02/03/2012
HARRISBURG – Legislation supported by Rep. Todd Rock (R-Franklin) to strengthen fines for truck drivers whose rigs are insufficiently licensed while operating in Pennsylvania was recently signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett.
02/03/2012
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Ron Miller (R-Jacobus) that would amend the Vehicle Code to improve safety for bicyclists has been signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett.
02/02/2012
HARRISBURG – Legislation to give charitable organizations better fundraising tools has been signed into law, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint).
02/02/2012
Carbon County is home to several charitable volunteer emergency services companies, fraternal and veterans associations, and religious organizations that offer small games of chance as a way to raise money for the promotion of their charitable and civic purposes. As a member of various local social organizations including the Sons of the American Legion Post No. 314 and the Beaver Run Rod and Gun Club, I understand the importance of offering these games to members and their guests to help offset the general operating expenses of the organizations’ facilities.
02/01/2012
HARRISBURG-- Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) has announced he will introduce legislation to protect motorists and first-responders from drivers who ignore temporary police barricades.
02/01/2012
HARRISBURG – Less than one week before the governor’s annual budget address, Rep. Tim Krieger (R-Delmont) announced the introduction of legislation to constitutionally cap state government spending (House Bill 116).
02/01/2012
HARRISBURG—Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) today announced the introduction of House Bill 2160 that would limit the number of terms any individual could serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
01/30/2012
HARRISBURG – Last week, Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland) joined with the majority of his House colleagues in voting to send House Bill 169 to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk for his signature.
01/30/2012
HARRISBURG – Legislation designed to bring Pennsylvania Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) law in line with federal changes was passed unanimously by the House recently, Rep. Rick Geist (R-Altoona), majority chairman of the House Transportation Committee said today.
01/30/2012
WHAT: The House Consumer Affairs Committee will be holding a public hearing on House Bill 2031, sponsored by Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks), which would require all multi-family structures, and single family homes, upon sale, to install a carbon monoxide detector.
01/27/2012
BRADFORD WOODS, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Continental United States of America -- House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Bradford Woods) released the following statement regarding the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to remand the approved General Assembly redistricting maps back to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission to fix the as of yet unspecified concerns. The court has indicated it will release its opinion sometime in the future:
01/27/2012
HARRISBURG—A resolution sponsored by Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) to declare 2012 as the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania was unanimously adopted by the state House this week.
01/26/2012
HARRISBURG – Championing the right of every woman to have the most information possible before making a life-changing, and serious, health care decision, Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Cumberland/Franklin) this week joined a press conference calling for support for legislation that would require doctors to perform an ultrasound prior to performing an abortion.
01/26/2012
HARRISBURG — Legislation to amend the current Small Games of Chance law, allowing for nonprofit associations to raise revenues to support their community and maintain their organizations, was approved in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and has been sent to the governor to be signed into law, said Rep. Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Berks), who voted in favor of the bill.
01/26/2012
HARRISBURG - Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong/Indiana) Wednesday voted to send a measure, House Bill 169, to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk that would improve the ability for veterans groups and fire companies to effectively use small games of chance to raise the money needed to help run their organizations.