Ryan Re-Elected Vice Chairman of PSERS Board

Jan. 17, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – The board of the Pennsylvania School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) met Thursday and elected Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) to a second term as its vice chairman.

Causer, Rapp: Hearing on Rural Health Care Challenges, Solutions to be Held Virtually

Jan. 17, 2022 /

BRADFORD – The legislative hearing about rural health care challenges and solutions scheduled to be held Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will now be held virtually, said House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest).

Analysis: Preliminary LRC House map is “an extreme partisan outlier”

Jan. 13, 2022 /

The analysis that is to be presented by Dr. Michael Barber of Brigham Young University, which uses statistical techniques endorsed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in League of Women Voters of Pa. v. Com., 645 Pa. 1, 124-125 (2018), clearly shows the preliminary House map is “an extreme partisan gerrymander.”

Ecker Discusses Bills to Aid First Responders

Jan. 13, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – During session of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) gave details of two pieces of legislation he is sponsoring to aid fire departments.

Preliminary State House Map “Not Reflective of Our Community”

Jan. 13, 2022 /

In case you missed it, the Bucks County Courier-Times published an Editorial this morning that panned the preliminary state House map, approved by three commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, for its lack of competitiveness in Bucks County and across the state.

Causer Submits Policy Committee Testimony to Legislative Reapportionment Commission

Jan. 13, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Following two hearings conducted by the House Majority Policy Committee on the preliminary state House map recently advanced by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R- Cameron/McKean/Potter) submitted the testimony received at these hearings to the commission as it reviews public exceptions in advance of considering final state legislative maps.

Lawrence Moves Legislation to Save Chester Water Authority

Jan. 12, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation introduced by Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster) that would halt the proposed sale of Chester Water Authority (CWA). Lawrence’s amendment, offered on House Bill 527, passed the House with a broad 177-24 bipartisan majority.

House Advances Citizens Congressional Map

Jan. 12, 2022 /

House Advances Citizens Congressional Map

HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement after the House advanced House Bill 2146, which includes the updated map of Pennsylvania congressional districts:

Causer, Rapp Host Policy Committee Hearing in Bradford to Discuss Rural Health Care Challenges, Solutions

Jan. 12, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Recognizing the need to ensure quality health care remains available to citizens across rural Pennsylvania, House Majority Policy Committee Chairman Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and House Health Committee Chair Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will host a public hearing in Bradford next week to discuss rural health care challenges and proposed solutions.

Where’s the Treatment for COVID-19?

Jan. 12, 2022 / Editorial

Where is the treatment? Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and people remain paralyzed by fear, many not even questioning the lack of effective preventative or universal outpatient treatment for the virus.

Gillespie Elected Chair of PA Delegation to Chesapeake Bay Commission

Jan. 12, 2022 /

HARRISBURG, PA – Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-York) was elected chair of the Pennsylvania Delegation to the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2022. Gillespie’s district includes several communities in eastern York County, part of an area identified as “Tier 1” for action under the Commonwealth’s plan to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution to the bay.

Wentling’s Lake Erie Groin Fee Exemption Legislation Passes House

Jan. 11, 2022 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that his bill to officially define “groin structures” and exempt non-commercial groin owners from paying excessive Submerged Lands License Agreement (SLLA) fees passed the House.