State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is introducing the Solar Environmental Justice Act, which prohibits state taxpayer dollars or tax credits from being utilized to purchase solar panels and related components manufactured or assembled outside the United States. [Read More]
Changing the definition of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) can have important financial implications for many Pennsylvania municipalities in terms of federal reimbursements for health care, funding for housing, and investments in transportation. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) has reintroduced legislation to increase conservation and technical assistance for farmers in order to further reduce pollution impacts on local creeks and streams. [Read More]
Three Senate Republicans are pushing for increased funding towards clean water initiatives through the most recent federal stimulus payment to the Commonwealth. [Read More]
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, April 7, beginning at 10 a.m., to learn more about the possible funding implications for Pennsylvania if the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) changes its definition of metropolitan areas. [Read More]
As legislators continue conversations about criminal justice reform, a new state Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Vice Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would clarify the statutory requirements for individuals who hold the office of District Attorney in Pennsylvania. Listen [Read More]
A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was unanimously approved today by the state Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, will facilitate a one-hour discussion with Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Director of the 250-person Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas, on the interrelationship between energy, the economy and the environment. [Read More]
The bipartisan Senate panel will begin a comprehensive review of the 2020 General Election with their first hearing to review best practices of election integrity and security from other states on Monday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Senate Chamber. [Read More]
While some states are advancing bills to prohibit certain types of energy sources, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) formally introduced legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate that would ensure state residents have options when it comes to fuel availability. [Read More]
