Two state grants totaling $1 million dollars will be directed to the 23rd Senatorial District for affordable housing rehabilitation initiatives, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases decrease across Pennsylvania, the state Senate this week approved a four-bill package that would give county governments more discretion over reopening their local economies and provide a way for the reopening of some businesses -- if they can operate in a manner that protects employees and customers, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Two Lycoming County legislators this week sponsored legislation to reopen restaurants, bars and private clubs in “yellow and green” designated counties. [Read More]
After a state Senate hearing last week highlighted inadequacies in COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities, the Wolf Administration has reversed course and announced today that they will begin widespread testing of residents and employees, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) joined Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) to voice their serious concern and extreme disappointment after learning Susquehanna County was not among the next group of counties that would move into the “yellow phase” of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan on May 15. [Read More]
Local legislators teamed up with county commissioners this week to ask Governor Tom Wolf to reclassify Susquehanna and Wyoming counties under his plan to reopen the state. [Read More]
The Senate approved a bill today that would require the state to notify local first responders of COVID-19 cases in their communities, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
The state Senate today approved two bills enhancing safety at Pennsylvania’s child care facilities, which will boost smoke detector requirements, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was unanimously approved today by the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). Listen [Read More]
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), along with his Senate colleagues today urged Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to immediately begin an audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) in response to its business waiver process initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent to the Auditor General, the […] [Read More]
