Jun. 13, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) today announced that the Harleysville Community Fire Company in Lower Salford Township and the Upper Salford Volunteer Fire Company in Upper Salford Township have been awarded loans to purchase new firetrucks.
Jun. 13, 2024 /
As June progresses and the June 30 deadline for the General Assembly to adopt a budget looms, the political divide that sometimes slows the passage of legislation is only increasing.
Jun. 13, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Pike/Wayne) issued the following statement after his “no” vote on House Bill 2370:
Jun. 13, 2024 /
HARRISBURG –Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford), the House Republican co-chair of the Arts and Culture Caucus, invited opera singer Jamie Bastello to perform at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced the committee unanimously approved a bill that would give the Commonwealth more oversight over Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The measure would also limit or ban several practices by PBMs that harm independent pharmacies.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation crafted by Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Joe Hohenstein (D-Philadelphia) cleared a significant hurdle today in the quest to expand and improve substance use recovery support services in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) will host a hearing conducted by the House Republican Policy Committee to discuss legislation that would provide historic tax cuts to working families in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and other lawmakers will host the second in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
Jun. 12, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) announced Wednesday legislation he introduced to expand access to a state program that allows patients to access certain donated life-saving medications has passed the House Health Committee with a unanimous vote.
Jun. 11, 2024 /
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) issued the following statement after her “no” vote on House Bill 2370:
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG—Today, the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the first hearing in a series to discuss the House Republican tax cut bill (House Bill 2388) 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.
Jun. 11, 2024 /
HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced a bill she amended that would instruct medical professionals to conduct a postpartum screening for depression upon delivery and at the first few postnatal check-up visits was unanimously approved by the House. Rapp’s amendment removes the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) screening and information distribution requirements, and instead gives providers the option to hand out educational and resource information to their perinatal and postpartum patients.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
“The House Democrats’ basic education funding plan does nothing but double down on a failing education system that represents the inability of state and local leaders to prioritize outcomes-based learning and bring the needed transformational change to deliver on classroom success, which would truly provide for a student-first and family-focused system of education
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) issued the following statement after voting “no” on House Bill 2370, an education funding proposal in the state House on Monday:
Jun. 10, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Democrats’ Education Scheme Fails to Fund Students” to discuss the Democrats’ Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report, which fails to adequately support students and places an undue burden on citizens.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HAWLEY – State Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Wayne/Pike) announced today staff from his district office will be available at the following locations to assist individuals:
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – On Saturday, Rep. Andrew Kuzma (R-Allegheny/Washington) led a group of volunteers to create a youth and handicapped fishing area in South Park Township on a decommissioned bridge over Peters Creek.
Jun. 10, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) Monday applauded the bipartisan House passage of legislation he co-prime sponsored to require insurance coverage of biomarker testing in Pennsylvania.
Jun. 10, 2024 /