Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Today, legislation sponsored by Reps. Stephen Kinsey (D-Philadelphia) and Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) to improve the funding mechanism for dual enrollment programs was approved by the House.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will join members of the House Appropriations and Education committees for two hearings examining aspects of education in the Commonwealth. He is serving as designee for the House Education Committee chairman.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
WHAT: State Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) is hosting the third annual Women in Leadership Conference.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today issued the following statement in response to the House hurriedly pushing through a non-negotiable Tax Code Bill:
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Members of the House Republican Caucus on Wednesday held a press conference telling Pennsylvanians that the path being taken by House Democrats on omnibus code bills is not the responsible way to lead and govern Pennsylvania.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – In a late-night vote along party lines, legislation to create new tax incentives for medical marijuana operations and Hollywood movie studios passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week. The bill contained a number of additional controversial provisions, including a complete rewrite of Pennsylvania’s business tax code, creating what some observers called one of the most punitive and aggressive tax proposals in the nation.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
ALTOONA – Area residents are encouraged to properly dispose of unwanted documents at the annual Shredding with Schmitt paper shredding event hosted by Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona).
Oct. 04, 2023 /
WHO: House Republican Leadership, Members.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Citing timelines and staffing conflicts, state Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion) today opposed committee efforts to shift the date of Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election. Both bills addressing the issue passed on predominately party line votes and now go to the full House for consideration.
Oct. 04, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – A bill that addresses the removal of duplicative utility poles was unanimously voted out of committee today, says the sponsor of the bill, freshman Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne).
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Tuesday the Democrats’ self-created Tax Code bill is emblematic of repeated missed opportunities stemming from House Democrats’ leadership of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Democrats rammed through a fast-tracked, non-negotiated Tax Code bill Tuesday that Rep. Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) said creates false policy choices and could have been better crafted had Democrats seriously engaged with Republicans in creating the legislation.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Democrats unveiled their non-negotiated tax-and-spend Tax Code bill that represents a special interest smorgasbord which will only increase costs on Pennsylvanians.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) will be partnering with Mid Penn Legal Services to host a class focusing on Power of Attorney (POA) arrangements.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP – As the Republican secretary of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) is teaming up with Lutheran Senior Life Passavant Community and inviting World War II, Vietnam War and Korean War veterans, as well as spouses or family members, to a ribbon pinning ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Passavant Home’s Scholl Auditorium in Zelienople.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) that would make the Commonwealth’s four state-related universities subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law. The lawmakers issued the following statement after the vote:
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) was appointed by Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) as Republican Subcommittee Chair on Programs and Benefits under the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee for the remainder of the 2023-24 Legislative Session of the General Assembly.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – The House Professional Licensure Committee today reported out legislation sponsored by Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) to address the lack of barber-teachers in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 03, 2023 /
WHAT: A group of state policymakers will come together to provide a tool to help protect children from sexually explicit material and highlight some of the books known to be in school libraries. The public is welcome to attend.
Oct. 02, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford) announced his bill, which would create consistent guidelines in the Borough Code, overwhelmingly passed the House.