Flick Applauds Recognition of Little League World Series Week in Pennsylvania

Jun. 12, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Jamie Flick (R-Lycoming/Union) announced that Aug. 17–23, 2025, will be recognized as Little League World Series Week in Pennsylvania. The designation follows the successful passage of a resolution he sponsored, which was approved by an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives.

Moul Votes to Protect Residents of Manufactured Home Communities

Jun. 11, 2025 /

HARRISBURG - This week, Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) advocated for legislation to protect Pennsylvanians who live in manufactured homes – largely the poor, the elderly and disabled individuals – from being financially exploited and priced out of their homes.

Pickett Continues Fight for Broadband Development

Jun. 11, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) recently proposed legislation that would help maximize efforts to connect large numbers of Pennsylvanians in rural areas to high-speed broadband internet service. Specifically, she offered an amendment to House Bill 846 to clarify how prevailing wage requirements should apply to broadband infrastructure development projects to both ensure workers are paid fairly and that taxpayers get the most bang for their buck in broadband deployment.

Maloney: House Democrats Vote to Poison Our Wildlife

Jun. 11, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – House Democrats last night voted unanimously to allow the dangerous herbicide glyphosate to be applied to state game lands with the surprising support of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) said.

Benninghoff, Dush to Host Paper Shredding Event

Jun. 11, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) invite residents of Centre County to take advantage of the shredding event they are hosting on Saturday, June 21, from 8-11 a.m. at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte.

VICTIM Act Designed to Empower Crime Victims, Police

Jun. 10, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation that would provide grant funding to police departments investigating cold cases passed the House today on a 169-to-34 vote, according to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) and Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery).

Lawmakers, Advocates Rally for Passage of Venkat/Mihalek Bill to Protect Restaurant Patrons with Food Allergies

Jun. 10, 2025 /

HARRISBURG –– Lawmakers and food allergy advocates joined forces today to push for passage of legislation that would make the state’s restaurants and other food retail establishments safer for more than 1.3 million Pennsylvanians living with food allergies, according to the bill’s prime sponsors, state Reps. Arvind Venkat (D-Allegheny) and Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland).

PA Game Commission Torches State Game Lands

Jun. 10, 2025 /

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) recently announced what it described as a “controlled” burn of more than 2,200 acres using aircraft to start the blaze, said Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks), chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.

Policy Committee Examines PA Medicaid, Other Social Benefits

Jun. 09, 2025 /

HARRISBURG—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers held a public hearing to investigate the integrity of Pennsylvania’s social benefit programs. The hearing featured testimony from Trevor Carlsen, senior research fellow, and Kaitlyn Finley, policy fellow, from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), and focused on the growing imbalance in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program. In Pennsylvania, more than 1 million able-bodied adults without dependents are enrolled in Medicaid while over 14,000 disabled individuals remain on a waiting list for services.