The Senate Majority Policy Committee will meet to examine possible routes to school property tax elimination.   [Read More]

Legislation sponsored by Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) that would provide greater rights and protections for victims of sexual assault, was signed into law today by the Governor Wolf.   [Read More]

Senator Scott Martin (R-13) and the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted on Wednesday to freeze tuition for the upcoming school year, holding the line on costs to students for the first time in decades.   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) issued the following statement today   [Read More]

The Governor signed a measure on Tuesday (July 2) that will rename a bridge and a portion of Interstate 376 as lasting memorials to two Beaver County men, according to Senator Elder Vogel and Representative Josh Kail.   [Read More]

Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would have exempted milk haulers from travel bans imposed during a declaration of disaster emergency, meaning dairies will have to dump milk and lose revenue when roads are closed, according to Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) and Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair).   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34), Senate Appropriations Chair Pat Browne (R-16), Senate Majority Whip John Gordner (R-27), Senate Majority Caucus Chair Bob Mensch (R-24), Senate Majority Caucus Secretary Ryan Aument (R-36), Senate Majority Caucus Administrator Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Policy Committee Chair David Argall (R-29) and all members of the Senate Republican Caucus today, have sent the attached letter to Lt. Governor John Fetterman regarding his willful disregard for the Rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania.   [Read More]

Today legislation sponsored by Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland and York) to strengthen last year’s comprehensive School Safety and Security Law was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf as Act 67 of 2019.   [Read More]

See all the Farming First bills here. HARRISBURG – A broad package of bills to support Pennsylvania agriculture and encourage new generations of farmers to continue the state’s rich farming heritage were signed by the Governor, including several measures introduced and supported by Senator Judy Ward (R-30). Ward sponsored Senate Bill 661, which would create […]   [Read More]

Legislation introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin to provide stronger protections for crime victims and ensure they have more opportunities to participate in the judicial process was signed into law by the Governor.   [Read More]