Senate Panel Advances Martin Resolution Urging Permanent Daylight Saving Time
April 24, 2023

Senate Panel Advances Martin Resolution Urging Permanent Daylight Saving Time

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]

Senator Martin Tours Local Morgan Truck Body Corporate Headquarters
April 20, 2023

Senator Martin Tours Local Morgan Truck Body Corporate Headquarters

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 Leaders Call on PASSHE Schools to Maintain Current Tuition Rates
April 19, 2023

Senate Leaders Call on PASSHE Schools to Maintain Current Tuition Rates

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]

Senator Martin Proposes Universal FAFSA Completion to Empower Students, Families
April 19, 2023

Senator Martin Proposes Universal FAFSA Completion to Empower Students, Families

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]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings on Community and Economic Development, Corrections
April 11, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings on Community and Economic Development, Corrections

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]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Department of Education
March 29, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Department of Education

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]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Departments of Labor and Industry, Agriculture
March 28, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings with Departments of Labor and Industry, Agriculture

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]

Senator Martin Invites Residents to Join Telephone Town Hall on March 27
March 23, 2023

Senator Martin Invites Residents to Join Telephone Town Hall on March 27

Community residents can share their opinions on the most important issues facing the state and the region during Senator Scott Martin’s (R-13) next telephone town hall on Monday, March 27, at 6 p.m.  [Read More]

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Monday, March 20
March 20, 2023

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearings Monday, March 20

The Senate Appropriations Committee today began the first of three weeks of public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.  [Read More]

Bartolotta and Martin Introduce Child Reunification Act
March 16, 2023

Bartolotta and Martin Introduce Child Reunification Act

Free child identification kits could be made available to parents to help relocate missing children under legislation introduced today by Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Scott Martin (R-13).  [Read More]

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