In order to help contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect the health and safety of local residents and office staff, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced that his Williamsport and Harrisburg offices will be temporarily closed for meetings, effective today, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, until further notice. [Read More]
Recently in a letter to the editor, I was criticized for withholding support of Senate Bill 76 and House Bill 76, state legislation that proposes to eliminate some real estate property taxes for Pennsylvania property owners. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded nearly $30,000 in grants to seven eligible museums and official county historical societies in Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
School safety grants totaling $796,275 were awarded today to eight school districts in Lycoming County, according to area legislators. [Read More]
Two school safety grants totaling $856,721 were awarded today to Lewisburg Area School District and Mifflinburg Area School District, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Vice-Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today questioned officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry over their stance on prevailing wage. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded the release of $23.8 million in funding for a comprehensive, multi-year plan to repair 10 hazardous dams across the Commonwealth. [Read More]
A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was unanimously approved this week by the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and state Rep. David Rowe (R-85) today honored the Lewisburg High School Boys Cross Country team upon winning the 2019 PIAA Class “AA” state title during the Cross Country Championships in Hershey on November 2. [Read More]
Responding to Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today, State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, announced his intention to hold a series of public hearings in Harrisburg and around the Commonwealth to hear from impacted plant owners and labor forces, host communities and other stakeholders, like local governments and fuel suppliers, and to solicit input on legislation like Senate Bill 950 (Sen. Pittman) and House Bill 2025 (Rep. Struzzi) that would underscore the General Assembly’s exclusive legislative authority to impose a carbon tax on any type of industrial emissions: [Read More]
