Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Cooper Bill Would Foster School Dual Enrollment Programs]()
HARRISBURG – Today, legislation co-prime sponsored by Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) cleared the House Education Committee with a unanimous vote. House Bill 1258 proposes improvements to the current law pertaining to dual enrollment programs in Pennsylvania schools by temporarily removing the requirement that students enrolled in such programs are removed from the school’s average daily membership.
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Tomlinson Bill to Ensure Safer Nursing Ratios at Hospitals Passes House]()
HARRISBURG—Legislation sponsored by Rep. KC Tomlinson (R-Bucks) to establish safe patient limits under the care of an individual nurse in Pennsylvania hospitals has passed the House.
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Topper Proposal to Increase Learning Flexibility Advances]()
HARRISBURG – To further modernize Pennsylvania’s educational opportunities, the House Education Committee today advanced with unanimous, bi-partisan support legislation by Republican Chairman Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) to change the instructional time requirement to 180 days or 990 secondary and 900 elementary hours.
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![Democrats Table Heffley’s Amendment to Address Welfare Fraud and Abuse]()
HARRISBURG – In an ongoing pattern to silence House Republicans, Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) said today House Democrats cut off meaningful debate yesterday and would not consider his amendment to address welfare fraud and abuse. By voting to table the amendment, an action used for the ninth time this session, House Democrats once again denied Republicans an equal voice in any discussions.
Jun. 28, 2023 /
![State Government Committee Passes COLA Bills Saddling Taxpayers Despite Republican Opposition]()
HARRISBURG — The House State Government Committee today sent to the full House legislation giving older state employee and teacher retirees a cost-of-living (COLA) increase over the objection of Republicans as the bills don’t identify where the funding will come from, said Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie), Republican chair of the committee.
Jun. 27, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and Republican Appropriations Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) said Tuesday that Pennsylvania’s House Democrats voted in favor of welfare fraud and irresponsible governance by voting against a series of Republican-sponsored amendments that would have reduced or eliminated waste, fraud and abuse in the provision of welfare benefits; right-sized the safety net; and provided for program integrity measures discussed by Republicans for months.
Jun. 27, 2023 /
![Democrat Majority Votes Down Warner’s Effort to Curb Welfare Fraud, Abuse]()
HARRISBURG – Continuing his commitment to fighting welfare fraud and abuse, Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) proposed two amendments in the House Tuesday to improve oversight of the use of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
Jun. 27, 2023 /
![Struzzi, House Committee Examine Pennsylvania Energy Policy]()
HARRISBURG – Five miles from Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired electric generating facility, state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and the House Republican Policy Committee took a closer look Friday at Pennsylvania’s energy policy, both present and future. The hearing was conducted at the Homer City Volunteer Fire Department.
Jun. 26, 2023 /
![House Republican Members: Put Students First When Funding Higher Education]()
HARRISBURG – Several Pennsylvania House Republican lawmakers gathered on Monday to discuss the need to have a conversation on student-first, family-focused concepts to funding Pennsylvania’s institutions of higher education, particularly state-related universities.
Jun. 26, 2023 /
![House Passes Mehaffie Bill to Improve Keystone STARS]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) that would make significant improvements to the state’s Keystone STARS program gained passage in the House of Representatives today.
Jun. 26, 2023 /
![Heffley Issues Statement on Challenges with Online Hunting License Purchase System]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) today issued the following statement regarding the issues consumers are experiencing trying to purchase antlered and anterless deer tags online through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s website.
Jun. 26, 2023 /
![Let’s Work Together to Rescue Students Stuck in Failing Schools]()
Recognizing that a ZIP code should never determine the quality of a child’s education, we are excited that Pennsylvania’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro once again affirmed his support for initiatives like our Lifeline Scholarships that would give struggling students and their families much-needed access to a better education.
Jun. 26, 2023 /
![PGC’s Doe License Disaster Was Avoidable, But Efforts to Make it Work Were Ignored, Maloney Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks) today blasted the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for total mismanagement of the rollout of the state’s new online doe license system after he warned during a committee meeting last year that he feared this would happen.
Jun. 25, 2023 /
![House Republicans to Discuss Putting Students First When Funding Higher Education]()
WHO: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland), Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), others.
Jun. 23, 2023 /
![Smith’s Amendment Requiring Early Notice of Speed Cameras Passes Unanimously]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced his amendment to a bill renewing and expanding automated enforcement programs on Pennsylvania roadways passed unanimously on the House floor.
Jun. 23, 2023 /
![Hogan Votes to Increase Child Care Tax Credit in Pennsylvania for Working Families]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (R- Bucks), announced this week that the House passed a bipartisan bill that would incrementally increase the childcare tax credit, first passed in 2022. Hogan voted in favor of the legislation.
Jun. 23, 2023 /
![Hogan Speaks at Bipartisan Caucus Launch Event]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) this week spoke at an event launching the Bipartisan Caucus in the Pennsylvania State House, where he is a member.
Jun. 23, 2023 /
![Hogan Introduces Legislation to Create a Loan Program to Help with Rehabilitation of Blighted Properties]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Hogan (R-Bucks) last week introduced legislation that would create a new loan program under the Department of Community and Economic Development to help counties rehabilitate blighted properties, increase housing stock and generate additional revenue.
Jun. 23, 2023 /
![Hogan Sponsored Legislation to Improve Railway Safety Passes in the House]()
HARRISBURG – Earlier this month the House passed a bipartisan bill focused on improving railway safety standards across Pennsylvania, announced Rep. Joe Hogan (R- Bucks), who was a sponsor of the legislation and voted in favor of the bill.
Jun. 22, 2023 /
![Borowicz Designates June 2023 as]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton/Union) today introduced a House resolution memorializing June 24, 2022, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ruling that there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion.