Aug. 19, 2020 /
![Grove Shares Insight into State’s COVID-19 Response with Residents]()
HARRISBURG – Continuing his efforts to bring more transparency to state government, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) released today a wealth of data used in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic obtained through the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Aug. 19, 2020 /
![Dinniman, Lawrence Announce More Than $400K for Oxford Water Upgrades]()
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-West Whiteland) and state Rep. John Lawrence (R-West Grove) announced today that the Borough of Oxford will receive $416,000 in state grant funding to upgrade its water service system.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
![Quinn Has Bill to Improve Health Care Regulations]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) recently introduced legislation that would continue the innovations in health care that have helped fight COVID-19 and that many patients have grown accustomed to as part of their routine care.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
![Dowling Unveils Bill to Help Pennsylvania’s Event Industry]()
UNIONTOWN – To help companies in the event industry from being forced to close, Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) announced legislation that would allow them to operate safely at 50% capacity.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
![Grove: Education Department Lacks COVID Data to Justify Recommendation to Cancel Sports]()
HARRISBURG – In its response to a Right-to-Know (RTK) request submitted by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) said it has no public health data or models to substantiate an update to Gov. Tom Wolf’s guidance that high school and recreational sports should be canceled until 2021.
Aug. 18, 2020 /
![Sonney to Co-Host Hearing with Senate on How to Reopen Schools Safely]()
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold a joint public hearing with the Senate Education Committee to hear from the administration on how to safely reopen schools this fall due to COVID-19.
Aug. 17, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – In response to a Right to Know Law request filed by Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) after the governor’s “strong recommendation” that interscholastic and club sports be cancelled until January 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed there is no supporting data to justify their recommendation.
Aug. 14, 2020 /
![Dinniman, Lawrence, and Penn Township Officials Mark Award-Winning Intersection Project]()
JENNERSVILLE – State Sen. Andy Dinniman (R-West Whiteland), state Rep. John Lawrence (R-West Grove), and officials from Penn Township, PennDOT, McMahon Associates, and others came together this week to recognize an award-winning intersection project in southern Chester County.
Aug. 13, 2020 /
![Dowling to Announce Legislation to Help Pennsylvania’s Events Industry]()
WHAT: Rep. Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) will host a press conference in conjunction with local event venues, caterers and other businesses negatively impacted by Gov. Tom Wolf’s targeted mitigation measures to announce legislation that would benefit the events industry by allowing them to safely operate at 50% capacity.
Aug. 13, 2020 /
![House Majority Leader Benninghoff to PDE: All Students Deserve Transportation]()
HARRISBURG – House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Education asking them to issue guidance that will ensure school transportation for students returning to in-person education.
Aug. 13, 2020 /
![Dush to Introduce Emergency Amendment to Terminate Wolf’s Abuse of Emergency Powers]()
HARRISBURG – Once again, answering the people’s demands that Gov. Tom Wolf’s tyrannical abuse of emergency powers must be terminated and never imposed again, Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson/Indiana) is circulating a memorandum asking colleagues in the state House to co-sponsor an emergency constitutional amendment requiring legislative approval of any emergency disaster proclamations that extend beyond 30 days.
Aug. 13, 2020 /
![Cox: House Committee Meeting Shows State Failed Many Unemployed Pennsylvanians During COVID-19 Pandemic]()
HARRISBURG – Thousands of honest, hard-working and eligible Pennsylvania workers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic still have not received the unemployment compensation (UC) benefits they deserve.
Aug. 11, 2020 /
![House Committee Meeting Wednesday to Evaluate Why Unemployment Compensation System Failed So Many Pennsylvanians During COVID-19]()
WHAT: With so many Pennsylvanians applying for Unemployment Compensation benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic and some of them still waiting to receive answers, the House Labor and Industry Committee will host a virtual informational meeting to identify reasons behind the system’s failure at the time applicants and their families needed it to work.
Aug. 11, 2020 /
![Reese, Topper Unveil Legislation Regarding Sports, Extracurricular Activities and Educational Opportunities for Upcoming School Year]()
HARRISBURG – Today, Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) joined together to unveil two pieces of legislation that will impact sports, extracurricular activities and educational opportunities for students during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Grove Responds to the Lack of Data Used in Wolf’s Pandemic Response]()
HARRISBURG – Earlier today, Department of Health Secretary Rachael Levine told reporters no “granular data” was used in making the decision to recommend extracurricular and recreational sports be halted until 2021. In response, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) issued the following statement:
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Day Introduces Restaurant Pandemic Assistance Bill Amid Governor’s Unilateral Clamp Down]()
HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania restaurant owners banding together and standing up to the governor last week after his latest restaurant restrictions continued to cripple these businesses, Rep. Gary W. Day (R-Berks/Lehigh) has introduced restaurant pandemic assistance legislation as an option to help businesses stay afloat.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Reese, Topper to Unveil Legislation Regarding Sports, Extracurricular Activities and Educational Opportunities for Upcoming School Year]()
WHAT: Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) and Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) will host a press conference to unveil two pieces of legislation that will impact sports, extracurricular activities and educational opportunities for students during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Aug. 10, 2020 /
![Ryan, Grove Letter Seeks Answers on State Employees Working Remotely]()
HARRISBURG – With most state agency’s office still closed in response to COVID-19, Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R- York) sent to the Office of Administration a letter requesting information in regard to residents having trouble contacting employees about core government services.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
![Gregory: Report on Unused State Properties a Positive First Step]()
HARRISBURG – A report from the Joint State Government Commission identified more than 40 vacant sites that could be considered as potential drug treatment centers, according to Rep. Jim Gregory, who authored legislation that precipitated the report.
Aug. 07, 2020 /
![Saylor Supports Families and Children in Fall Sports]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that school and recreational youth sports be canceled until Jan. 1, 2021: