Jan. 29, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – A group of southwestern Pennsylvania lawmakers today issued a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf warning that his latest proposal to enact a severance tax on the natural gas industry would endanger critical pandemic recovery efforts and kill jobs.
Jan. 29, 2021 /
BRADFORD – State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will hold monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the following locations:
Jan. 29, 2021 /
BRADFORD – In an effort to ensure area veterans receive the services and support they need, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) announced he will host a veterans service representative from the American Legion at his local offices in February.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced his tax and spend priorities Thursday that included selecting winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s economy and targeting critical industry during a pandemic.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - The Bucks County House Republican Caucus today announced that the House Health Committee will hold a hearing into COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) joined a majority of his House colleagues on Wednesday in approving a proposed constitutional amendment that would place limits on a governor’s emergency declaration powers.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) has been appointed the Secretary of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) today voted with the majority of her colleagues in the House to pass legislation that would change the state’s emergency declaration provision to ensure emergency declarations only last 21 days and need legislative approval to continue thereafter.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Seeking to bring those who encourage others to commit suicide to justice, the House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 184 by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg).
Jan. 28, 2021 /
For Philadelphia’s GOP, and its chairwoman and state representative from the Northeast, Martina White, this is just another day at the races. Not because White takes policy or politics lightly. Rather, because – at age 32 – dealing with matters of state, and pleasing her constituents, has been her whole life’s work. Now in her third term, White – in office since 2015 in a special election to fill an open seat in the 170th District – became the first new Republican elected in Philadelphia in 25 years, a feat considering that working class area’s deep blue roots.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Continuing its commitment to protecting taxpayer dollars, the state House has approved Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) bill to help prevent waste, fraud and abuse within the state’s Medicaid system.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Answering the people’s demands that Gov. Tom Wolf’s abuse of emergency powers must be terminated and never imposed again, Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) once again joined with her legislative colleagues in advancing a proposed constitutional amendment (House Bill 55) that would empower citizens via voter referendum to decide whether to limit the executive’s authority to declare extended disaster emergencies.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he has introduced legislation that would require the Pennsylvania National Guard to assist with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Commonwealth.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG ¬– House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) today released an updated election hearing schedule the committee is undertaking, per a request from Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Centre/Mifflin) this week voted in favor of legislation that would amend the Constitution to change the state’s emergency declaration provision to ensure emergency declarations only last 21 days and need legislative approval to continue thereafter.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) this week stepped into a new role as secretary of the House Human Services Committee.
Jan. 28, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) has been appointed by Chairman Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to serve as secretary of the House Commerce Committee during the 2021-22 Legislative Session.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
HARRISBURG - Rep. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) today voted in support of House Bill 55 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation today sponsored by Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) that would require state agencies to review all of their programs and expenditures, and assess whether they are highly, moderately or unlikely to be susceptible to an improper payment. This assessment is sent to the governor, the budget office, the independent fiscal office, the General Assembly and the state inspector general.
Jan. 27, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) joined his colleagues in the House Wednesday in approving a proposed constitutional amendment that would place limits on a governor’s emergency declaration powers.