Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) hosted his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” on Thursday with dozens of participants representing agriculture and agribusiness in Bradford and Sullivan counties. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) joined members of the Mifflinburg Police Department to celebrate $146,000 in state funding awarded to support the department’s purchase of body worn cameras and automated license plate readers. [Read More]
Sens. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Anthony Williams (D-8) today introduced bipartisan legislation to regulate skill games in the commonwealth and crack down on illegal gaming and nuisance locations. The proposal builds on legislation introduced by Yaw for several sessions and incorporates language to prohibit skill games in “stop-and-go” stores, a long-time priority for Williams. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently joined members of the Crary Hose Company to celebrate $250,000 in state funding awarded through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Keystone Communities Program. The funding will support critical flood recovery efforts and the construction of the company’s new fire station in Tioga County. [Read More]
A sign unveiling ceremony held recently in Williamsport officially designated a portion of Interstate 180 in Lycoming County as the Kenneth C. Larson, Jr. Memorial Highway, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). Yaw sponsored legislation to rename the highway in honor of the late veteran and engineer’s decades of service to Pennsylvania’s regional development and transportation infrastructure. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced the next “National Drug Take Back Day,” sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be held this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Read More]
In the face of recent headlines about the Chesapeake Bay’s lagging progress, Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River stands out as proof that strategic, local-first investments can yield measurable results. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, along with several members of the Senate Republican Caucus, today sent a letter to PJM Interconnection urging the mid-Atlantic grid operator to reject recent recommendations that would overhaul their competitive market structure and prioritize wind and solar projects ahead of the planned phase-out of federal tax incentives. [Read More]
State Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and Nick Miller (D-14) today announced plans for bipartisan legislation to improve electric load forecasting, the process by which future demand on the power grid is accessed. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Summit on the State of PJM Interconnection: [Read More]
