Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Two roadway projects in Carbon County today were awarded more than $500,000 in Multimodal Transportation Funding through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), according to Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Sen. David Argall (R-Schuylkill/Carbon/Luzerne).
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – A $588,493 grant announced today will help Hershey Lumberyard LLC make road and sidewalk improvements along North First and L streets in Derry Township, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Citing the need for infrastructure upgrades to improve public safety and commerce in Butler County, Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) today announced that communities in Butler City along with Clearfield and Winfield townships have been awarded a combined $1.3 million in grants through the Multimodal Transportation Fund.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Bedford/Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) announced the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved nearly $1.1 million in grants for three Somerset County projects.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) announced today the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved $825,000 in grants for two Butler County projects.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Andrew Kuzma (R-Allegheny/Washington) today announced a $147,000 grant has been awarded to the city of Monongahela to replace streetlights.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced a $228,596 grant was awarded to Carroll Township to replace a bridge.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that a $625,000 grant has been awarded to King’s Business Park in Schnecksville for construction of a two-lane roundabout.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISURG – A proposed settlement to address myriad service issues with Frontier Commonwealth has been recommended to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for approval by the two administrative law judges on the case, according to a half dozen lawmakers who have been advocating for affected consumers.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), Republican chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee, is calling on the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to engage in an honest conversation about orphaned and abandoned wells in the Commonwealth.
Mar. 26, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) that would assist victims of domestic violence in Pennsylvania when applying for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits received bipartisan approval by the House of Representatives today. House Bill 1446 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Mar. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – A resolution recognizing March 25, 2024, as “National Medal of Honor Day” in Pennsylvania, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), was passed unanimously in the House of Representatives today.
Mar. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) and Paul Friel’s (D-Chester) legislation to expand the 529 TAP Tax Credit, House Bill 1745, passed unanimously in the House of Representatives. The bill expands the tax credit to encourage workforce development and ease the financial burden of higher education for Pennsylvania families.
Mar. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – With a voter identification constitutional amendment having languished in committee for nearly a year, despite bipartisan support for the concept among both the public and House members, House Republicans held a press conference Monday announcing they will be utilizing the discharge resolution process to advance the measure.
Mar. 25, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Westmoreland) today announced she is hosting a Concealed Carry Seminar on Thursday, April 11.
Mar. 24, 2024 /
House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Republican State Government Committee Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland), Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-Cumberland), and other Pennsylvania House Republican Members.
Mar. 22, 2024 /
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Mar. 22, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – In a significant move to protect and defend constitutional rights, a group of House members today introduced a package of bills aimed at safeguarding freedom of speech and conscience.
Mar. 22, 2024 /
MIFFLINTOWN – A dedication ceremony held today honored Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jacques F. Rougeau Jr., who died last summer in the line of duty. The ceremony named the interchange where U.S. Routes 22/322 meet Arch Rock Road.