Jul. 25, 2024 /
TITUSVILLE—Today, Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing to discuss the practical uses of brine, a concentrated solution of water and salt that comes from oil and gas wells. For over 150 years, brine is spread on unpaved roads to suppress dust as well as on icy roads in the winter.
Jul. 25, 2024 /
The annual state budget is a crucial document that outlines the financial priorities and allocations for the upcoming year. I carefully reviewed the details of the 2024-25 budget and ultimately decided to cast my vote against it.
Jul. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - State Reps. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) are partnering with members of local law enforcement to help constituents with free replacement of license plates that have become difficult to read.
Jul. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - State Reps. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) are partnering with members of local law enforcement to help constituents with free replacement of license plates that have become difficult to read.
Jul. 24, 2024 /
YORK – Representative Seth Grove (R-York) hosted a bipartisan roundtable with members of the York County Delegation to discuss Fire/EMS issues facing the Commonwealth and York County. Present for the roundtable were State Representatives Wendy Fink (R-York), Carol Hill-Evans (D-York), and Kate Klunk (R-York).
Jul. 24, 2024 /
SYCAMORE—Today, Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing to discuss the economic benefits of coal, the most abundant fossil fuel on the planet. Unlike any other, this hearing took place hundreds of feet underground in the Harvey mine, where bituminous coal mining has taken place for over 150 years.
Jul. 24, 2024 /
BRADFORD – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) is reminding area senior citizens of the annual Senior Citizens Expo coming up on Friday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Sports and Fitness Gymnasium, located on Campus Drive.
Jul. 24, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved more than $2 million for the city of Lebanon, on behalf of Second Sail Development, LLC, for the redevelopment of the Lebanon Steel Works site along Lincoln Avenue.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved more than $2 million for the Adams County Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA), which will enable it to redevelop the site of the former Gettysburg Foundry in Cumberland Township.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
WHAT: State Reps. Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) will hold a news conference to highlight the effects on local pharmacies and patients of Benham’s Act 77 of 2024, which Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law last week.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne) today announced he has been appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Task Force on Agent Orange and Other Toxins in the House of Representatives by Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster). The task force was created earlier this year with the unanimous adoption of a bipartisan House resolution of which Watro was a co-sponsor.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
GREENVILLE – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced today the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has awarded nearly $943,000 in aid to Greenville-Reynolds Development Corporation to assist with the redevelopment of the former Damascus-Bishop Tube Company site. The funding package consists of a $385,160 grant and a low-interest loan of $577,740.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - State Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) today announced more than $6 million in funding is awarded for improvements at the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park in New Kensington.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – The Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation was awarded a highly competitive state grant of more than $830,000 to extend natural gas service to the Keystone Potato Products and Espoma facilities located in Foster and Frailey Townships, according to Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – The Republican chairman of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee, Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), issued the following statement on the resignation of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein:
Jul. 23, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – A new state law that makes it easier for residents to remove squatters from their properties was supported by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) when it passed unanimously in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives earlier this month.
Jul. 23, 2024 /
WHAT: A bridge on Ski Gap Road over South Poplar Run in Greenfield Township, Blair County, will be dedicated as the Cpl. Clyde E. Walter Jr. Memorial Bridge.
Jul. 22, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) announced three grants have been awarded to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) interested in developing or expanding experiential learning opportunities to engage secondary and postsecondary students in learning about and/or working with students with disabilities to inspire the next generation of special educators.
Jul. 22, 2024 /
HERMITAGE – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced today Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, which serves all school districts in the 7th Legislative District, will receive $20,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to grow the Commonwealth’s next generation of special educators.
Jul. 22, 2024 /