Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $33 billion budget proposal:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Following the budget address that Gov. Tom Wolf delivered today to a joint session of the General Assembly, Rep. James R. Santora (R-Delaware) released this statement:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kurt A. Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) listened to the governor’s budget address for the 2018-19 fiscal year during a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol on Tuesday. Masser made the following statement about his legislative priorities for the upcoming year’s budget:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – A resolution sponsored by Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) that designates the week of Feb. 19-26, 2018, as “FFA Week” in Pennsylvania was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives on Monday.
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – With many ambulance companies struggling to keep their doors open, the state House on Monday approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) to increase the Medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical services.
Feb. 06, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) will host a press conference to lay out his plans to merge six state agencies into three as part of efforts to rein in spending and to streamline and improve services to Pennsylvanians.
Feb. 06, 2018 /
Legislator claims agriculture ‘pruned’ too hard in proposal
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. David Millard (R-Berwick) issued the following statement in response to the governor’s budget address:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) issued this statement following Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2018-19 budget address before a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), along with other members of the House and Senate, today heard Gov. Tom Wolf’s state budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) – who recently was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for helping to craft state spending plans – today issued the following statement after Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his annual budget address in Harrisburg to a joint session of the state House and Senate:
Feb. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today shared his budget priorities following Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2018-19 budget address:
Feb. 05, 2018 /
WHAT: Budget discussion following the governor’s address proposing a new spending plan for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Feb. 05, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will conduct an informational meeting to receive an update from the Civil Air Patrol about its current activity, future plans and return on investment for state appropriations provided to the Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol.
Feb. 05, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation drafted by Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Peach Bottom) and former House member Brandon Neuman of Washington that would increase government transparency and more appropriately address unlawful lobbying practices is headed to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature after receiving a concurrent vote in the House today.
Feb. 05, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The House today concurred on Senate legislation containing a measure sponsored by Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) to name a portion of State Route 562 in Berks County as the General Carl A. Spaatz Memorial Highway. As the Senate has already approved the bill, it now moves to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.
Feb. 02, 2018 /
HARRISBURG - With the state budget process soon to begin, members of the Common Sense Caucus (CSC), a group of 18 rank-and-file Republican members from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, including Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana), are calling on negotiators to control spending and hold the line on taxes.
Feb. 02, 2018 /
HARRISBURG — House State Government Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent the following open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf today in response to the Department of State’s recent denial of an open records request relating to illegal voter registrations and voting by foreign nationals residing in the Commonwealth:
Feb. 02, 2018 /
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, led by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), will hold a voting meeting on three bills designed to improve cost transparency (House Bill 1851) and enhance the competitiveness of the insurance market (Senate Bills 877 and 878). House Bill 1851 would assist the General Assembly in evaluating the true cost of the department’s mandated oversight responsibilities, while Senate Bills 877 and 878 would allow insurers and producers to offer small incentives to get consumers to consider purchases. This would modernize these laws to allow reasonable, practical marketing in a competitive field without jeopardizing the pricing integrity of insurance.
Feb. 02, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Rep. Judy Ward (R-Blair) are introducing legislation that would prohibit the abortion of a child due solely to a diagnosis of possible Down syndrome.