Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Twenty-six fire and EMS organizations in the 122nd Legislative District were awarded nearly $329,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) announced today. The grant amounts range from $7,000 to $34,877.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Two soldiers with ties to the 67th Legislative District will be remembered with bridges designated in their honor under legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint), which was recently signed into law.
Jul. 07, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Forty-three fire and EMS organizations in the 110th Legislative District were awarded more than $475,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) announced today.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Nine fire and EMS organizations in the 176th Legislative District were awarded nearly $107,000 in funding support through the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe) announced today.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) is in opposition of the ongoing discussion of the proposed Interstate-83 John Harris Memorial South Bridge project.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
WASHINGTON AND FAYETTE COUNTIES – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) announced that grants have been awarded to several organizations in the 49th District through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program (FCEMSGP).
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) proposal to honor Tioga County veterans with a bridge designation has been signed into law.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) sent the following letter to PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell urging the postponement of the upcoming July 13 Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voting meeting to further advance the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – To ensure Pennsylvanians with disabilities won’t become ineligible for a valuable medical assistance program because they make too much money, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law the companion bill to Rep. Kate Klunk’s (R-Hanover) House Bill 1115.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 843, introduced by Rep. David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union), which would require human trafficking offenses be considered in a party’s bid for child custody.
Jul. 06, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced he will be hosting a Lunch with Your Legislator event on Friday, July 9, at North Franklin Park.
Jul. 05, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) to improve notification standards when someone in drug or alcohol treatment leaves against medical advice was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf this week. It is now Act 41 of 2021. The new law is being referred to as Heather’s Law.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
New law seeks to safely return family members to long-term care facilities to assist with care and support of vulnerable loved ones
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed House Bill 1300, sweeping election reform legislation that passed by the General Assembly last week.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Barb Gleim’s (R- Cumberland) legislation, House Bill 101, providing farmers limited civil liability protections while opening their farms to the public for a fee, was signed into law as Act 27 of 2021.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. R. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced his legislation to give people more time to appeal unemployment compensation decisions has been signed into law.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Senior citizens will now have another layer of protection against exploitation from caregivers with the governor’s signing of House Bill 1431, now known as Act 49 of 2020.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG—Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) to improve communications among agencies charged with investigating child abuse.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1621 into law, announced prime sponsor Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler), co-sponsor Rep. Robert Matzie (D-Beaver/Allegheny) and Sen. Patrick Browne (R-16th District). This increases access to 5G technology by deploying small wireless facilities, which could be as small as a backpack and attached to an existing utility pole.
Jul. 01, 2021 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) to modernize the insurance license application process in Pennsylvania was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf today. Pickett currently serves as majority chair of the House Insurance Committee.