Kephart Backs Push to Place Voter ID on the Ballot

Jun. 27, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) is shown signing a discharge resolution petition that would require consideration in the House chamber of legislation to place voter ID on the ballot for the voters of Pennsylvania to decide.

Armanini Applauds Funding for Horton Township Waterline Project

Jun. 26, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – An Elk County infrastructure project for which state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) had been advocating is receiving much-needed financial support from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Rapp Bill to Help Rural Health Recruitment Clears Committee

Jun. 26, 2024 /

HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced today her bill to provide financial incentives to recruit rural health care providers has passed the House Health Committee. House Bill 2382 would create the Rural Health Care Grant Program, which would allow rural hospitals to help certain providers in paying off their student loans.

Gaydos, Kinkead Legislation to Create Insurance Program for Landslide-Prone Areas Advances

Jun. 25, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – In a bipartisan effort, Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) today announced the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee advanced their legislation that would create a new insurance program for homeowners living in landslide-prone areas. The measure also would provide assistance to local governments that wish to mitigate the risk of landslides within their communities.

Roman’s Law Passes Senate, Say Watro, Cabell

Jun. 25, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – Companion legislation to a bill sponsored by Reps. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) that would allow delayed school enrollment in Pennsylvania for young children with autism passed in the Senate today.

Marcell, White and Mercuri Call Out House Democrats Inaction to Combat Antisemitism

Jun. 24, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – Today, Reps. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), Martina White (R-Philadelphia), and Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) held a press conference to announce a discharge resolution for House Bill 1986. The resolution is in response to the Democratic majority’s failure to advance any legislation to address the rise of antisemitic actions and confrontations that have been occurring on college campuses and in Pennsylvania communities. While several legislators have introduced legislation to counter antisemitism, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has failed to take a sufficiently clear stance on this issue.

Cook to Host Hard-to-Read License Plate Replacement Event

Jun. 24, 2024 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) is hosting an event to streamline the process for local residents with illegible license plates to get those plates replaced. It will be held on Thursday, July 11, from 3-6 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds, Building 8.

Mihalek, Policy Committee Host Final Hearing in Series on Historic Tax Cuts

Jun. 21, 2024 /

BETHEL PARK— Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the final hearing in a series to discuss House Bill 2388, the House Republican tax cut bill that would return $3 billion to the people of Pennsylvania by reducing the Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate from 3.07% to 2.8% and eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on electric bills.