Sep. 04, 2018 /
![Gillespie to Host Legislative Hearing on Cemetery Fraud]()
WHAT: In response to the indictment of a local cemetery’s owners on fraud charges, state Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam) is hosting a legislative hearing to examine the current legal and regulatory requirements for cemeteries licensed by the state of Pennsylvania.
Sep. 04, 2018 /
![O’Neal to Host Working Roundtable on Opioid Epidemic]()
WHAT: Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) will host a working roundtable to discuss current efforts, and also potential future strategies, to put an end to the state’s deadly opioid epidemic. The roundtable will be co-led with House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin).
Sep. 04, 2018 /
![Kauffman to Host Hearing on Impacts of Proposed Minimum Wage/Overtime Regulations]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) will lead a hearing of the House Labor and Industry Committee on the possible impacts of the Department of Labor and Industry’s proposed minimum wage/overtime regulation on employers.
Aug. 31, 2018 /
![PIAA Legislative Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing on Public, Private Sports]()
Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), chairman of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Legislative Oversight Committee, will hold a public hearing on separate championships, boundary and non-boundary schools, and classification of sports.
Aug. 30, 2018 /
![Dush Issues ‘Corrections’ for Department of Corrections Statewide Lockdown]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana), a retired state corrections officer who organized a state Capitol press conference last week focused on “Correcting the PA Department of Corrections (DOC),” issued the following statement today regarding the immediate lockdown of all state correctional institutions due to reports of multiple staff members sickened by unknown substances over the past few weeks:
Aug. 29, 2018 /
![Barrar, Hennessey and Committees Consider How Best to Serve Aging Veteran Population]()
SPRING CITY – Reps. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) and Tim Hennessey (R-Chester/Montgomery), as well as other members of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness and Aging and Older Adult Services committees, met to discuss programs and assistance available for the Commonwealth’s aging veteran population.
Aug. 28, 2018 /
![Murt Meets with Wolf Representatives on Reducing PFAS Levels in State Water]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) today met with two representatives from the Office of Gov. Tom Wolf and urged them to support his legislation to reduce the legal levels of PFAS in the state’s drinking to the lowest level in the nation.
Aug. 28, 2018 /
![Quinn Bill Would Empower Citizens Facing Eminent Domain]()
HARRISBURG -- Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) recently introduced a Landowner Bill of Rights that would allow property owners to better understand their rights during eminent domain negotiations.
Aug. 24, 2018 /
![O’Neal to Host Policy Committee to Discuss Opioid Epidemic]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) today announced that on Thursday, Sept. 6, he will host a regional roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic, led by the House Majority Policy Committee.
Aug. 24, 2018 /
![Barrar and House Committees to Learn About Programs to Help the Aging Veteran Population]()
WHAT: Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, and Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-Chester/Montgomery), chair of the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, will conduct a joint public hearing about initiatives to discuss programs and assistance for Pennsylvania’s aging veteran population. A tour of the facility will follow the hearing.
Aug. 22, 2018 /
![Grove Issues Statement in Support of Medicaid Waivers]()
DOVER – Kentucky recently asked the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to grant Section 1115 waivers in relation to Medicaid to allow able-bodied adults to move from welfare to work.
Aug. 21, 2018 /
![Knowles, Heffley Attend President Trump’s Salute to ICE and CBP Officers at the White House]()
HARRISBURG – On Monday at the White House, Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill) Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) were honored to attend President Donald J. Trump’s Salute to the Heroes of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The event was held to recognize the dangerous, important work of America’s border officers.
Aug. 21, 2018 /
![State Lawmakers, Former Corrections Officers, Families Seek Solutions for Escalating Fatal Incidents at PA Prisons]()
WHAT: PA State Reps. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana), along with other state lawmakers, former corrections personnel and family members will hold a state Capitol news conference to highlight the escalation of inmate violence, increased presence of illegal drugs and the lack of control in Pennsylvania state prisons.
Aug. 21, 2018 /
![Bernstine Applauds Borough’s Changes to Ellwood City Electric]()
ELLWOOD CITY – Following months of negotiations and legislative intervention, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today praised Ellwood City Borough Council for adopting changes to Ellwood City Electric, which he said will ensure consumer protection, price stability and increased transparency for residents.
Aug. 21, 2018 /
![Quigley, Hennessey Introduce Basic Education Funding Fairness Bill]()
POTTSTOWN – Reps. Tim Hennessey (R-North Coventry) and Tom Quigley (R-Royersford) jointly introduced House Bill 2595, the Basic Education Funding Fairness bill, that will help better address disparities in basic education funding. The bill would ensure fairness to all school districts and bring increased funding to local schools more quickly than currently planned.
Aug. 17, 2018 /
![Stephens to Introduce Legislation Grand Jury Recommended to Better Protect Children]()
HARRISBURG—Responding to a recommendation by the grand jury report on child abuse by members of six Pennsylvania archdioceses, Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) will soon introduce legislation to clarify when higher penalties should apply to people mandated to report suspected child abuse but fail to do so. Before joining the legislature in 2010, Stephens prosecuted sex crimes for ten years as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County where he served as the Captain of the Sex Crimes Unit.
Aug. 16, 2018 /
![Quinn Seeks to Ensure Veterans Have Information about Burial Benefits]()
HARRISBURG – To help ensure that local veterans and their families have all the information available to help them at the time of burial, Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) has introduced legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to better educate them about burial benefits from the U.S. Veterans Administration.
Aug. 16, 2018 /
![‘We Need to Rip Off the Cloak of Silence,’ Says Toohil]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) issued the following statement in response to the release of the grand jury report by the Pennsylvania attorney general earlier this week:
Aug. 15, 2018 /
![Dowling Issues Statement Following Release of Grand Jury Child Abuse Report]()
UNIONTOWN – Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) issued the following statement concerning the release of the grand jury child abuse report.
Aug. 15, 2018 /
![Dush, PA House Oil and Gas Caucus Reject Devastating 150 Percent Fee Increase for Unconventional Well Permits]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) and 31 other members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus have sent a letter to Department of Environment Protection (DEP) Secretary and Environmental Quality Board Chairman Patrick McDonnell regarding a proposed rulemaking change which would drastically increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit from the current $5,000 to $12,500.