrome, the House today approved Rep. Kate Klunk’s (R-Hanover) Down Syndrome Protection Legislation.
May. 14, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee today approved three House bills to increase the safety of Pennsylvania homeowners, minors and those who are the targets of sexual extortion, reported Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the committee. One of the bills is being sponsored by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton), also a member of the committee.