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Senator
Gene Yaw
Serving the 23rd District
Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga & Union Counties
Senator
Gene Yaw
Serving the 23rd District
Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga & Union Counties
Are We Nuts? American Energy is Key to Undermining Putin’s War
March 1, 2022

Are We Nuts? American Energy is Key to Undermining Putin’s War

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody and unhinged campaign to topple a democratic nation once subjugated by the former Soviet Union has resurrected the threat of global conflict from its deep, dark Cold War-era grave.  [Read More]

Yaw, Yudichak Request Independent Review of Outdated RGGI Modeling
February 28, 2022

Yaw, Yudichak Request Independent Review of Outdated RGGI Modeling

Sens. Gene Yaw (R-23) and John Yudichak (I-14) sent a letter to the Independent Fiscal Office last week requesting an audit of modeling used to justify Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  [Read More]

Senate Republicans Seek to Prevent Wolf Administration from Bypassing Legislative Process on RGGI
February 25, 2022

Senate Republicans Seek to Prevent Wolf Administration from Bypassing Legislative Process on RGGI

In an ongoing effort to protect Pennsylvanians against higher energy bills and job losses in the energy industry, Senate Republican leaders filed a request with the Commonwealth Court today to intervene in a lawsuit the Wolf Administration filed to force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  [Read More]

Langerholc, Pittman and Yaw to Introduce Resolution Urging President Biden to Restart the Keystone XL Pipeline
February 25, 2022

Langerholc, Pittman and Yaw to Introduce Resolution Urging President Biden to Restart the Keystone XL Pipeline

Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), Senator Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) announced their intent to introduce a resolution urging President Biden to restart the Keystone XL pipeline.  [Read More]

TUNE IN: Senator Yaw to Co-Host WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, Feb. 25
February 23, 2022

TUNE IN: Senator Yaw to Co-Host WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, Feb. 25

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will join Program Director and Host Mark Lawrence as a “Co-Host” to WKOK’s “On The Mark” Program Friday, February 25, 2022.  The program will air live beginning at 8:30AM on Newsradio 1070 WKOK.  [Read More]

New Analysis Shows Need for Broadband Service Improvement in Rural Pennsylvania
February 11, 2022

New Analysis Shows Need for Broadband Service Improvement in Rural Pennsylvania

Broadband service improvements are needed across Pennsylvania, but the most significant need is among rural counties, according to a new analysis of broadband speed test data by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.  [Read More]

Yaw: Legislation Boosting Aid to First Responders Set for Enactment
February 10, 2022

Yaw: Legislation Boosting Aid to First Responders Set for Enactment

Building on a promise to provide Pennsylvania’s frontline heroes with relief, Sen. Yaw this week voted to advance a measure to provide $25 million in funding to support our Commonwealth’s EMS providers.  [Read More]

Yaw: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Feds to Cap Abandoned Wells
February 9, 2022

Yaw: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Feds to Cap Abandoned Wells

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) estimates Pennsylvania has as many as 560,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, all of which are leaking dangerous climate-altering methane unfettered into the air we breathe.  [Read More]

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February 8, 2022

Yaw: Governor’s Budget Proposal Sets Pennsylvania Up for Massive Tax Hikes

In an address to the General Assembly, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a $45.7 billion 2022-23 state budget that would increase General Fund spending by $4.5 billion, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said today.   [Read More]

Yaw: Wolf Administration RGGI Lawsuit Yet Another Constitutional Overreach
February 4, 2022

Yaw: Wolf Administration RGGI Lawsuit Yet Another Constitutional Overreach

In response to the Wolf administration’s lawsuit against the Legislative Reference Bureau meant to compel the immediate publication of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulations, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) released the following statement:  [Read More]

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