PA Senate e-newsletters
Senate Returns to Session This Week WATCH LIVE The state Senate will reconvene on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 1PM for another busy week at the State Capitol. The Senate’s Legislative Calendar is updated each day the Senate is in Session. The calendar identifies bills and resolutions awaiting Senate floor action. To preview all committee meetings and […] [Read More]
January 27, 2020 Senate Reconvenes This Week The PA Senate is in voting session this week, ahead of Governor Tom Wolf’s 2020-21 state budget address next week, Feb. 4th. This week, the Senate could consider a number of bills including: SB 94 Ensures workers compensation coverage for all active duty volunteer firefighters, fire police, officers […] [Read More]
January 22, 2020 JUST IN: Dairy Investment Funding Awarded for Bradford, Sullivan County Projects Rep. Tina Pickett and I are pleased to announce that two projects in Bradford and Sullivan counties have been awarded a total of $100,000 through the Pennsylvania Dairy Investment Grant Program. In Bradford County, Strictly Organics, LLC, a Somerset County-based company, […] [Read More]
January 14, 2020 Lycoming County FACT: Williamsport was the location of the Susquehanna log boom in 1850, and subsequently became the largest, single lumber center in the country during the 1870’s. Municipalities, Local Organizations Urged to Apply for State Recreation, Conservation Grants Application Period Opens Wed., Jan. 15th Counties, municipalities and municipal agencies, pre-qualified land […] [Read More]
December 23, 2019 Sullivan County FACT: Laporte, the county seat, was named for John LaPorte, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania from 1845-1851. Wishing you all a joyous holiday season & a prosperous and healthy New Year! PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Christmas Holiday PennDOT has announced that all driver license and photo centers, including […] [Read More]
Union County FACT: Union County is home to the Slifer House Museum, former home of Colonel Eli Slifer, a distinguished businessman, manufacturer and Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. JUST IN: Central PA Food Bank Receives State Grant to Fund Mobile Food Pantries in 23rd District The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, which serves […] [Read More]
23rd District FACT: According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, about 31,000 acres of the state are used in raising trees for Christmastime cutting and decoration. Bradford County – 248 acres Lycoming County – 1457 acres Sullivan County – 22 acres Susquehanna County – 264 acres Union County – *Withheld to avoid disclosing data […] [Read More]
November 25, 2019 Susquehanna County FACT: Susquehanna County was separated from Luzerne by legislative action on February 21, 1810. It was not fully organized until the fall of 1812 with the election of county officers. Celebrate Thanksgiving ‘Local’ This Week Did you know?…Thanksgiving leftovers led to the first ever TV dinner. May the good things […] [Read More]
November 18, 2019 Bradford County FACT: Bradford County remains the largest and most populated county in the Northern Tier Region. The county encompasses 1,147 square miles, with approximately 55 persons per square mile. Senate Returns to Session This Week In addition to a Sunday hunting measure (Senate Bill 147), the state Senate could vote on […] [Read More]
Union County FACT: Founded in 1792 and named for the first governor of Pennsylvania, Mifflinburg was known in the late 1800’s as Pennsylvania’s “buggy capital.” At that time, as many as fifty buggy-related factories or shops were scattered throughout the village. Election Day: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 On Tuesday, November 5th, the polls will […] [Read More]
