Jun. 21, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) announced today more than $6.6 million in impact fees from the natural gas drilling industry are coming back to Tioga County and its municipalities.
Jun. 21, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Susquehanna County and its municipalities will share nearly $15 million in impact fee revenue derived from natural gas producers in Pennsylvania during 2023, according to Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne).
Jun. 20, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) today announced that communities in the 8th Legislative District in Butler and Lawrence counties will receive nearly $3.1 million in Marcellus Shale impact fees.
Jun. 20, 2024 /
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During annual budget discussions, the Commonwealth investment in education is of constant discussion. It consumes a large part of Pennsylvania’s annual budget because safe schools that help our students become young adults are certainly a high priority.
Jun. 20, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence) today announced more than $430,000 in impact fees paid by Marcellus Shale drilling companies will benefit residents of the 9th Legislative District.
Jun. 20, 2024 /
WARREN — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) announced Warren, Forest and Mercer counties will receive a combined $134,844 in impact fees from the natural gas industry. In addition, the municipalities in the 65th Legislative District will receive an additional $34,590.
Jun. 20, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Bradford County and its municipalities will share nearly $12 million in impact fee revenue derived from natural gas producers in Pennsylvania during 2023, according to Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23).
Jun. 20, 2024 /
MCCLELLANDTOWN – Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) announced today Fayette County will receive $687,753 in impact fees from the natural gas industry. In addition, the municipalities in the 51st Legislative District will receive an additional $386,955.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
Jun. 18, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) and other lawmakers will host the fourth in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Marci Mustello (R-Butler) today announced more than $1.33 million in impact fees paid by Marcellus Shale drilling companies will benefit residents of the 11th Legislative District.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HARLEYSVILLE—Today, Rep. Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the third hearing in a series to discuss the House Republican tax cut bill (House Bill 2388) that would return $3 billion to the people of Pennsylvania by reducing the Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate from 3.07% to 2.8% and eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on electric bills. The hearing also addressed the Democrats’ Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report, which fails to adequately support students, and places an undue burden on citizens.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HAZLETON—Rep. Dane Watro (R- Luzerne/Schuylkill) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second hearing in a series to discuss the House Republican tax cut bill (House Bill 2388) that would return $3 billion to the people of Pennsylvania by reducing the Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate from 3.07% to 2.8% and eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on electric bills.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) Tuesday announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has invested $441,862 for the preservation of the 107-acre Jeffrey M. Brown crop and livestock farm in Fulton Township.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) today announced that communities in the 44th Legislative District in Allegheny County will receive nearly $137,000 in Marcellus Shale impact fees.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
HARRISBURG – A representative from Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson’s office will be meeting with constituents on Tuesday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Clearfield office of state Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria).
Jun. 18, 2024 /
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) and other lawmakers will host the fifth in a series of hearings titled “Historic Tax Cuts” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
WHAT: Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and Sen. David Argall (Carbon/Schuylkill/Luzerne) are hosting a scam seminar for senior citizens to learn how to avoid the latest scams.
Jun. 18, 2024 /
MOUNTAIN TOP—Last week, Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing at Crestwood High School to discuss the Democrats’ Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report and how it fails to adequately support students and places an undue burden on citizens. House Bill 2370, the education funding plan that narrowly passed the House, also was discussed.
Jun. 17, 2024 /
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) and other lawmakers will host the third hearing in the “Historic Tax Cuts” series titled “The Benefit of Republican Tax Cuts;, the Detriment of Democrat Property Tax Hikes” to discuss the House Republican tax cut plan (House Bill 2388) that would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on electricity. The hearing will also address the Democrats’ Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) report, which fails to adequately support students, and places an undue burden on citizens.