Apr. 12, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and other lawmakers will host the second hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — The House Health Subcommittee on Health Care held an informational meeting today on advancing social equity through cannabis legalization.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) unveiled legislation aimed at returning taxpayer surplus money back to the rightful hand of the taxpayer.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) will partner with the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce to officially cut the ribbon on his new Saltsburg district office on Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m. The office is located in Suite 3 at 307 Point St.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
Without a question, schools should be safe places where Pennsylvania students can learn and grow. As adults, it is our obligation to think a few steps ahead of growing trends, foreseeing pitfalls and avoiding them.
Apr. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) announced a natural gas extension project that will benefit the Mountain View School District and surrounding residents has been approved.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Wednesday that Grow PA, the higher education plan put forward by Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, provides the details and focus missing from the governor’s proposal made earlier this year.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne), along with the rest of the Luzerne County Republican delegation, comprising of Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), said Wednesday that they have signed the House discharge petition to get a voter ID constitutional amendment out of committee and before the full House of Representatives for a vote in the near future.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - In an effort to ensure residents are aware of their Second Amendment rights, state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) is hosting a concealed carry seminar on Wednesday, April 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Johnsonburg Fire Department, 99 Clarion Road, Johnsonburg.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG - Upon hearing that local government leaders in the City of New Kensington are receiving a 2024 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence, Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) explained that she agrees with the recognition and was honored to have nominated New Kensington for the award.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Following the introduction of a series of bills to revamp and improve how state government funds higher education in Pennsylvania, Republican Chairman of the House Education Committee Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), released the following statement:
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) plans to soon introduce legislation in the House of Representatives that would exempt income derived from an individual’s service in the Pennsylvania National Guard from the Commonwealth’s Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) is sponsoring House Resolution 349, which designates April 2024 as Retinal Blindness Awareness Month in recognition of a Lebanon County woman who has been battling the disease most of her life.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would allow an immigrant in the country illegally to obtain a driver’s license. House Bill 769 is currently under committee review.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Members of the House Appropriations Committee joined House Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) to discuss a bill package called “Back to Basics.” These bills aim to assist state government in performing its basic and essential tasks.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – With a governor who has seen the positive use of zero-based budgeting, now is the perfect time to implement the budgeting practice in Harrisburg, said Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg).
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Senior citizens across the Commonwealth rely on their local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for various services, yet 13% of the state’s 52 AAAs are not meeting state requirements. To ensure the public knows the status of their local AAA, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona) will soon introduce a bill to require the Department of Aging to display a non-compliant AAA list and corrective action plans on its website.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced he is introducing legislation to bring accountability to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) as part of a “Back to Basics” government reform package.
Apr. 10, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia), and other lawmakers will host the first hearing in a series titled “Job-Creating Tax Reform” to discuss ways to foster economic growth through business-related tax reform.
Apr. 10, 2024 /