Jan. 01, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) today was officially sworn into office, along with 200 other members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, during a ceremony at the state Capitol. Schmitt is beginning his first, two-year term serving the people of the 79th Legislative District, which includes the City of Altoona, Logan Township and a portion of Allegheny Township.
Dec. 31, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 79th Legislative District.
Dec. 28, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 44th Legislative District.
Dec. 27, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 62nd Legislative District.
Dec. 27, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Audit Advisory Commission (LAAC), chaired by Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland), today voted to accept the audit report of the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s finances for the 2017-18 fiscal year as conducted by an independent certified public accounting firm.
Dec. 26, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Mike Jones (R-York Township) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 93rd Legislative District.
Dec. 20, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission today released its report, which includes recommendations to improve the transparency and management of investment expenses and returns of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS).
Dec. 20, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 199th Legislative District.
Dec. 20, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 71st Legislative District.
Dec. 20, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-Elect Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) will take the oath of office to officially begin representing the 76th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Dec. 20, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Torren Ecker (R-Cumberland/Adams) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 193rd Legislative District.
Dec. 20, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep.-elect Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) will take the oath of office as state representative of the 15th Legislative District.
Dec. 19, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep. Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin), chairman of the Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission, and Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella will announce the findings of the commission’s report which contains recommendations to further improve the transparency of investment expenses and returns of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS).
Dec. 06, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will lead an event hosted by Gold and Blue Star Mothers to remember the fallen, prisoners of war and those missing in action. The ceremony will also honor those who are currently serving in the nation’s armed forces.
Dec. 06, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep.-elect Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) announced today her office is open and ready to serve the residents of the 44th Legislative District in Allegheny County.
Dec. 04, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Rep.-elect Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) today announced that he has kept the same office location in downtown Altoona as was previously operated by former Rep. John McGinnis.
Dec. 03, 2018 /
WHAT: Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will join Gov. Tom Wolf and John Wetzel, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, in a panel discussion on Pennsylvania’s new clean slate law, as part of “Criminal Justice Reform, The Road Ahead,” sponsored by The Washington Post. Delozier authored Act 56 of 2018, which made Pennsylvania the first state in the nation to seal nonviolent criminal records after a decade.
Dec. 03, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – Effective immediately, Rep.-elect Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton) is inviting area residents in need of state government information or services to contact her via a toll-free number (855) 271-9385.
Dec. 01, 2018 /
PITTSBURGH – Speaker of the Pennsylvania House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement upon the death of President George H.W. Bush:
Nov. 30, 2018 /
HARRISBURG – With fire and ambulance services continuing to struggle locally and across the Commonwealth, a 39-member commission that included lawmakers and representatives of statewide fire and EMS organizations released a detailed report and recommendations for action at the Capitol this week, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint).