PA Senate e-newsletters
May 10, 2019 Senate Passes “Farming First” Bills to Support Pennsylvania Agriculture Farmers are faced with new challenges and opportunities every day, the best thing we can do as legislators is remove barriers and not add more financial burdens on our struggling dairy industry. Recently, farmers in my local communities shared with me serious concerns […] [Read More]
April 25, 2019 Senate Approves Legislation to Save Lives Through Added CPR Training Nationwide, more than 350,000 deaths occur due to cardiac arrest each year outside of a hospital setting. In many emergency medical situations, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can mean the difference between life and death. The Senate recently passed a bill I cosponsored that […] [Read More]
April 12, 2019 Senate Committee Votes to Help Farmers with Barn Wedding Venues One of the ways that local farms are dealing with the financial pressures of the industry is by hosting weddings, social events and other agritainment events for members of the community. Unfortunately, these venues face the prospect of having to meet costly […] [Read More]
March 29, 2019 Lawmakers Highlight Bill Offering Tax Credits for Beginning Farmers Farming is the lifeblood of many communities in our area, and many of our local farms have been passed down for generations. Unfortunately, our current crop of farmers is growing older, and beginning farmers face severe financial challenges in replacing the folks who […] [Read More]
March 14, 2019 Recreational Marijuana Listening Tour Comes to Juniata College Proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana have generated passionate opinions on both sides of the debate. The Lieutenant Governor will gather input from members of the local community on this issue during a stop on his listening tour in Huntingdon County next […] [Read More]
Co-Chairs Chosen for PA Rare Disease Caucus It is estimated that 1.2 million Pennsylvanians are affected by one or more conditions that are classified as a rare disease. I was recently chosen to serve as a co-chair of the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Caucus, which is responsible for working with patient advocates, caregivers and patients to […] [Read More]
Dear friend: This e-news update includes information of interest to local sportsmen. Sending these updates electronically allows me to deliver the most up-to-date information to community residents without incurring the cost of printing and mailing a district-wide newsletter. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, […] [Read More]
February 11, 2019 Governor’s Budget Address Includes Reasons for Optimism Last week Governor Wolf unveiled the details of his 2019-20 state budget proposal. The $34.1 billion budget would increase state spending by $927 million over the current year’s total. The governor also proposed $4.5 billion in borrowing to fund new community projects throughout the state. […] [Read More]
Committee Chair Appointment Offers New Opportunities for Progress The work performed by legislative committees is one of the first and most important steps toward a bill becoming a law. I am extremely pleased that the first of my committee assignments for the 2019-20 Legislative Session will allow me to work on issues that are critical […] [Read More]
January 1, 2019 New Year Brings Fresh Challenges in the Senate It was an incredible honor to take the oath of office recently to begin serving residents of Blair, Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton and Cumberland counties in the Pennsylvania Senate. You can read more about the swearing-in ceremony here. While I am excited to tackle this […] [Read More]
