Jan. 28, 2019 /
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will hold a committee meeting to vote on two pieces of legislation:
Jan. 28, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) announced today that her district office is open and ready serve the residents of the 40th Legislative District in Allegheny and Washington counties.
Jan. 28, 2019 /
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will join victims advocates in calling for passage of Marsy’s Law. This amendment would revise the state’s constitution to include provisions providing specific protections to individual victims as their cases are adjudicated. It passed once during the 2017-18 legislative session, but must be approved a second time in order to be placed on the ballot for ratification by the voters.
Jan. 25, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican leaders are issuing the following statement:
“House Republican leaders are recommending Rep. Brian Ellis resign from office to take care of his family and address the allegations raised against him that are currently the subject of a criminal investigation by the Dauphin County District Attorney.
Jan. 25, 2019 /
WHAT: After decades of intensive research, Dr. Frank Bastian at Louisiana State University believes he has discovered the true cause of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the press event will detail an agreement between Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania and LSU toward raising funding to eradicate CWD from Pennsylvania and throughout America.
Jan. 22, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today announced she will serve on four committees in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2019-20 legislative session: The House Commerce, Education, Health and Liquor Control committees.
Jan. 22, 2019 /
WHAT: State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks), along with a deputy secretary from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and health care providers, are holding a press conference to promote the state’s first-ever Maternal Health Awareness Day. Despite advances in medical science and technology, deaths related to complications from pregnancy and childbirth are on the rise nationally and in Pennsylvania. House Resolution 27, authored by Mackenzie, is designed to raise public awareness about maternal health and promote maternal safety.
Jan. 22, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – First-term legislator Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) today announced he has been assigned to serve on five standing House committees during the 2019-20 legislative session: Education, Children and Youth, Commerce, Gaming Oversight, and Liquor Control.
Jan. 22, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The House Republican Caucus announced its committee assignments this week, naming freshman member, Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington), to five committees for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.
Jan. 18, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) today announced she has been appointed to serve on the House Education, Children and Youth, Human Services, and Game and Fisheries Committees for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 18, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that he has been appointed to served on the House Appropriations, Human Services, Insurance and Urban Affairs committees for the 2019-20 legislative session. Struzzi was sworn into office for his first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Jan. 1.
Jan. 18, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) received her House committee assignments for the 2019-20 legislative session.
Jan. 18, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) was assigned to serve on four standing House committees during the 2019-20 legislative session: Children and Youth, Local Government, Urban Affairs and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness. The committees provide legislative oversight and help shape the language in bills that fall under their areas of responsibility.
Jan. 17, 2019 /
HARRISBURG -- Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement on the death today of his chief of staff, Karen S. Coates, Esq.:
Jan. 16, 2019 /
Human trafficking is society’s hidden dark secret that happens, sometimes in plain sight. This heinous crime happens in every part of Pennsylvania. Yet, sometimes we don’t realize that people we encounter are victims of modern-day slavery.
Jan. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Buck) today was reappointed by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Legislative Oversight Committee in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Jan. 16, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today unanimously passed a House resolution sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) that designates Jan. 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 16, 2019 /
EAST STROUDSBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) is calling attention to the major distracted driving issue, not only in the Commonwealth but throughout the nation, by launching her “STASH and Avoid a CRASH” initiative. This initiative coincides with her distracted driving legislation, which she has recently reintroduced.
Jan. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Fred Keller (R-Snyder/Union) has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) by Speaker of the House Mike Turzai.
Jan. 15, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – On New Year’s Day, state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) took the oath of office as state representative of the 134th Legislative District covering parts of Lehigh and Berks counties. This is Mackenzie’s fifth term in office. He has also been reappointed a House Majority Deputy Whip for the 2019-20 session.