March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 30, 2023 - Senator Yaw this week joined Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to announce the first round of funding under the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP). Yaw, who along with Sens. Scott Martin and Dan Laughlin, sponsored the Clean Streams Fund legislation, which created the ACAP program, visited Matthew and Samantha Stahlnecker’s Lycoming County farm to make the announcement.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw addresses the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce during their annual dinner meeting in Bradford County.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw addresses the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce during their annual dinner meeting in Bradford County.
March 22, 2023 - Senator Yaw questions Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Richard Negrin during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday at the State Capitol. The Committee met to discuss and consider Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2023-2024 budget proposal.
March 21, 2023 - Senator Yaw questions Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Committee met to discuss and consider Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2023-2024 budget proposal.
March 9, 2023 - The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors held a public hearing on developments in the fight against opioid/substance use disorder in Pennsylvania. The hearing highlighted actions to address the supply of narcotics, data resources that are available to track opioids/overdoses, funding for prevention and treatment services, and treatment workforce and staffing issues.
March 9, 2023 - The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors held a public hearing on developments in the fight against opioid/substance use disorder in Pennsylvania. The hearing highlighted actions to address the supply of narcotics, data resources that are available to track opioids/overdoses, funding for prevention and treatment services, and treatment workforce and staffing issues.
February 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulates Senator Lynda Culver after being sworn-in to serve the 27th District in the state Senate.
February 27, 2023 - Senator Yaw talks with Senator Lisa Boscola (D-18) and Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) during a joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee. Both committees examined what can be done to improve the electric grid and overall power generation in order to prevent potential blackouts across the state.
February 24, 2023 - Senator Yaw on Thursday honored the Canton High School Warrior Football Team upon their 2022 PIAA District IV Class A Football Championship.
February 24, 2023 - Senator Yaw on Thursday honored the Canton High School Warrior Football Team upon their 2022 PIAA District IV Class A Football Championship.
February 23, 2023 - Senator Yaw joined Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Pennsylvania State Rep. Tina Pickett for a tour of Global Tungsten & Powders in Towanda.
February 23, 2023 - Senator Yaw joined Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Pennsylvania State Rep. Tina Pickett for a tour of Global Tungsten & Powders in Towanda.
February 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulated the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company on celebrating its 75th Anniversary Saturday night.
February 18, 2023 - Senator Yaw congratulated the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company on celebrating its 75th Anniversary Saturday night.
February 10, 2023 - Sen. Gene Yaw and state Rep. Jamie Flick meet with participants of the 2023 Leadership Lycoming program, sponsored by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited Commonwealth University’s Mansfield campus on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna, while visiting the Mansfield campus, Tioga County, on Thursday.
February 9, 2023 - Senator Gene Yaw presents Dawn Linn, CEO of the YWCA Northcentral PA, with a special Senate congratulatory citation marking the organization’s 130th anniversary.
February 6, 2023 - Senator Gene Yaw presents Mifflinburg Bank and Trust’s President and CEO Jeffrey Kapsar with a special Senate congratulatory citation marking the institution’s 150th anniversary.
February 3, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited the Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival this weekend. While there he met with Lewisburg's Mayor Kendy Alvarez, Cynthia Peltier (Director of the Lewisburg CommUnity Zone), Ellen Ruby (Executive Director of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership), and Lynn Ragusea (Lewisburg Downtown Partnership).
February 3, 2023 - Senator Yaw visited the Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival this weekend. While there he met with Lewisburg's Mayor Kendy Alvarez, Cynthia Peltier (Director of the Lewisburg CommUnity Zone), Ellen Ruby (Executive Director of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership), and Lynn Ragusea (Lewisburg Downtown Partnership).
February 2, 2023 - Senator Yaw honored the heroic actions of Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Lt. David C. Pletz with a Senate citation, following a September 2022 incident at an off-campus Vine Avenue home. The assailant was taken into custody later by Penn College Police Chief Chris Miller, acting on the information provided by Pletz. [Photos provided by Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor-Public Relations & Marketing, Penn College]
February 2, 2023 - Senator Yaw honored the heroic actions of Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Lt. David C. Pletz with a Senate citation, following a September 2022 incident at an off-campus Vine Avenue home. The assailant was taken into custody later by Penn College Police Chief Chris Miller, acting on the information provided by Pletz. [Photos provided by Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor-Public Relations & Marketing, Penn College]
January 31, 2023 - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Senator Yaw and Center for Rural Pennsylvania members announce findings of a PA 529 Report at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Senator Yaw and Center for Rural Pennsylvania members announce findings of a PA 529 Report at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Rich Negrin, Governor Josh Shapiro’s Secretary nominee to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
January 31, 2023 - Senator Yaw meets with Cindy Adams Dunn, Governor Josh Shapiro’s Secretary nominee to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
January 20, 2023 - Senator Yaw joins the Senate Policy Committee at the Boilermakers 154 in Pittsburgh to discuss energy access & affordability.
January 20, 2023 - Senator Yaw joins the Senate Policy Committee at the Boilermakers 154 in Pittsburgh to discuss energy access & affordability.
January 17, 2023 - Austin Davis sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 35th Lieutenant Governor.
January 6, 2023 - Senator Yaw, along with members of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, met in Annapolis, MD on Friday.
January 3, 2023 - Sen. Kim Ward (R-39) on Tuesday was sworn in by Westmoreland County Judge Harry F. Smail, Jr. to become the first female to serve as president pro tempore in Pennsylvania. Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy watched the historic event.
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