A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was unanimously approved today by the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). Listen [Read More]
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), along with his Senate colleagues today urged Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to immediately begin an audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) in response to its business waiver process initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent to the Auditor General, the […] [Read More]
At the request of Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41), Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), eighteen members of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, including party leaders, signed on to a letter this week urging Governor Tom Wolf to rescind an Executive Order instructing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a compact between several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that impose a carbon tax on electricity production and require fossil fuel generation to purchase allowances. [Read More]
As Pennsylvania continues to cope with the impact of COVID-19, the state Senate today gave final approval to a bill that promotes telemedicine as a way to overcome barriers to quality patient care created by distance and reduce the costs of those services, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
This letter is written on behalf of the vast majority of the 250,000 residents of the 23rd Senatorial District. [Read More]
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bradford County Commissioner Ed Bustin today,” Sen. Yaw said. [Read More]
With nearly 1.4 million Pennsylvanians filing for unemployment benefits, the state Senate took action today and approved two bills that would provide clarity and common sense to the process of deciding which businesses can safely operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
ennsylvania state Sen. Gene Yaw, Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today talked with members of the Greater Philadelphia Energy Action Team (GPEAT) during a LIVE virtual meeting. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) today approved a $450 million emergency loan program to assist financially distressed hospitals as they work to address the COVID-19 outbreak, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
The Senate approved emergency measures today to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
