Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Departments of Labor and Industry, Agriculture
March 28, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Departments of Labor and Industry, Agriculture

The Senate Appropriations Committee examined the budgets and operations of the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Agriculture in Tuesday’s hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.  [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Department of State, State Police
March 27, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Department of State, State Police

The Senate Appropriations Committee kicked off the second week of budget hearings Monday with the Department of State and Pennsylvania State Police.  [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearing with Attorney General’s Office
March 23, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearing with Attorney General’s Office

Reducing crime in Pennsylvania was the focus of Thursday’s Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing with state Attorney General Michelle Henry.  [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Wednesday, March 22
March 22, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Wednesday, March 22

The Shapiro Administration’s steps to impose nearly $670 million in new energy taxes on consumers highlighted today’s public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.   [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Tuesday, March 21
March 21, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Tuesday, March 21

The Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), continued public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Treasury and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  [Read More]

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March 21, 2023

Norfolk Southern CEO at Senate Committee Hearing: Ignition of Rail Cars Following East Palestine Trainwreck was a ‘Success’

  HARRISBURG – The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), heard testimony Monday from Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, who described as a “success” the intentional ignition of dangerous chemicals in five railroad cars following the company’s trainwreck on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, just west of […]  [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Monday, March 20
March 20, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Monday, March 20

The Senate Appropriations Committee today began the first of three weeks of public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.  [Read More]

Senate Committee Hears Powerful Testimonies about Veteran Suicide Prevention
March 17, 2023

Senate Committee Hears Powerful Testimonies about Veteran Suicide Prevention

While many people may assume war-related trauma is responsible for most military veteran suicides, the stigma associated with seeking mental health care and civilian life crises often precipitate these tragedies.  [Read More]

Mastriano, Senate Committee to Host Hearing about Veteran Suicide
March 15, 2023

Mastriano, Senate Committee to Host Hearing about Veteran Suicide

The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), will hold a hearing Thursday, March 16, at 10 a.m., to hear from experts about issues related to military veteran suicide in Pennsylvania.  [Read More]

School Finances Reviewed by Senate Education Committee
March 15, 2023

School Finances Reviewed by Senate Education Committee

Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) chaired a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee today reviewing school budgeting and general fund balances.  [Read More]

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