Oct. 22, 2021 /
CARLISLE – Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) today announced her free Veterans Breakfast for those living in the 199th District. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 5, at 8:30 a.m. at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Monday to consider several bills to increase openness and transparency in the lobbying process, limit the influence of professional lobbyists and hold lobbyists to a higher standard of ethical conduct.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
CENTRE HALL – Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced he will be hosting a free agriculture breakfast on Friday, Oct. 29, for farmers and those interested in hearing the latest updates from state and federal officials on agriculture-related issues.
Oct. 22, 2021 /
CHADDS FORD - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) and Sen. John Kane (D- Delaware/Chester) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Delaware County for public assistance funding for Chadds Ford Township, residents, businesses and non-profits, like the Brandywine Conservancy, affected by the flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) held a press conference titled “Come On Man, it’s the People’s Money” on the Washington County Courthouse steps this afternoon to officially release his findings in his five-year Local Share Account (LSA) investigation. Leading up to the press conference, Cook released three editorials to help those unfamiliar with LSA understand the intricacies of the grant selection process.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
Following the vote to sustain the acting secretary of Health’s Order Requiring Face Coverings in School Entities (“School Masking Order”) by the Joint Committee on Documents, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
Oct. 21, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) issued the following statement today in response to the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Document’s ruling that acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s statewide school masking mandate is not a regulation or subject to Pennsylvania’s Regulatory Review Act.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
TUNKHANNOCK – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee conducted a public hearing on Tuesday morning highlighting the potential restructuring of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and certain programs that the department administers.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
HANOVER – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been named to the Task Force on Child Pornography to further combat child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The Wolf administration guided private funding for elections to Democratic-leaning counties, according to a report from Broad + Liberty. This selective process disenfranchised thousands of voters across the Commonwealth, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, said.
Oct. 21, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The Greater Johnstown Water Authority is the recipient of a more than $7 million loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to address sanitary sewer overflows, according to Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown).
Oct. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – An application requesting funds to update and replace 75 existing, lead-containing water service lines, in both the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Edgeworth and residential portions was approved today by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), said Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny).
Oct. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) awarded Linesville Borough more than $1 million in grant funding to improve water quality and infrastructure.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Dozens of supporters will rally in support of House Bill 1 (the Excellent Education for All Act) to highlight how the bill would create scholarships based on educational opportunity accounts for vulnerable students.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) today announced that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved funding to enhance water service and quality to customers in Alexandria Borough in Huntingdon County.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
SOMERSET – Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Rep. Carl Metzgar (R-69) announced that Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) approved funding to improve more viable water systems while minimizing the financial burden on residential customers.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
WHAT: Speaker of the House Cutler will be available to the media for comments and questions regarding the actions and process of the Joint Committee on Documents meeting regarding the statewide masking mandate for schools.
Oct. 20, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Quakertown) this week hosted a House State Government Committee hearing to allow Bucks County and other residents from Southeast Pennsylvania to offer testimony on the upcoming congressional redistricting process.
Oct. 19, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Despite 10 public hearings, State Government Committee meetings, and debate on the floor of the House Representatives, the Democratic minority leader apparently didn’t understand the House already took up a “comprehensive voting rights bill” in June, as she responded to a question during the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon on Monday, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said today.
Oct. 19, 2021 /
WEISSPORT – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) offered his testimony in Kingston on Monday before the House State Government Committee as members of the committee conducted their sixth regional hearing regarding the importance of a fair and transparent redistricting process in Pennsylvania.