Pennycuick Measure Incentivizes Employing PA Guard Members, Boosts Guard Recruitment and Retention
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) has introduced legislation providing an incentive for employers to hire Pennsylvania National Guard members and strengthening Guard recruitment and retention efforts. [Read More]
Brown to Introduce Legislation to Help Fill Employment Positions in Schools
Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40) will be introducing legislation to allow for annuitants of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) to return to part-time service without temporarily terminating their annuity benefits. [Read More]
Phillips-Hill, Schwank: New Law will Assure First Amendment Right to Freedom of Religious Expression
A new state law assures the First Amendment right to freedom of religious expression for every Pennsylvanian according to the bill’s sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks). [Read More]
Senate Republican Leaders Applaud Significant Transfer to Rainy Day Fund
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Chair Scott Martin (R-13) applauded the transfer of nearly $900 million to the state’s Rainy Day Fund today that will help strengthen Pennsylvania’s financial position in the years ahead. [Read More]
Senator Martin Renews Call to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
As Pennsylvanians prepare to set their clocks back an hour this weekend, Senator Scott Martin (R-13) is renewing his call to make daylight saving time permanent and eliminate the twice-yearly time changes. [Read More]
DiSanto Announces Housing Affordability Legislation
State Sen. John DiSanto (PA-15) today announced forthcoming legislation to make homeownership and other quality housing options more available to Pennsylvanians, by alleviating municipal zoning restrictions that impede housing affordability. The bill is being jointly prime sponsored by Sen. Dan Laughlin (PA-49) and Sen. Greg Rothman (PA-34). [Read More]
Commonwealth Court Rules RGGI Energy Tax Violates PA Constitution
Today, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement following the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that entrance by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and state Environmental Quality Board (EQB), into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without legislative approval, violates the Pennsylvania Constitution. [Read More]
House Approves Ward Bill Supported by Wentling to Eliminate Outdated Frozen Food Law
A bill introduced by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) that would repeal an outdated law regulating the frozen dessert industry in Pennsylvania was approved by the state House. Rep. Parke Wentling (R-7), who introduced companion legislation – House Bill 953 – in the state House, was a strong supporter. [Read More]
Bipartisan bill protecting First Amendment rights approved by House of Representatives
The House of Representatives passed key legislation sponsored by Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks) that would eliminate a section from the state’s Education Code that prohibits teachers from wearing any dress, mark, emblem, or insignia indicative of their faith or denomination. [Read More]
Senate ERE Committee, Ohio Public Utilities Committees to Hold Joint Hearing on Inter-State Relationships within the PJM Grid
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, along with members of the Ohio House of Representatives Public Utilities Committee and the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will hold a joint public hearing on Thursday, November 2nd at 10a.m. to discuss inter-state relationships within the PJM electric grid. [Read More]