Lawmakers to Discuss Bills to Remove Tax Obstacles for Small Businesses

Nov. 20, 2019 /

WHAT: To remove unnecessary impediments to small businesses, three state lawmakers introduced the Small Business Tax Package, House Bills 105, 333 and 1603. Small businesses, which create about 65% of Pennsylvania’s jobs, are driving forces in the state’s economy. The bills will be discussed during a press conference.

Lawmakers to Discuss Bills to Remove Tax Obstacles for Small Businesses

Nov. 20, 2019 /

WHAT: State lawmakers will discuss the Small Business Tax Package, House Bills 105, 333 and 1603, which is expected to be voted out of the House Finance Committee. The bills would remove unnecessary impediments to small businesses, which create about 65% of Pennsylvania’s jobs.

Brown’s Financial Literacy Graduation Credit Requirements Bill Awaiting Concurrence from the Senate

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – In seeking to encourage schools to incorporate financial literacy into their high school curriculum, Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) announced that her financial literacy graduation credit requirements legislation, House Bill 49, is awaiting Senate concurrence after receiving approval from both the House (161-37) after which approval the bill will head to the governor’s desk.

Schroeder-Supported Clean Water Bill Heads to Governor

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – The state Senate has approved landmark legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Meghan Schroeder (R-Bucks), intended to remove local surcharges residents in contaminated areas have been paying for clean drinking water.

Struzzi Seeks Legislative Authorization Before Pennsylvania Imposes Carbon Taxes

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – During a state Capitol news press conference today Reps. James Struzzi (R-Indiana) Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington), along with Sens. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland), Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union) and David Argall (R-Berks/Schuylkill), officially introduced legislation that would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could impose a carbon tax on employers engaged in electric generation, manufacturing or other industries operating in the Commonwealth, or enter into any multi-state program, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), that would impose such a tax (House Bill 2025 and Senate Bill 950).

White to Unveil Transportation Infrastructure Task Force Report

Nov. 19, 2019 /

WHAT: Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and members of the Republican Transportation Infrastructure Task Force will discuss the findings detailed in their report on the challenges in funding repairs and upgrades to Pennsylvania’s roadways.

ERE Chairman Metcalfe Demands Immediate, Transparent Answers on RGGI Uncertainty

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG — House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent a letter to PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell posing more than two dozen unanswered questions regarding the governor’s unlawful executive order to enter Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without legislative approval:

Lawmakers to Unveil Plan to Save PA from Certain Default

Nov. 19, 2019 /

WHAT: Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R-York) will hold a news conference at the Capitol tomorrow to announce an aggressive plan to improve Pennsylvania’s financial condition before it joins other state governments on the path to financial default. Ryan, a certified public accountant, and Grove are active members of the Commonsense Caucus, a group of Republican legislators credited with scrutinizing the annual state budget and uncovering millions of dollars in needless or wasteful spending. Ryan believes if Pennsylvania continues on its present course, it will face certain default within the next 12 years.

Senate Approves Clean Water Bill Supported by Polinchock

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – Legislation to remove local surcharges that ratepayers and taxpayers have been paying for clean water is on its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law, said Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who co-sponsored the legislation.

Stephens Bill to Eliminate Local Water Surcharges Passes Senate

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG—Landmark legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to eliminate local surcharges that ratepayers are paying to remove PFAS from local drinking water supplies has passed the Senate and now moves to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature.

Down Syndrome Protection Bill Passes Senate Committee, Turzai Says

Nov. 19, 2019 /

HARRISBURG –Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) today announced that the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50), reported legislation that protects the lives of unborn children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Dush Keeping Word on Not Seeking Fourth Term

Nov. 18, 2019 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) issued the following statement today to officially confirm that he is not seeking a fourth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: