State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced he will soon introduce legislation to establish a Pennsylvania Baseload Energy Development Fund. The Fund would provide low-interest grants and loans to finance the construction, maintenance, modernization and operation of electric generation facilities. [Read More]
Legislation to expand the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) was included in the 2024-25 state budget, according to State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Sen. Nick Miller (D-14), sponsors of the original measure. The cap on the allocation for the NAP program is now set to be raised from $36 million to $72 million in the coming fiscal year. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), State Rep. Joe Hamm (R-84), State Rep. Jamie Flick (R-83) and State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-76) announced $2,220,662 in state funding has been awarded in Lycoming and Union counties through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF). [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), along with State Rep. Clint Owlett (R-68), State Rep. Joe Hamm (R-84) and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Randy Padfield visited some of the worst flood-affected areas in Tioga and Lycoming counties earlier this week. [Read More]
Nearly $1 million in state funding for traffic safety improvements through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) “Green Light-Go” program has been awarded in Bradford and Union Counties, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Over $3.5 million in grants to improve electric grid reliability have been awarded to local electric distribution companies through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) 2024 Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grants (PA GRG) program, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Rep. Clint Owlett (R-68) and Rep. Tina Pickett (R-110). [Read More]
Over $6.3 million in grants to improve electric grid reliability have been awarded to local electric distribution companies through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) 2024 Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grants (PA GRG) program, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Rep. Joe Hamm (R-84) [Read More]
By now, we have all heard Gov. Josh Shapiro complain that he is tired of getting his “ass kicked” by other states. He has opined that Pennsylvania is losing out to economic development in Ohio. Ask the authorities, planners and chambers of commerce in the western part of the state about the difficulties of enticing businesses to come to Pennsylvania, rather than Ohio. [Read More]
State Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, applauded a $50 million annual recurring investment in the state’s Clean Streams Fund included in the 2024-25 state budget. [Read More]
Legislation to establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania was signed into law earlier this week by Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measure. [Read More]
