Senate Appropriations Committee members raised serious questions about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans to limit funding for road and bridge projects while increasing funding for mass transit during budget hearings today. [Read More]
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee highlighted concerns about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan to legalize adult use cannabis and his use of the State Police’s airplanes during budget hearings today. [Read More]
Lawmakers shared serious concerns regarding the unrealistic and dangerous revenue and spending projections in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget plan during the first day of a three-week series of public hearings with the Senate Appropriations Committee today. [Read More]
To better understand the challenges and dangers faced by law enforcement in Philadelphia, Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) invited the Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee to join the Philadelphia Police Department in Kensington on Wednesday. [Read More]
Strategies to repair or demolish blighted buildings in communities large and small were reviewed with local leaders at a roundtable discussion of the Senate Majority Policy Committee chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and hosted by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) today. [Read More]
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Sunbury next week to review successful strategies to fight the spread of blighted, decaying buildings in communities large and small. [Read More]
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today unanimously advanced the nomination of Brig. Gen. John R. Pippy to serve as the adjutant general of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, according to Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), committee chairman. [Read More]
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee held its first meeting of the 2025-25 legislative session yesterday and reported five measures supporting Pennsylvania’s veterans, according to Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), committee chairman. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced plans to introduce legislation establishing the Grid Stabilization and Security Act. [Read More]
Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) and the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee convened for the committee’s first voting meeting of the 2025-26 legislative session at the State Capitol in Harrisburg today. The committee approved two energy-related bills, both sponsored by Yaw. [Read More]
