Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Education Committee Chairman Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) raised concerns today about the Wolf Administration’s plans to make significant changes to the state’s charter school law through the regulatory process instead of working with the General Assembly: [Read More]
Education officials and advocates discussed school reforms involving accountability for all schools, school choice, charter schools and other potential changes to benefit students during a Senate Education Committee hearing today, according to Committee Chairman Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Three Senate Republicans are pushing for increased funding towards clean water initiatives through the most recent federal stimulus payment to the Commonwealth. [Read More]
The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) will host a bipartisan online Advocacy Hour on March 29 beginning at 10 a.m. to highlight the benefits of funding pediatric cancer research and the importance of Pennsylvania leading the way with funding pediatric cancer research. [Read More]
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill today that could generate up to $100 million in private donations over the next decade to support childhood cancer research, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Three bills that would provide uniformity and consistency to the process of filling county district attorney vacancies were signed into law on Tuesday, according to the bills’ sponsor, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
The Senate State Government Committee approved a resolution today that calls for daylight saving time to made permanent in order to eliminate the twice-yearly time changes, according to the resolution’s sponsor, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
The Senate Education Committee approved legislation today to ensure Pennsylvania schools have additional opportunities to find qualified substitute teachers, according to Committee Chairman and bill sponsor Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
The House of Representatives sent three bills to the governor’s desk today that would provide uniformity and consistency to the process of filling county district attorney vacancies, according to the bills’ sponsor, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Pennsylvania families affected by pediatric cancer highlighted the need for lawmakers to approve legislation recently reintroduced by Senator Scott Martin (R-13) to generate more donations for childhood cancer research. [Read More]
