Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) and the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee convened for the committee’s first voting meeting of the 2025-26 legislative session at the State Capitol in Harrisburg today. The committee approved two energy-related bills, both sponsored by Yaw. [Read More]
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Chair of the Senate Communications and Technology Committee and Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. (R-47), Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee held a Town Hall on Wednesday, January 8, to highlight new innovation in Pennsylvania’s agricultural sector. [Read More]
The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will kick off its slate of 2025 public hearings and workshops this week, reviewing new uses for three vacant state centers in Hamburg, White Haven, and Polk that have sat unused for many years, costing millions of taxpayer dollars. [Read More]
Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), majority chairs of the Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees, lead discussions surrounding on-farm conservation efforts in Pennsylvania during an informational hearing held during this week’s Ag Progress Days hosted by Penn State University. [Read More]
In conjunction with Penn State University’s Annual Ag Progress Days event, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), majority chairs of the Senate and House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees, will hold a joint informational hearing on Wednesday, August 14, beginning at 10 a.m., at the Red Barn Annex, 2710 West Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA, 16865. [Read More]
After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
Legislation to establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania was signed into law earlier this week by Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
Legislation to establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania is headed to the governor’s desk, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16), today voted to subpoena one of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s cabinet officials – Revenue Secretary Pat Browne – to obtain tax information about the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ). [Read More]
Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced today that the Senate Education Committee will convene a public hearing about the impact of rising antisemitism on Pennsylvania college campuses. The hearing will be held in the State Capitol on Thursday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building. [Read More]
