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February 25, 2025

Budget Hearing Q&A: DEP (Part 2)

Senator Gene Yaw questions Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Senator Yaw is the chair of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.   [Read More]

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February 25, 2025

Budget Hearing Q&A: DEP (Part 1)

Senator Gene Yaw questions Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Senator Yaw is the chair of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.   [Read More]

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February 24, 2025

Introduction of Floor Guest, Ella Adkins

Introduction of Floor Guest, Ella Adkins   [Read More]

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February 24, 2025

Sen. Yaw Reacts to Gov. Shapiro’s Unrealistic Spending Plan

Sen. Yaw Reacts to Gov. Shapiro’s Unrealistic Spending Plan  [Read More]

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February 24, 2025

Yaw Testifies Before House Policy Committee on Stopping New Energy Taxes

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently testified before the House Republican Policy Committee at a hearing focused on stopping new energy taxes.  [Read More]

Lawmaker: Electrical grid facing future shortage of energy
February 21, 2025

Lawmaker: Electrical grid facing future shortage of energy

Pennsylvania has the most diverse energy portfolio in the country, but it is losing its thermal generation of electricity capacity as some of those power plants have gone offline or closed over the years.  [Read More]

Iceberg Ahead: Pennsylvania’s Looming Power Crisis
February 20, 2025

Iceberg Ahead: Pennsylvania’s Looming Power Crisis

Nearly a year has passed since Gov. Josh Shapiro first announced a “new era” of leadership in energy with a program he claimed would create 15,000 jobs, save energy customers $664 million and generate $11.4 billion in investments in “clean, reliable energy resources.”  [Read More]

Yaw, Owlett Announce Local Investments in Agricultural Innovation
February 5, 2025

Yaw, Owlett Announce Local Investments in Agricultural Innovation

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. Clint Owlett (R-68) today announced two Tioga County businesses have received funding through the nation’s first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program.  [Read More]

Yaw Issues Statement on Shapiro’s Unrealistic Spending Plan
February 4, 2025

Yaw Issues Statement on Shapiro’s Unrealistic Spending Plan

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2025-26 state budget, which would increase state spending by $3.6 billion, an increase of 7.5% over the current year’s budget:  [Read More]

Senate Approves Yaw Bill to Prevent New Electricity Tax
February 4, 2025

Senate Approves Yaw Bill to Prevent New Electricity Tax

The state Senate approved legislation preventing a new electricity tax by repealing Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure.  [Read More]

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