A bill to ensure Pennsylvania residents have choices when it comes to fuel availability was overwhelmingly approved today by the Senate Local Government Committee, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
The Senate approved two key transparency measures sponsored by Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) to ensure greater accountability among education-related entities that receive public funding. [Read More]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) announced today that Senate Bill 367 passed unanimously out of the state Senate and now moves to the state House of Representatives for consideration. [Read More]
The Senate unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) to allow Fort Indiantown Gap police officers to be Act 120 certified under the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC). [Read More]
The Senate adopted a resolution sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and Sen. Joe Picozzi (R-5) that establishes a task force on the recruitment and retention of law enforcement personnel in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously approved a measure to combat the ongoing opioid crisis, according to the legislation’s sponsor, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). [Read More]
Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) announced the advancement and Senate passage of several critical measures this week to address long-term care workforce shortages, strengthen Holocaust education and support Pennsylvania’s fire and emergency services. [Read More]
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and co-chaired by Senator Nick Miller (D-14), held a public hearing at Ben Franklin Technology Partners in Bethlehem to examine the rapidly growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) across Pennsylvania’s economy, education system, and infrastructure. [Read More]
PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Senator Cris Dush (R-25) and six state Senators have sent the following letter (excerpted below) informing Department of General Services (DGS) Secretary Reggie McNeil that his department has seemingly failed to submit the statutorily required state property disposition plan before this year’s deadline and has failed to do since at least 2013. [Read More]
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]
