Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – House Democrats last night voted unanimously to allow the dangerous herbicide glyphosate to be applied to state game lands with the surprising support of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) said.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, voted against a bill to increase government involvement in health care transactions.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG ? Legislation co-sponsored by Rep. John Schlegel (R-Lebanon) to modernize Pennsylvania’s school transportation laws passed overwhelmingly today in the state House of Representatives.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) soon will be reintroducing his legislation aimed at stopping the commercial use of booking photographs, known as mugshots, by individuals and websites that charge people to have their photos removed.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) invite residents of Centre County to take advantage of the shredding event they are hosting on Saturday, June 21, from 8-11 a.m. at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte.
Jun. 11, 2025 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) today announced that $760,000 in grant funding has been awarded for projects across Mercer County and the 7th Legislative District.
Jun. 10, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation that would provide grant funding to police departments investigating cold cases passed the House today on a 169-to-34 vote, according to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) and Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery).
Jun. 10, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Affirming her commitment to advocating for victims and families in Pennsylvania, two bills co-sponsored by Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) advanced in the statehouse with bipartisan support this week.
Jun. 10, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Josh Bashline (R-Clarion/Armstrong) announced his commonsense amendment to ease costs for armed forces members and their families was adopted unanimously by the House.
Jun. 10, 2025 /
HARRISBURG –– Lawmakers and food allergy advocates joined forces today to push for passage of legislation that would make the state’s restaurants and other food retail establishments safer for more than 1.3 million Pennsylvanians living with food allergies, according to the bill’s prime sponsors, state Reps. Arvind Venkat (D-Allegheny) and Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland).
Jun. 10, 2025 /
Jun. 10, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) recently announced what it described as a “controlled” burn of more than 2,200 acres using aircraft to start the blaze, said Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks), chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.
Jun. 09, 2025 /
HARRISBURG—Today, Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers held a public hearing to investigate the integrity of Pennsylvania’s social benefit programs. The hearing featured testimony from Trevor Carlsen, senior research fellow, and Kaitlyn Finley, policy fellow, from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), and focused on the growing imbalance in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program. In Pennsylvania, more than 1 million able-bodied adults without dependents are enrolled in Medicaid while over 14,000 disabled individuals remain on a waiting list for services.
Jun. 09, 2025 /
WHAT: Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington), other House members and stakeholders will host a news conference to discuss House Bill 77, co-authored with Rep. Arvind Venkat (D-Allegheny), which would mandate food allergy information be used in restaurants and other food retail facilities.
Jun. 09, 2025 /
Jun. 09, 2025 /
WHAT: Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-Luzerne) will host two seminars for municipalities and community organizations to learn about applying for grant funding.
Jun. 09, 2025 /
Jun. 06, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill), Joanne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) today announced $33,485 in grant funding has been awarded through the Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant program to support important restoration work at the historic Yuengling Mansion in Schuylkill County.
Jun. 06, 2025 /
Jun. 06, 2025 /