January 27, 2025
Meeting to consider SB 186 and SB 187
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Rules Committee Conference Room [Read More]
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January 16, 2025
Yaw Bill to Regulate Games of Skill Could Generate Millions for Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Fund
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced he will soon introduce legislation that will establish a regulatory framework and taxing structure on skill video games in the commonwealth, with a portion of the generated revenue being directed to the state’s Clean Streams Fund. [Read More]
January 14, 2025
1/9/25 – Revitalizing Rural Pennsylvania Commission
Revitalizing Rural Pennsylvania Commission [Read More]
January 13, 2025
Yaw reappointed to lead Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-23, has been reappointed to serve as chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, which he has led since 2013, for the 2025-26 legislative session. [Read More]
January 13, 2025
Lawmakers from both parties expect to renew push to tax skill games
HARRISBURG — With 2025-26 budget discussions looming and a sense that the issue has been left unresolved, Pennsylvania lawmakers of both parties plan to seek regulation of so-called “skill games” that could, in the process, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue. [Read More]
January 13, 2025
Sen. Gene Yaw re-elected tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission chair
State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been re-elected to chair the Pennsylvania delegation of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, according to a news release. [Read More]
January 7, 2025
Yaw Sworn into Fifth Term in PA Senate
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) was sworn into his fifth term in the state Senate, representing Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties, during a ceremony today at the State Capitol. [Read More]
January 6, 2025
Rural Population Revitalization Commission Inaugural Meeting Press Conference
Center for Rural Pennsylvania | Farm Show Complex [Read More]
November 20, 2024
Officials Tout Tourism Funding Awarded to Williamsport’s Historic Bowman Field
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. Jamie Flick (R-83), along with Williamsport City Mayor Derek Slaughter, applauded $750,000 recently awarded to the city through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Sports Marketing and Tourism Program. Funding will help support the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series and Major League Baseball (MLB) ‘Little League Classic’ game held at Williamsport’s historic Bowman Field by making needed capital infrastructure improvements. Equally important, the funding will benefit the Williamsport Crosscutters organization, a member of the MLB Draft League, which plays at the stadium each year from late May until mid-August, along with the Pennsylvania College of Technology Wildcats baseball team. [Read More]
November 13, 2024
Yaw, Rowe: Nearly $150,000 in Conservation and Recreation Funding Awarded to East Buffalo Township
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. David Rowe (R-85) announced $147,300 has been awarded to East Buffalo Township, Union County by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) through the Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2). [Read More]