May. 06, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Gary Day (R-Lehigh) today questioned why House Democrats are rushing a complex, 173-page bill to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania, without any hearings or input from legislators or the public.
May. 06, 2025 /
NEW KENSINGTON – Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Rep. Jill Cooper (R-55) announced today the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) awarded a nearly $7 million PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) grant to Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Fund.
May. 06, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – The PA House today passed bipartisan consumer protection legislation introduced by state Rep. Arvind Venkat along with state Reps. Rob Matzie and Tom Mehaffie that would prohibit businesses from charging additional fees for providing paper account statements.
May. 05, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) Monday announced the Performance-Based Funding Council unanimously adopted a report and recommendations on creating a performance-based funding model for new funding for Penn State University, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University.
May. 05, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) to give law enforcement more tools to catch child predators online is one step closer to becoming law. The House Judiciary Committee today approved the bill, known as Alicia’s Law, and it now heads to the full House for a vote.
May. 05, 2025 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) is hosting a free document-shredding event for residents of the 169th District on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to noon.
May. 05, 2025 /
May. 05, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) issued this statement following the introduction of House Bill 1200, which would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, on Sunday, May 4:
May. 05, 2025 /
In response to the Commonwealth’s multi-year budget surplus and the continued growth of the Rainy Day Fund, Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) has introduced House Bill 1362 to establish the 2025 Taxpayer Surplus Refund Program, aimed at returning excess state revenues directly to taxpayers.
May. 05, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – To ensure students have a better understanding of American history, government and civics, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) introduced legislation that would require them to pass the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Test once during their middle or high school careers.
May. 05, 2025 /
WAYNESBORO – Following large turnouts at the monthly Hanging and Chad events, Rep. Chad Reichard (R-Waynesboro) has moved the informal meetings to the Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce starting in May.
May. 05, 2025 /
May. 02, 2025 /
May. 02, 2025 /
May. 02, 2025 /
May. 02, 2025 /
YORK – On May 2, Pennsylvania State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) announced he will not seek a 10th term to represent, what he dubbed, “the Fighting 196th” Legislative District.
May. 02, 2025 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) is pleased to announce that two educational institutions serving students in the 131st District will receive a total of $150,000 in grant funding to enhance access to career and technical education.
May. 02, 2025 /
HARRISBURG—Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-Luzerne) invites residents of the 117th District to a free seminar on the financial exploitation of seniors on Friday, May 16, at noon, at the Meadows Manor Community Room, 200 Lake St. in Dallas. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. with a complimentary lunch provided at 11:30 a.m.
May. 01, 2025 /
YORK – Members of the York County Republican delegation praised work of York County officials accurately capturing water pollutant data in our region. The delegation consists of Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland); and Reps. Seth Grove (R-Dover), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Mike Jones (R-York Township), Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester), Marc Anderson (R-Dillsburg) and Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion).
May. 01, 2025 /
NEW MILFORD—Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne), and other lawmakers held a hearing today titled “Exploring Pennsylvania’s Energy Potential” to discuss how Pennsylvania’s natural gas can be leveraged to strengthen our economy and bring more family-sustaining jobs to our Commonwealth. The hearing took place at Outdoor Insiders in New Milford.