Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) supported legislation today that would allow school boards or administrators to purchase whole or 2% Pennsylvania milk and make it available to students. House Bill 2397 goes to the Senate for its consideration.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today passed legislation that would allow school boards or administrators to purchase whole or 2% Pennsylvania milk and make it available to students, according to Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Cumberland), who supported the measure.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Today, the House voted out a package of bills, sponsored by Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster), which would permit Pennsylvania schools to purchase and dispense whole and reduced-fat (2%) Pennsylvania milk for students, establish tax incentives to help Pennsylvania’s struggling dairy farmers, and ensure Pennsylvania farmers receive state- mandated premiums.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A package of legislation designed to promote healthier kids and the health of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry drew support Wednesday from state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today approved legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), to increase learning opportunities by establishing a course catalog for online courses for K-12 students and professional development for teachers.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A federal court just ruled the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must release records pertaining to a “glitch” within its Department of Transportation that has allowed non-citizens to register to vote in the state for decades, highlighting the glaring need for Rep. David Maloney’s Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) Act.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette Westmoreland), in cooperation with the Fayette County commissioners, are hosting a municipal grant funding seminar on Tuesday, April 19.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would make mental health services more accessible to Pennsylvania residents through telehealth technology, sponsored by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 2419 will next be considered by the Senate.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In order to maintain a competitive balance between men’s and women’s sports, Rep. Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) joined the majority of his House colleagues by voting in support of House Bill 972, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which passed the full House.
Apr. 13, 2022 /
HARRISBURG- Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R- Susquehanna/Wayne) applauded the House for voting in favor of his two bills to boost energy production and decrease the state’s reliance on Russia for oil and gas.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania state House approved legislation to protect women’s sports in the Commonwealth, announced Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland), prime sponsor of the bill and a former athlete.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The state House today in Harrisburg approved a bill introduced by local state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) that would ban state legislators from using state cars.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – At a time when parts of Pennsylvania are suffering doctor shortages and patients are struggling to acquire treatment, the state House today in Harrisburg approved a bill introduced by local state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) to attract more doctors to the Commonwealth.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tuesday passed House Bill 746, legislation introduced by Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to prohibit and end the practice of state lawmakers using state-owned vehicles, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Army National Guard members like local state Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) shouldn’t have to wait for government approval to help during an emergency by using state-owned vehicles. That’s the sentiment behind a bill Kerwin introduced that was approved today in Harrisburg by the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG- Legislation authored by state Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) that would make permanent two health care regulations waived during the COVID-19 pandemic has passed the House unanimously.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bridge in Greenfield Township, Blair County, will be named for Bryan T. “Chipper” Chamberlain, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation equipment operator who died in 2018 while in a work zone, according to Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair), who introduced legislation to name the bridge.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In order to maintain a level playing field for women’s sports, Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voted in favor of House Bill 972, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – In order to alleviate unnecessary and costly testing burdens for employers, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today his bill aiming to repeal Act 215 of 1965, known as the Frozen Dessert Law, overwhelmingly passed the House Tuesday.
Apr. 12, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would create an instant Pennsylvania lottery ticket to fund veterans programs, sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), today was unanimously approved by the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, which she chairs.