July 1, 2025
Public hearing on Rural Healthcare Provider Policies: Examples from Other Jurisdictions
Center for Rural Pennsylvania | Room 8E-A, East Wing | Watch Live [Read More]
Author: kgordon
June 30, 2025
Yaw, Miller to Introduce Bill Limiting Use of PFAS in Firefighting Foam
State Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and Nick Miller (D-14) announced plans today to introduce bipartisan legislation that would limit the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) beginning in 2026. [Read More]
June 25, 2025
Natural Gas and Oil Day Rally
June 24, 2025 - Natural Gas and Oil Day Rally [Read More]
June 23, 2025
Yaw: Natural Gas Impact Fee Generates Nearly Half a Billion Dollars for 23rd District Since 2011
The Marcellus Shale Impact Fee continues to deliver millions to county and local governments across the 23rd Senatorial District, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. [Read More]
June 11, 2025
Yaw: 23rd Senate District Awarded Over $2 Million in PHARE Funding
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today commended the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) Board of Directors for approving the release of $2,170,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding that will be distributed across Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties. [Read More]
June 11, 2025
Senate Approves Yaw Bill to Protect Consumers’ Energy Choices
A bill to ensure Pennsylvania residents have choices when it comes to fuel availability was approved today with bipartisan support from the state Senate, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
June 10, 2025
Yaw, Martin Resolution Designates June 8-14, 2025, as “Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week” in Pennsylvania
The week of June 8th through June 14th, 2025, will be designated as “Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week” in Pennsylvania under Senate Resolution 124, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), vice chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC) and chairman of the CBC Pennsylvania Delegation, and Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), member of the CBC Pennsylvania delegation and former CBC chair. [Read More]
June 4, 2025
Austin Johnson, Muncy High School state champion wrestler introduction
Sen. Yaw introduces Muncy High School state champion wrestler, Austin Johnson, as his guest in the Senate gallery. [Read More]
June 2, 2025
Yaw Bill to Encourage Responsible Solar Development, Protect Landowners Approved by House Committee
The Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee in the House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation encouraging responsible solar development and offering better protections for landowners, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]