Free Market is Raising Wages, Not the Government

Mar. 09, 2022 /

It’s highly likely everyone has seen an ad or a massive billboard touting impressive starting salaries. One billboard I recently saw while driving on Route 30 was for work at a local York County manufacturing plant with pay of $35 an hour. It wasn’t the stroke of the governor’s pen that drove up these wages. Rather, it was the free market.

Owlett Offers Bill to Boost PA Energy Production, Reduce Dependence on Russia

Mar. 08, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Citing the nation’s and the world’s dependence on Russia for energy resources, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) joined more than a dozen colleagues in the state House Tuesday to unveil a package of bills designed to maximize energy production in the Commonwealth.

Key Takeaways from House Appropriations Hearings

Mar. 08, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee held its ninth day of budget hearings. The committee heard from Penn State University, Temple University, the University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln University and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).

Owlett Aims to Ensure Fairness in Disaster Assistance Eligibility

Mar. 07, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update its per capita impact indicator and thresholds to ensure all citizens and communities impacted by natural disasters are treated fairly.

Ecker Quizzes State Education Officials on Student Performance Metrics

Mar. 07, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – A recent Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) report found there is a lack of correlation between education spending and student proficiency. During the House Appropriations Committee’s budget hearing this morning, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) asked Department of Education officials about the findings in the report.

Delozier to Host Shredder Event for 88th District Residents

Mar. 07, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Lower Allen) invites residents of the 88th Legislative District to a shredder event she will be hosting this Saturday, March 12, from 9-11 a.m. in the parking lot of the Lower Allen Township building, 2233 Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill.

O’Neal to Host Pizza and Policy Event

Mar. 04, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he will be hosting a Pizza and Policy event on Friday, March 11, at the North Franklin Municipal Building.

In Order to Aid Ukrainian Relief, PA House Republicans Request PPE Stockpile Inventory and Deployment

Mar. 04, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), and House Human Services Committee Chairman Frank Farry (R-Bucks) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of General Services Secretary Curt Topper Friday requesting an inventory of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) stockpile accumulated by the Commonwealth during COVID-19 and its potential deployment to Ukraine to help with medical needs during the humanitarian crisis resulting from Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war against the country.

Key Takeaways from House Appropriations Hearings

Mar. 03, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee held its seventh day of budget hearings. The committee heard from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP):

Boback and Committee Review Military-Related Programs

Mar. 03, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, on Wednesday led an informational meeting to review three programs over which the committee has oversight.

Key Takeaways from House Appropriations Hearings

Mar. 02, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Today the House Appropriations Committee held its sixth day of budget hearings. The committee heard from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I):

Boback Leads Hearing on Pennsylvania’s EMS Crisis

Mar. 02, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, on Tuesday convened a public hearing to examine Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services (EMS) crisis.