Apr. 15, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) is pleased to announce $49,000 has been awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF) to expand veteran services in the 131st District over the next two years.
Apr. 15, 2024 /
BLOOMSBURG – Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the first in a series of hearings to discuss ways to foster economic growth in Pennsylvania through business-related tax reform last Thursday.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
NORTHAMPTON—On Friday, Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second in a series of hearings to discuss ways to foster economic growth in Pennsylvania through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) announced today the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has awarded the Mercer County Food Bank $40,000 to support its MilitaryShare program. This program provides nine annual private food distributions for veterans and military personnel and their families at designated sites throughout Mercer County. It currently serves more than 600 individuals.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced Twardzik’s bill to authorize registries of vacant and blighted properties passed the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Wednesday. The bill concept comes from a statewide blight tour the House Urban Affairs Committee took last session.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
Apr. 12, 2024 /
Apr. 12, 2024 /
Rep. Joe Hogan (Bucks) will be hosting a bridge renaming ceremony for local hero, Staff Sgt. Jae S. Moon, who was killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
Rep. Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill) will join Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) at a ceremony held by Famous Reading Outdoors as they donate a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) to the Minersville Police Department.
Apr. 12, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and other lawmakers will host the second hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — The House Health Subcommittee on Health Care held an informational meeting today on advancing social equity through cannabis legalization.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) unveiled legislation aimed at returning taxpayer surplus money back to the rightful hand of the taxpayer.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) will partner with the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce to officially cut the ribbon on his new Saltsburg district office on Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m. The office is located in Suite 3 at 307 Point St.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
Without a question, schools should be safe places where Pennsylvania students can learn and grow. As adults, it is our obligation to think a few steps ahead of growing trends, foreseeing pitfalls and avoiding them.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) announced a natural gas extension project that will benefit the Mountain View School District and surrounding residents has been approved.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that Grow PA, the higher education plan put forward by Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, provides the details and focus missing from the governor’s proposal made earlier this year.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne), along with the rest of the Luzerne County Republican delegation, comprising of Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), said Wednesday that they have signed the House discharge petition to get a voter ID constitutional amendment out of committee and before the full House of Representatives for a vote in the near future.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - In an effort to ensure residents are aware of their Second Amendment rights, state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) is hosting a concealed carry seminar on Wednesday, April 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Johnsonburg Fire Department, 99 Clarion Road, Johnsonburg.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - Upon hearing that local government leaders in the City of New Kensington are receiving a 2024 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence, Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) explained that she agrees with the recognition and was honored to have nominated New Kensington for the award.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Following the introduction of a series of bills to revamp and improve how state government funds higher education in Pennsylvania, Republican Chairman of the House Education Committee Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), released the following statement: