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]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) announced today that his Senate Bill 367 was passed with unanimous support out of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee that he chairs. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) along with co-sponsors Sen. Tina Tartaglione (D-2) and Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) announced a Senate resolution recognizing May 2025 as Mammography Month in Pennsylvania. Building on last year’s successful initiative, Ward is again partnering with the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) to continue raising awareness about the life-saving importance of early breast cancer detection. [Read More]
In response to the strain of our health care system and the importance of individual liberties, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) introduced legislation allowing ivermectin to be available over the counter (OTC) in Pennsylvania. [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. Devlin Robinson (R-37) recently introduced legislation addressing a loophole in the pension of Pittsburgh firefighters. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) has reintroduced a bill to support small businesses and veterans’ organizations who rely on skill games and protect them from devastating higher taxes. [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]
