Gaydos Announces Area Career and Technical Center Receives Grant

Nov. 19, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) announced today that the Parkway West Career and Technology Center will receive a $49,700 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for the purchase of new equipment aligned to training students in high-demand occupations.

Kauffman Announces $37,000 Grant for Franklin County CTC

Nov. 19, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) today announced the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has awarded $37,000 to the Franklin County Career and Technical Center (CTC) to purchased needed training equipment.

Tomlinson Drug Reform Bill Goes to Governor

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) to expand the tacking of narcotics deaths linked to the use of drugs to treat opioid addiction has passed the state House and is on its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.

House Committee Resolution Initiates Election Audit, Staats Says

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), a member of the House State Government Committee, said the committee passed House Resolution 1100, which directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to coordinate a risk-limiting audit of ballots canvassed in the 2020 general election.

Pickett, Fritz Announce Equipment Grant for SCCTC

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – To better prepare students for a family-sustaining career, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (SCCTC) today was awarded a state grant to purchase training equipment, according to Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Susquehanna/Sullivan) and Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne).

Pickett, Fritz Announce Equipment Grant for SCCTC

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – To better prepare students for a family-sustaining career, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (SCCTC) today was awarded a state grant to purchase training equipment, according to Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Susquehanna/Sullivan) and Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne).

Gleim’s Agritourism Bill Passes House

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved legislation authored by Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) that would create a statewide standard allowing farmers to host Agritourism or Agritainment activities on their farms.

Topper Resolution Requiring Non-Partisan Election Audit Approved

Nov. 18, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – In an effort to ensure the public’s trust in Pennsylvania’s election process, the House State Government Committee today approved House Resolution 1100 by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) to require the non-partisan Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the election.

Committee Passes Struzzi Resolution to Formally Oppose RGGI

Nov. 17, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has passed his resolution opposing Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). House Resolution 1088, if adopted by the House, would be sent to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) as the House’s formal disapproval of Wolf’s plan.

Metzgar, Topper, Langerholc Announce Over $103,000 in School Safety Funding to Bedford County Districts

Nov. 16, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – State Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) and Sen. Wayne Langerholc (R-Bedford/Cambria/Clearfield) today announced that school districts in Bedford County have been awarded $103,581 in Safe Schools Target Grants, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Grants are awarded to schools to prevent and reduce violent incidents, to purchase safety and security-related equipment, and to provide for the training and compensation of school resource and police officers.

Metzgar, Topper, Langerholc Announce Over $103,000 in School Safety Funding to Bedford County Districts

Nov. 16, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – State Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) and Sen. Wayne Langerholc (R-Bedford/Cambria/Clearfield) today announced that school districts in Bedford County have been awarded $103,581 in Safe Schools Target Grants, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Grants are awarded to schools to prevent and reduce violent incidents, to purchase safety and security-related equipment, and to provide for the training and compensation of school resource and police officers.

Davanzo Announces Safety Grant for Saint Sebastian School

Nov. 16, 2020 /

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP – Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) today announced that a $7,245 grant has been awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to Saint Sebastian School in accordance with Act 18 of 2019.

Pickett Announces Safety Grants for Schools in 110th District

Nov. 16, 2020 /

HARRISBURG – Three public school districts and two non-public schools in the 110th Legislative District today were awarded Safe Schools Targeted Grants to improve safety and security measures, according to Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna).