Mar. 14, 2016 /
WHAT: The House Gaming Oversight Committee will hold a public hearing on legislation that would fix the Small Games of Chance Act, making tavern gaming more accessible and profitable for Pennsylvania’s small business owners.
Mar. 14, 2016 /
WHAT: The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), will hold a joint public hearing to discuss the impact of agriculture funding cuts on Pennsylvania farmers and programs that support them.
Mar. 11, 2016 /
HEIDELBERG (Allegheny County) – A group of local Republican state House members today called for Gov. Tom Wolf to drop his demands for massive tax increases and release $3 billion in state education funding.
Mar. 11, 2016 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. David Parker (R-Monroe) today testified before the House Appropriations Committee on the last day of the 2016-17 budget hearings. Parker detailed how the state’s unfair school funding formula is hurting students and punishing taxpayers in Monroe County. Parker’s spoken and submitted remarks before the committee are as follows:
Mar. 10, 2016 /
DUBOIS – Northern Pennsylvania legislators of the House Republican Caucus are rejecting Gov. Tom Wolf’s demand for massive tax increases, including an increase to the Personal Income Tax as part of his annual budget proposal. That 11 percent tax increase (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016), along with several others, would amount to an annual tax hike of $2.7 billion.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman, Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), has reintroduced his legislation to require all Commonwealth employers and government entities to enroll in the federal government’s free E-Verify program to confirm the validity of Social Security numbers for prospective employees.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, hosted a bipartisan and bicameral informational hearing on Wednesday to learn more about the programs and issues impacting the military/veteran and emergency services communities.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) joined House colleagues, members of the Penn State Ag Council and representatives of 4-H and agribusinesses in calling for a full restoration of funding to Commonwealth agriculture programs cut by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) recently introduced legislation to streamline the Commonwealth’s problem gambling assistance programs. Specifically, House Bill 1887 would require the Department of Health establish and maintain one toll-free problem gambling assistance number, which all in-state casinos must make available to patrons.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
WHAT: An appreciation luncheon to honor the first responders who courageously came to the aid of victims of the Feb. 13 multivehicle crash on Interstate 78 in Lebanon County.
Mar. 10, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Thousands of children are currently awaiting adoption in Pennsylvania, yet state laws are making adoption so difficult that frustrated adoptive parents are going out of state or out of the country to adopt children. Today, the House Children and Youth Committee held a public hearing on legislation by Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks) that would make it easier for those seeking to adopt a child to do so in Pennsylvania.
Mar. 09, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) today joined dozens of Penn State Ag Council members and 4-H members in calling for the restoration of more than $50 million in funding for the university’s agriculture research and extension programs.
Mar. 09, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) today challenged Gov. Tom Wolf to restore the agriculture funding he cut from the 2015-16 state budget with his line-item veto.
Mar. 09, 2016 /
LANSFORD – Local legislators from the House Republican Caucus are rejecting Gov. Tom Wolf’s demand for massive tax increases, including an increase to the Personal Income Tax as part of his annual budget proposal. That 11 percent tax increase (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016), along with several others, would amount to an annual tax hike of $2.7 billion. The legislators included Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon), Rep. David Parker (R-Monroe), Rep. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) and Rep. Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin).
Mar. 09, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) announced today that he will introduce legislation to prohibit nonprofits and political organizations from calling residential phone numbers registered on Pennsylvania’s Do-Not-Call List.
Mar. 09, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) issued the following statement in regard to the recent report regarding the investigation of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and pending legislation dealing with Pennsylvania’s statutes of limitations:
Mar. 09, 2016 /
COOPERSBURG - State legislators from Lehigh and Schuylkill counties today said they will continue to oppose the retroactive, broad-based tax increase being pushed by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Mar. 08, 2016 /
HARRISBURG– In her role as chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee, Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) today issued the following statement:
Mar. 08, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), acting in his role as majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, today participated in the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.
Mar. 08, 2016 /
HARRISBURG – At a press conference held in Drexel Hill today, Rep. James R. Santora (R-Delaware) and Sen. Tom McGarrigle (R-26) voiced their support of House Bill 1821, which would restore the more than $3 billion in funding for Pennsylvania schools that Gov. Tom Wolf cut. The legislation was drafted by Santora.