May. 13, 2021 /
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), Sen. Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and local elected officials will attend a discussion about the critical needs facing ambulance companies in Pennsylvania. The event will highlight the need for the public’s involvement to ensure that emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are able to serve in the future.
May. 13, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today introduced harm prevention legislation that will help reduce overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.
May. 13, 2021 /
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, has been in short supply over the past year. Did you know the state has amassed a stockpile of PPE valued at $51 million? Did you know the very costly and very valuable equipment is being stored at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, which is located in a flood plain and susceptible to rodent infestation?
May. 12, 2021 /
The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Community Pride Award recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship by a business, individual, school, community organization or civic group that makes an outstanding commitment to litter control, recycling, beautification or general environmental stewardship.
May. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The Senate State Government Committee today advanced legislation by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to protect vital records relating to the COVID-19 pandemic from being destroyed before they can be fully examined. Ecker issued the following statement:
May. 11, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) is inviting veterans who live in the 88th Legislative District to attend her ninth-annual Tribute to Veterans Breakfast on Thursday, May 20, at Strock’s Farm, 729 Williams Grove Road, Mechanicsburg.
May. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) today released a report on the committee’s months-long comprehensive hearings on Pennsylvania’s election process and its 84-year-old election law.
May. 10, 2021 /
Pennsylvania’s farmers know what it is like to face a challenge. Supply chain, international market fluctuations and the weather can impact decisions every day and sometimes every hour. A “disaster” to a farmer can arrive in many different forms, none of which need to be declared by the government.
May. 10, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Noting Pennsylvania is one of just nine states that does not permit the participation of anyone other than registered Republicans and Democrats in its primary elections, Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) introduced legislation opening the state’s primaries to the almost 900,000 independent and non-partisan voters.
May. 10, 2021 /
Twice a year, Pennsylvanians are subjected to adding unnecessary stress to our lives by changing our clocks between daylight saving time (DST) and standard time.
May. 10, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), chairman of the House Finance Tax Modernization and Reform Subcommittee, and Mike Peifer (R-Pike/Wayne), chairman of the House Finance Committee, will be hosting a subcommittee hearing on Kaufer’s House Bill 1177, which would establish the Transportation Reinvestment and Improvement Program.
May. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Lehigh/Berks), chairman of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, toured the Medicare- and Medicaid-funded Senior LIFE Program in Berks County with House colleagues.
May. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Cumberland) released the following statement today in response to Auditor General Timothy DeFoor’s findings about West Perry School District.
May. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – After more than a year of being stonewalled by the Wolf administration on information relating to virtually all aspects of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state House is quickly moving forward with legislation sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that would require an in-depth review of the Commonwealth’s response.
May. 06, 2021 /
WHAT: Reps. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) and Jeanne McNeill (D-Lehigh) will announce their introduction of House Bill 1299, known as Victoria’s Law in the PA House.
May. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Minutes before the start of Tuesday’s Capitol press conference convened by Reps. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster), Dan Moul (R-Adams), Clint Owlett (R- Bradford/Potter/Tioga) and John Hershey (R-Franklin/Juniata/Mifflin) about the status of the 2021 Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE), the Wolf administration emailed the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee indicating that it would move to open the Farm Show Complex.
May. 06, 2021 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) will be offering veterans affairs outreach hours in his district office at 3220 State Route 257 in Seneca on Tuesday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An accredited field service officer from the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania will be available to assist veterans by appointment with a variety of issues.
May. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would support the integrity of Pennsylvania’s banking system, passed the House unanimously today and is now in the hands of the state Senate.
May. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon), Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) and Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) have introduced a House resolution to call upon the House Judiciary Committee to begin an investigation of Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. and whether an impeachment or removal from office is required due to alleged misbehavior in office and violation of public trust.
May. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG –Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon), Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) and Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) have introduced a House resolution to call upon the House Judiciary Committee to begin an investigation of Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. and whether an impeachment or removal from office is required due to alleged misbehavior in office and violation of public trust.