Jan. 02, 2021 /
Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset), who served the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus as Caucus Secretary in the 2019-2020 session and was elected to serve as Republican Caucus Chairman in the 2020-2021 session died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm.
Jan. 02, 2021 /
Speaker Designee Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Caucus Chairman Rep. Mike Reese:
Dec. 30, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Citing concern that many older residents will fail to meet the Dec. 31 deadline to apply for relief through Pennsylvania’s 2019 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today requested a one-month extension to submit applications to the Department of Revenue.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 28th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – On Oct. 29, the governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. David Maloney Sr. (R-Berks) to fly the POW/MIA flag over all state-owned buildings and properties. The state has had two months to prepare to enact this law, yet the State Capitol remains void of the flag’s presence. Maloney today issued the following statement:
Dec. 30, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 30th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 125th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
WHAT: Rep. Jason Silvis (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 55th Legislative District.
Dec. 30, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg have been awarded grants to continue their cutting-edge research, according to Sen. John DiSanto (R-15), Sen. Dave Arnold (R-48) and Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
Dec. 29, 2020 /
SENECA – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) has again been named a member of the House Appropriations Committee by House Republican Leadership. The upcoming fiscal year will be his fifth serving in that capacity.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin) has been named to the House Appropriations Committee as he begins his second term as a lawmaker.
Dec. 29, 2020 /
About a month after issuing his latest job-crushing orders to the state’s restaurants, bars and other small businesses, Gov. Tom Wolf held a press event two days before Christmas to announce he was “initiating a transfer of funds” to provide relief to businesses struggling because of those orders.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) announced two state grants have been awarded to local communities.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The Historical Society of Perry County has been awarded a $500,000 grant for the restoration of Clark’s Ferry Tavern, one of those most historic structures in the county, according to Sen. John DiSanto (R-15) and Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Cumberland).
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – As Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) is poised to take the oath of office to begin his second term, he was appointed to a seat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced the release of $2 million in state funds to further renovate the Landmark Building in Washington and construct a precision steel manufacturing plant in Canonsburg.
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) has been appointed to serve as a deputy whip in the 2021-22 Legislative Session, which begins in January, by House Majority Whip, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Armstrong/Clarion/Forest).
Dec. 23, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced he intends to make funding available for small businesses and restaurants impacted by his shutdown orders and ongoing economic restrictions.
Dec. 23, 2020 /
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), recently appointed by House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to the Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board and a member of the House State Government Committee, signed onto a letter to Vice President Michael R. Pence asking him to consider the alarming amount of election irregularities and fraudulent activity in the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania in advance of the qualification of electors and tabulation of Electoral College votes by Congress.