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).
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.
Nov. 18, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – In his first hearing as acting chairman of the House State Government Committee, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) led the committee in approving House Resolution 1100, which directs the non-partisan Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the 2020 election.
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.
Nov. 18, 2020 /
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will hold a hearing to discuss House Resolution 1100, which would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the 2020 election.
Nov. 18, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The Nov. 3 General Election brought thousands of phone calls, emails and social media messages to Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) from concerned constituents who believe the results of the election to be illegitimate.
Nov. 18, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The House and Senate have approved and sent to the governor’s desk Rep. Clint Owlett’s (R-Tioga/ Bradford/Potter) bill to give the Commonwealth another tool in its fight against the opioid epidemic.
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.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) today announced that the Upper St. Clair School District has been awarded funding from the Safe Schools Targeted Grants program.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) has announced that the Quaker Valley School District has been awarded funding totaling $84,322 from the Safe Schools Targeted Grant program.
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.
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.
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.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – The Pleasant Valley School District today was awarded Safe Schools Targeted Grant funding to improve safety and security measures, according to Rep. Jack Rader (R-Monroe).
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).
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) today announced that school districts in the 62nd Legislative District have been awarded $171,834 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.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced $64,990 in Safe Schools Targeted Grants were awarded to Washington School District in the 48th Legislative District.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Ten schools in legislative districts represented by state Reps. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk), Tommy Sankey (R-Clearfield/Cambria) and Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) have earned Safe School Targeted Grants through the Department of Education.
Nov. 16, 2020 /
ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP – Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland), in a partnership with the Westmoreland County Blind Association, will be hosting a Pop-Up Drive-Through Paper Shredding Event on Friday, Dec. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at his district office at 851 Finley Road, Rostraver Township.
Nov. 13, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – Residents of Upper St. Clair Township can look forward to some improvements and renovations at the Northern Tier Regional Library – Upper St. Clair, according to Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington).