Sen. Frank Farry (R-6), chair of the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee, led a public hearing today focused on the ongoing crisis facing hospitals across Pennsylvania, including closures, critical staffing shortages and access to specialty care. [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a slate of bills today to reform Impact Fee distribution, address power generation needs, improve oil and gas well plugging and rename Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), according to Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-20), co-chairs of the Hunger Caucus, gathered at the Capitol Hunger Garden to highlight how the Harrisburg community benefits from the produce grown in the Hunger Garden. [Read More]
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27), advanced legislation to implement evidence-based reading instruction and establish the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) Scholarship Program, both of which aim to provide students with resources for learning and advancing in and out of the classroom. [Read More]
Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Communications and Technology Committee chaired by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) passed legislation (SB 376) to prohibit state government agencies from downloading and using TikTok. [Read More]
Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-20), co-chairs of the bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Hunger Caucus, will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday, May 7, at 10 a.m., at the Capitol Hunger Garden located between the Main Capitol Building and the Ryan Office Building (501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17120). [Read More]
Academics, employers, and state legislators gathered in Pittsburgh today at the invitation of Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) for a joint public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), and the House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. David Rowe (R-85), about the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape and grow Pennsylvania’s economy. [Read More]
State legislators, medical professionals, and advocates discussed the potential lifelong harm caused by allowing minors to undergo gender transitioning operations during a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted by Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) and chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]
Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) was appointed by President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) to serve as the vice chair of the Senate Majority Policy Committee today. Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), the chair of the committee, congratulated him on this appointment. [Read More]
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Altoona next week at the invitation of Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) to discuss the Do No Harm Act, legislation which would prohibit minors from receiving irreversible gender transitioning procedures. [Read More]
