House Committee Advances Bloom Bill to Honor Fallen Marine

Apr. 30, 2018 /

HARRISBURG – The House Transportation Committee today advanced legislation, authored by Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland), to name a Carlisle bridge after Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Rykoskey, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.

Lawmakers to Hold News Conference on Postpartum Depression Legislation

Apr. 30, 2018 /

WHAT: Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne), Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) and Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) will discuss their legislation that would help qualify at-risk infants of mothers suffering from postpartum depression (PPD) for state services. The lawmakers will be joined by health care providers and parents impacted by PPD.

Staats Bill to Alert Students About Transfer Policies Clears House

Apr. 30, 2018 /

HARRISBURG – By a unanimous vote today, the House advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), which aims to save high school and college students time and money by providing them with information on the transfer policies of educational institutions.

English Bill to Protect Students from the Sun

Apr. 26, 2018 /

HARRISBURG - In a commonsense measure, the House unanimously endorsed legislation authored by Rep. Hal English (Allegheny) that would allow students to apply sunscreen and use other sun-protective clothing during school hours or school-sponsored activities.

First Annual Boy Scout Day at the Capitol on May 1, Culver Says

Apr. 26, 2018 /

WHAT: Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and Sen. John Gordner (R-27) recently announced that the Boy Scouts of America will be holding its first-ever annual Boy Scout Day at the state Capitol on May 1. The purpose of the event is for the Scouts to present a report on the current state of Scouting in the Commonwealth to the governor and members of the state House and Senate.

Connecting All Pennsylvanians to the Internet

Apr. 25, 2018 /

You would no doubt agree Pennsylvania is a significantly rural state. We have our two big cities, but the “T” dominates the rest. To put it in some sort of perspective, rural Pennsylvania is larger than the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined.

Taxes Should Not Be Certain

Apr. 25, 2018 /

Every Pennsylvanian pays the price for the “business unfriendly” climate that exists in our state. Undoing that mindset does not mean we have to bend over backward to be accommodating. It has everything to do with creating an atmosphere that decreases - not increases - costs for employers, unleashes our potential for economic growth and expands job opportunities for our citizens.

Gov. Wolf Should Sign Opioid Abuse Prevention Measure

Apr. 24, 2018 /

Earlier this year, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a disaster declaration over the opioid crisis that is ravaging communities throughout Pennsylvania. His declaration followed the General Assembly’s action in passing 13 different bills to combat this crisis.

Brown to Announce Progress on Bill to Improve the Way Certain Issues are Handled Within Planned Communities

Apr. 24, 2018 /

WHAT: Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) is the sponsor of House Bill 595, which seeks to improve the process for how certain complaints within residential communities are handled. The bill has made it through both chambers of the Pennsylvania Legislature and has been sent to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. Brown is hosting the press conference to encourage the governor to sign the legislation into law to help Pennsylvania residents living in self-governing communities.