The Pennsylvania College of Technology will receive a 5% funding increase as part of the 2025-26 state budget, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). The increase, he said, reflects the legislature’s growing recognition of the college’s vital role in workforce development and technical education. [Read More]
Effective November 13, 2025, Zachary L. Adams is serving as the Executive Director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) once again earned a legislative voting score of 100% from the PA Chamber of Business and Industry for his consistent support of pro-jobs and pro-growth policies in 2025. [Read More]
Agriculture Breakfast: Farm Succession [Read More]
A sign unveiling ceremony held recently in Williamsport officially designated a portion of Interstate 180 in Lycoming County as the Kenneth C. Larson, Jr. Memorial Highway, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). Yaw sponsored legislation to rename the highway in honor of the late veteran and engineer’s decades of service to Pennsylvania’s regional development and transportation infrastructure. [Read More]
Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee | Off the Floor | Rules Room [Read More]
In the face of recent headlines about the Chesapeake Bay’s lagging progress, Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River stands out as proof that strategic, local-first investments can yield measurable results. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, along with several members of the Senate Republican Caucus, today sent a letter to PJM Interconnection urging the mid-Atlantic grid operator to reject recent recommendations that would overhaul their competitive market structure and prioritize wind and solar projects ahead of the planned phase-out of federal tax incentives. [Read More]
State Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and Nick Miller (D-14) today announced plans for bipartisan legislation to improve electric load forecasting, the process by which future demand on the power grid is accessed. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Summit on the State of PJM Interconnection: [Read More]
