Jun. 28, 2024 /
HARRISBURG –Reps. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington), Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) and Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) today announced legislation that would solidify the Commonwealth’s support for Israel by withholding state funds from any institution of higher learning that boycotts or divests from Israel, as well as prohibiting holdings in the Pennsylvania State Treasury or Commonwealth pension funds from being divested from Israel.
Jun. 28, 2024 /
Jun. 27, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) Thursday voted in opposition to legislation that would expand Sunday hunting across Pennsylvania.
Jun. 27, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) applauded this week’s passage legislation he co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that supports children who stutter.
Jun. 27, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) Thursday applauded Senate passage of House Bill 73, legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin), who is currently deployed in the Horn of Africa with his Pennsylvania Army National Guard infantry unit.
Jun. 27, 2024 /
Henry Ford coined the phrase “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
Jun. 27, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) is shown signing a discharge resolution petition that would require consideration in the House chamber of legislation to place voter ID on the ballot for the voters of Pennsylvania to decide.
Jun. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday he will be introducing legislation to make it illegal for state agencies and other state governmental organizations to provide assistance for campaign events that advocate for the election or defeat of political candidates.
Jun. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – An Elk County infrastructure project for which state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) had been advocating is receiving much-needed financial support from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Jun. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced today her bill to provide financial incentives to recruit rural health care providers has passed the House Health Committee. House Bill 2382 would create the Rural Health Care Grant Program, which would allow rural hospitals to help certain providers in paying off their student loans.
Jun. 26, 2024 /
TOWANDA – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) is inviting area seniors and their families to her 23rd Bradford County Senior Expo on Friday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lynch-Bustin Elementary School in Athens.
Jun. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) issued the following statement in response to the House Education Committee approving his legislation on anti-human trafficking prevention in higher education:
Jun. 25, 2024 /
Jun. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – In a bipartisan effort, Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) today announced the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee advanced their legislation that would create a new insurance program for homeowners living in landslide-prone areas. The measure also would provide assistance to local governments that wish to mitigate the risk of landslides within their communities.
Jun. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Companion legislation to a bill sponsored by Reps. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) that would allow delayed school enrollment in Pennsylvania for young children with autism passed in the Senate today.
Jun. 24, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Today, Reps. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Martina White (R-Philadelphia), and Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) held a press conference to announce a discharge resolution for House Bill 1986. The resolution is in response to the Democratic majority’s failure to advance any legislation to address the rise of antisemitic actions and confrontations that have been occurring on college campuses and in Pennsylvania communities. While several legislators have introduced legislation to counter antisemitism, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has failed to take a sufficiently clear stance on this issue.
Jun. 24, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Acknowledging the need to modernize and improve the educational system in Pennsylvania, legislation by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Beford/Fulton) that would encourage districts to explore sharing services and possible mergers was unanimously approved by the House Education Committee today.
Jun. 24, 2024 /
DALLAS – In a continuing effort to improve the quality of life for older residents, Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) will host a Senior Citizens Expo on Thursday, Aug. 1, in Dallas. The expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Misericordia University’s Insalaco Hall, 301 Lake St.
Jun. 24, 2024 /
Jun. 24, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) is hosting an event to streamline the process for local residents with illegible license plates to get those plates replaced. It will be held on Thursday, July 11, from 3-6 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds, Building 8.