Opening Ceremony of the PA Capitol Hunger Garden
PA Capitol Hunger Garden Caucus | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | 9 a.m. [Read More]
Senate Ag Committee Considers Very Small Meat Processing Grant Program Update, Horse Racing Regulations Legislation
The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee reported out two bills during a voting meeting held Tuesday in the state Capitol, according to Committee Chair Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
Senate Ag Committee to Consider Very Small Meat Processing Grant Program Update, Horse Racing Regulations Legislation
The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will hold a voting meeting at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, in Room 461, Main Capitol, to consider the following legislation: [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 1236 and SB 1237
Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee | May 24, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. | Main Capitol, Room 461 [Read More]
Enews Update – May 19, 2022
In this Update: Help Available for Historical Records Care Tips for Cars and Motorcycles Sharing the Road Watching the Development of the Capital’s Young Peregrine Falcons Lowering Your Risk of Skin Cancer Honoring the Work of EMS Personnel Help Available for Historical Records Care Area historical societies, libraries and other records repositories can apply now […] [Read More]
Enews Update – May 5, 2022
In this Update: Senate Republicans Continue Statewide Hearings on Rising Crime Deadline to Request a Primary Election Mail-in Ballot is May 10 Less Than a Year to Go Before Federal Enforcement of REAL ID Begins Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Extended to May 20 May is Mental Health Awareness Month Happy Mother’s Day Senate […] [Read More]
Beaver, Lawrence County Projects Receive a Combined Total of $4.3 Million
A total of five Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants, with a combined total of $4.3 million, have been awarded to Beaver and Lawrence County projects, according to Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
Senate Approves Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners as Part of Crime Victims Bill Package
The Senate has voted to approve a package of bills aiding crime victims with one of those bills, Senate Bill 1172, seeking to improve access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, said Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), prime sponsor of that legislation. [Read More]
Senate Passes Crime Victim Protection Package
The Pennsylvania Senate today passed a package of four bills designed to assist crime victims by providing stronger protections, increasing support, and improving access to services, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), Senator Ryan Aument (R-36), Senator Kim Ward (R-39), Senator Pat Browne (R-16) and Senator Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
ADVISORY – Wednesday, April 13 – Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease
A joint hearing about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) will be held in the state Capitol on Wednesday, April 13 by the Senate’s Game and Fisheries and Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees, according to committee chairs Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-49, and Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47. [Read More]
Joint Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
Joint Public Hearing of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Game and Fisheries Committees | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. | Hearing Room 1, NOB [Read More]
Enews Update – April 7, 2022
In this Update: State Court Blocks Gov. Wolf’s $781 Million Carbon Tax Pending Further Order Senate Votes to Expand Sexual Assault Law to Cover Crimes Against Care-Dependent Pennsylvanians Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month Safe Exchange Zones Could Come to More PA Communities with Senate Vote Grants Available to Help Drug and Alcohol Recovery Houses Saturday […] [Read More]