A bill that would exempt milk haulers from travel bans imposed during a declaration of disaster emergency was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee today. [Read More]
HARRISBURG – A resolution sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Greg Rothman (R-34) preparing for the 250th anniversaries of the United States Marine Corps and Navy was approved unanimously today by the Senate’s Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Senate Resolution 82 urges the secretary of the Navy to designate Philadelphia and portions of […] [Read More]
The state Senate today approved a bill introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) that would help protect Pennsylvania senior citizens from financial exploitation. [Read More]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Greg Rothman (R-34) to make Diwali an official state holiday in Pennsylvania was passed the state Senate today unanimously. [Read More]
A package of bills to reduce waste and abuse in Pennsylvania’s public assistance programs was approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), the prime sponsor of the bills. All three bills now advance to the Senate for consideration. [Read More]
Legislation increasing the monthly pension amounts for blind, amputee and paralyzed veterans was passed unanimously today by the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, according to Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37), who is one of the prime sponsors of the bill. [Read More]
The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 81, according to the legislation’s sponsor, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). [Read More]
The state Senate approved legislation today requiring Senate confirmation of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) director, according to Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) who sponsored the bill. [Read More]
The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Minority Chairwoman Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), held a public hearing today to open an in-depth discussion about the state’s Over Order Premium on Class I milk and what the future of that premium could look like. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) will attend a news conference Wednesday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. outside the Lt. Governor’s office on the 2nd Floor of the Capitol Rotunda to celebrate final passage of Senate Bill 8 by the House of Representatives. [Read More]
