My District: Is Home to the Little League Baseball World Series
August 21, 2025

My District: Is Home to the Little League Baseball World Series

Every August, hundreds of boys from across the U.S. and 30 other countries descend on a historic riverfront town in north-central Pennsylvania to compete for recognition as the best young baseball players in the world.  [Read More]

State Sen. Gene Yaw receives Little League Friendship Award
August 21, 2025

State Sen. Gene Yaw receives Little League Friendship Award

South Williamsport, Pa. — A dedicated advocate for youth sports and community. development, as well as a former Little League coach himself, Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw has been named as the recipient of the 2025 W. Howard Hartman Little League Friendship Award.  [Read More]

Lawmaker touts carbon capture bill
April 8, 2025

Lawmaker touts carbon capture bill

“The best thing we can have for our environment is the most robust economy we can have,” said state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, who is chairman of the committee which recently voted out of committee several bills.  [Read More]

Gov. Shapiro and Republicans appear headed for energy showdown
March 29, 2025

Gov. Shapiro and Republicans appear headed for energy showdown

On a chilly day when Gov. Josh Shapiro stood before a cow-filled barn to promote the concept of farmer groups buying and running manure-to-energy devices — just one sliver of Mr. Shapiro’s multi-faceted energy plan — Sen. Gene Yaw sounded the energy alarm.  [Read More]

Students from Lycoming, neighboring counties learn about government
March 15, 2025

Students from Lycoming, neighboring counties learn about government

Students from across the region converged on Pennsylvania College of Technology Thursday morning as state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, held his annual Student Government Seminar.   [Read More]

Senator ‘excited’ about projects
March 15, 2025

Senator ‘excited’ about projects

That was how state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, discussed what he agreed was economic development momentum in the City of Williamsport and Greater Williamsport.  [Read More]

Pa. legislators gather in Williamsport to discuss flood mitigation concerns
March 14, 2025

Pa. legislators gather in Williamsport to discuss flood mitigation concerns

Tioga County Commissioner Marc Rice knows the cost of flash flooding all too well.  [Read More]

Lawmaker: Electrical grid facing future shortage of energy
March 14, 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]

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]

Pa. lawmaker proposes low-interest loans for new power plants as electricity crunch looms
January 18, 2025

Pa. lawmaker proposes low-interest loans for new power plants as electricity crunch looms

A Republican state senator said he wants Pennsylvania to set up a fund with billions of dollars that would make low-interest loans to build new power plants, as state leaders start a new legislative session amid a tightening energy situation.  [Read More]

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