Chaired by State Senator John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon), the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee held a hearing today at the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce on the Economic Impact of the Workforce Shortage.   [Read More]

Legislative Reapportionment Commission | Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 2 p.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 | Watch Live   [Read More]

The American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries (ASLCS) recently honored Pennsylvania Senate Secretary-Parliamentarian Megan Martin as the recipient of the 2021 Legislative Staff Achievement Award for her efforts to improve and modernize the operations of the Senate.   [Read More]

The Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021 to discuss “The Economic Impact of the Workforce Shortage” in Pennsylvania.    [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today regarding the Department of State’s announcement that voting machines in Fulton County would be decertified:   [Read More]

The Senate Communications and Technology Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a joint public hearing to review the recently announced $34 million contract issued by the Department of Health to Public Consulting Group, the latest third-party vendor tasked to perform contact tracing of COVID-19 positive patients over the next year.   [Read More]

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee, chaired by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46), heard testimony from the Pittsburgh Construction Industry Tax Fraud Task Force about the dangers of misclassifying workers in the construction industry and what can be done to combat the practice.   [Read More]

State Senator John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) and State Senator Marty Flynn (D- Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) announced today that they have introduced Senate Bill 814, also known as Officer John Wilding’s Law. Officer Wilding was a member of the Scranton Police Department who died on July 12, 2015 as a result of injuries he sustained in the line of duty.   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today in response to a directive issued by the Department of State that orders counties not to allow for a review of electronic voting systems:   [Read More]