Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and Senate Education Committee Chair Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-35) today issued the following statements regarding Governor Wolf’s recommendation that no school sporting events take place until January 2021:   [Read More]

Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) has introduced legislation that would provide much needed school property tax relief for senior citizens across the Commonwealth.   [Read More]

Recognizing that the ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak is placing a severe financial crisis on first responders, veterans’ groups and other non-profit organizations, Senator Joe Pittman is introducing legislation that would temporarily allow these organizations to conduct online small games of chance (SGOC) fundraising activities during the duration of the Governor’s disaster declaration.   [Read More]

Health care experts outlined the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural health systems during a workshop discussion of the Majority Policy Committee in Monongahela today.   [Read More]

Senator Scott Martin (R-13) today called on Governor Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine to develop guidelines on allowing spectators to attend fall sports activities, including at a minimum, parents of athletes.   [Read More]

At the request of Senator Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware) The Senate Majority Policy Committee will hold a public workshop discussion with education professionals to discuss the safe re-opening of Pennsylvania schools. Watch Live   [Read More]

In recognition of the essential role that rural hospitals play in meeting the healthcare needs of many Pennsylvanians, the Senate Majority Policy Committee will host a workshop discussion on the challenges facing these facilities both now and in the future.   [Read More]

News Conference | July 23, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. | Luzerne County Community College (1333 S Prospect St, Nanticoke) | Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit | Watch Live   [Read More]

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Senator David Arnold (R-Lebanon) announced today (July 22) that in addition to the lawsuit filed by the Lebanon County Commissioners against Governor Wolf for withholding $12.8 million in federal CARES Act funding for the county, legislation has been introduced to ensure that Lebanon County does not lose out on this vital funding its citizens, the same as citizens across Pennsylvania, need during this enduring pandemic.   [Read More]

At the request of Senator Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware), the Senate Majority Policy Committee and Senator Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Bedford/Cambria/Clearfield), the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, will host a workshop discussion with local education officials and parents about how to safely re-open Pennsylvania schools as a result of COVID-19.   [Read More]