Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) to change the definition of meeting a quorum for land bank board meetings to include virtual and physical attendees and make other land bank updates was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that requires PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Two bills sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aim to improve public safety in the Commonwealth have been signed into law.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Montgomery County lawmakers – Reps. Todd Stephens (R-North Wales), Tracy Pennycuick (R-Gilbertsville), Tim Hennessey (R-Pottstown) and Milou Mackenzie (R-Red Hill) – joined forces to advocate for funding for the construction of a new Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center in Montgomery County. This week it was announced that Mission Kids was selected to receive $5.75 million under the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
Nov. 03, 2022 /
EMMAUS – Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) is offering Veteran Assistance Hours each month at her Emmaus office to provide aid to local veterans. The service hours are held every fourth Wednesday of the month and the next will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1245 D Chestnut St. in Emmaus.
Nov. 02, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the importance of public safety training in the Commonwealth, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today announced a $440,000 grant has been awarded to the Emergency Response Training and Certification Association (ERTCA).
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement on the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Ball v. Chapman, which ordered counties to refrain from counting undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots and absentee ballots, and that those ballots should be segregated and retained:
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Tuesday offered the following comment on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Ball v. Chapman that ordered counties refrain from counting undated and incorrectly dated ballots, upholding the plain language of Pennsylvania’s election law:
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Dan Moul (R-Adams) and Kate Klunk (R-York) joined the Adams-Hanover Allied Veterans Council in Hanover this morning for an annual event that sends U.S. military veterans to Washington, D.C.
Nov. 01, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) will host a Veterans Breakfast to honor veterans and active-duty military personnel in the 106th District.
Oct. 31, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would designate March 29 of each year as “Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day” in Pennsylvania passed unanimously in the Senate last week. House Bill 2586 now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.
Oct. 31, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) is extending his thanks to Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Washington/Fayette) for her 10 years of service to Pennsylvania. Snyder announced earlier this year that her time in the House of Representatives would end after the current session expires on Nov. 30, 2022.
Oct. 28, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) that would assist Pennsylvania residents with drug addictions to receive treatment passed unanimously in the Senate this week. House Bill 220 now goes to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Oct. 28, 2022 /
PITTSBURGH – Reps. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) today called for an audit and Independent Fiscal Office review of the rental payments being made by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies under an agreement linked to state funding. Additionally, they urged that information be collected about the credits used by the teams to reduce or eliminate their rental payments.
Oct. 28, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Promoting the Pennsylvania workforce and making headway on a decades-old environmental problem in the commonwealth is the basis of legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) that is a governor’s signature away from becoming law.
Oct. 28, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) this week paid tribute to the late George Saurman, a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1980-94.
Oct. 28, 2022 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) had the opportunity to speak at the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association’s (PRLA) Tourism Summit, held at the Harrisburg Hilton on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Oct. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) continues to push to find additional financial support for the Pennsylvania Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) which is used for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Oct. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) aimed at helping older foster youth in Pennsylvania find more permanent family connections passed unanimously in the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1866 now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.
Oct. 27, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Union) invites residents of the 84th legislative district to a free Senior Scam Seminar he is hosting on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m. The event will take place at Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Company, 1600 Dewey Ave. in Williamsport.