Author: Eric K.
October 8, 2020
Sen. Yaw: Union County Farm Added to Farmland Preservation Program
A Union County farm was one of 25 farms in 17 counties added to the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program today, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
October 7, 2020
Sen. Yaw: Bradford County Conservation District Receives $65,574 Nonpoint Source Management Grant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded the Bradford County Conservation District with a $65,574 Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grant, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
October 6, 2020
Senator Yaw Endorses Health Care Accessibility Measures
The state Senate unanimously approved two measures this week to boost the availability of health care services and coverage throughout Pennsylvania, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who supported the bills. [Read More]
October 6, 2020
Senator Yaw: Fifty-Two Local Businesses Across 23rd Senate District to Receive COVID Relief Funding
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded more than $850,000 in COVID relief funding for fifty-two local small businesses across the 23rd Senate District. [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Senator Yaw, Area Legislators Provide Legislative Update in Susquehanna County
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), along with other area legislators, today provided a legislative update during the Montrose Area Chamber of Commerce and Endless Mountains Business Association 2020 Legislative Luncheon at the Montrose Bible Conference. [Read More]
October 1, 2020
Sen. Yaw: Lycoming County, Susquehanna River Watershed to Benefit from Waterways Protection Funding
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded the funding announcement by DCNR dedicating thousands toward waterways protection in Lycoming and surrounding counties. [Read More]
October 1, 2020
Pickett, Yaw Announce Recreational Improvement Grants for Bradford and Sullivan Counties
Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced state grants totaling nearly $180,000 have been awarded for recreational improvement projects in Bradford and Sullivan counties. [Read More]
September 25, 2020
Senator Yaw’s Statement on HB2025 Veto by Governor Wolf
I am dismayed that the governor can ignore the decisions of three hand-picked DEP advisory committees and both houses of the legislature, which represent the people of Pennsylvania, and propose to go forward with an agreement clearly detrimental to Pennsylvania’s interests. [Read More]
September 23, 2020
Local Legislators Applaud Passage of Restaurant Re-Open Bill
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union), and Reps. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) and Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) applauded the passage of Everett’s House Bill 2513 today in the House. The bill ensures restaurants and taverns can operate safely and be protected from unconstitutional mandates from the Governor’s Office or the activist state Supreme Court. [Read More]