State Senators formally recognized the individual and team accomplishments of Pennsylvania’s wrestlers during the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a Senate Resolution this week. [Read More]
Taxpayer dollars provided to Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medical Assistance program would be better protected from fraud and abuse under a package of bills approved by the Senate today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), Sen. Mike Regan (R-31), and Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50). [Read More]
NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Mike Singletary joined State Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) and Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) today to mark the advancement of a bill to provide a new tool to reunify lost children with their parents. [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee approved a resolution today urging Congress to make daylight saving time permanent and eliminate the practice of twice-yearly time changes. [Read More]
State Senator Scott Martin (R-13) learned more about the innovative, industry-leading work of Morgan Truck Body during a tour of the company’s Morgantown manufacturing facility and Corporate Headquarters on Wednesday. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) and Senate Education Committee Chair Dave Argall (R-29) issued the following statement regarding tuition at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities: [Read More]
More families would have access to vital information on financial aid packages for college and job training programs under a plan proposed today by Senator Scott Martin (R-Lancaster). [Read More]
The need to create jobs and keep young residents in Pennsylvania were among the topics covered in Tuesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearings on the budget requests for the Department of Community and Economic Development and Department of Corrections. [Read More]
HARRISBURG – The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed the proposed budget for the Department of Education during a public hearing today. Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing the largest Basic Education Funding increase in Pennsylvania history – more than $567 million in new state dollars. He did not follow through on his promise to fund Lifeline Scholarships, […] [Read More]
The Senate Appropriations Committee examined the budgets and operations of the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Agriculture in Tuesday’s hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget. [Read More]
