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E-news Updates – May 10, 2024
In this Update: Senate Republicans Secure Historic Tax Cuts for Working Families Pennsylvania Senate Guest Chaplain Senate Votes to Create Statewide Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking System Homer-Center Students Visit the State Capitol Legislation to Curb Distracted Driving Set for Enactment Senate Acts to Bolster Telemedicine in PA Scholarship Bill Wins Bipartisan Support Preventative Care Protects […] [Read More]
Senate Republicans Secure Passage of Historic Tax Cuts for Working Families
Working families, job creators and energy consumers in Pennsylvania would see their taxes reduced by approximately $3 billion a year under a bill approved by the Senate today, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Senate Republicans to Hold News Conference
Senate Republican Leaders and members of the Senate Republican Caucus will hold a press conference on Tuesday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m., to highlight protection of Pennsylvania taxpayers [Read More]
E-news Updates – May 3, 2024
In this Update: Senate Acts to Meet PAโs Power Needs Team from Lenape Technical School in Armstrong County Wins PennDOT Innovations Challenge Armstrong, Indiana and Punxsutawney Hospitals to Receive $3.7 Million in State Funding Pennsylvania Senate Guest Chaplain Pastor Joe Spack Senate Approves Bill to Get Pennsylvanians Off UC and Back to Work PA Bankers […] [Read More]
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๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐`๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐
Indiana Area School District Swimming and Diving teams captured the PIAA Class 2A title for Swimming and Diving at the PIAA Championships held in March at Bucknell University. This was their schoolโs first PIAA Team Championship in any sport and I was thrilled to welcome them to Harrisburg and introduce them during Session last week.
These incredible young athletes include:
๐ฅ Eli Aiken
๐ฅAlex Bauer
๐ฅMatthew Blystone
๐ฅKody Griffith
๐ฅJoey Margita
๐ฅRey Nunez
๐ฅJoshua Reed (former Rep. Dave Reedโs son)
๐ฅAustin Schawl
๐ฅPreston Kessler
Preston Kessler also won his 5th individual state title. He won the 200-yard freestyle for the 3rd straight season, posting a time of 1 minute, 38.57 seconds. Preston and his fellow freestyle relay team members Rey Nunez, Joey Margits and Alex Bauer also claimed gold in the 200 freestyle relay.
This outstanding team was coached by Sarah Brown, Skip Griffith, Allison Brownlee and Luke Scoboria. Also cheering them on from the schoolโs administration were Rob Heinrich, Superintendent; Wade McElheny, Sr. High Principal and Dan Roan.
The state championship capped an outstanding season for Indiana, which included winning the West Allegheny Invitational, the Mark Hess Memorial Invitational and claiming the WPIAL Championship. Congratulations and well done!
๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐`๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐
Indiana Area School District Swimming and Diving teams captured the PIAA Class 2A title for Swimming and Diving at the PIAA Championships held in March at Bucknell University. This was their schoolโs first PIAA Team Championship in any sport and I was thrilled to welcome them to Harrisburg and introduce them during Session last week.
These incredible young athletes include:
๐ฅ Eli Aiken
๐ฅAlex Bauer
๐ฅMatthew Blystone
๐ฅKody Griffith
๐ฅJoey Margita
๐ฅRey Nunez
๐ฅJoshua Reed (former Rep. Dave Reedโs son)
๐ฅAustin Schawl
๐ฅPreston Kessler
Preston Kessler also won his 5th individual state title. He won the 200-yard freestyle for the 3rd straight season, posting a time of 1 minute, 38.57 seconds. Preston and his fellow freestyle relay team members Rey Nunez, Joey Margits and Alex Bauer also claimed gold in the 200 freestyle relay.
This outstanding team was coached by Sarah Brown, Skip Griffith, Allison Brownlee and Luke Scoboria. Also cheering them on from the schoolโs administration were Rob Heinrich, Superintendent; Wade McElheny, Sr. High Principal and Dan Roan.
The state championship capped an outstanding season for Indiana, which included winning the West Allegheny Invitational, the Mark Hess Memorial Invitational and claiming the WPIAL Championship. Congratulations and well done!
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
I recently had the opportunity to meet with a group from Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) who travelled to the Capitol to advocate for the needs of the 10-county region they represent. We discussed SITES funding, #broadband initiatives, #infrastructure needs and several other issues of importance.
I greatly appreciate SPC Executive Director, Rich Fitzgerald and his delegation for stopping by. The group included Armstrong County Commissioner, Pat Fabian & Indiana County Commissioner, Robin Gorman from my district along with Butler County Commissioner, Leslie Osche and several other folks. #workingtogether
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
I recently had the opportunity to meet with a group from Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) who travelled to the Capitol to advocate for the needs of the 10-county region they represent. We discussed SITES funding, #broadband initiatives, #infrastructure needs and several other issues of importance.
I greatly appreciate SPC Executive Director, Rich Fitzgerald and his delegation for stopping by. The group included Armstrong County Commissioner, Pat Fabian & Indiana County Commissioner, Robin Gorman from my district along with Butler County Commissioner, Leslie Osche and several other folks. #workingtogether
๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง
It was my distinct honor to have Rev. Benjamin Blowers serve as Guest Chaplain & offer opening prayer for session.
Rev. Blowers serves as the Pastor of Indiana Wesleyan Methodist Church in Indiana, PA. Pastor Blowers was accompanied by his wife Sonya and daughters Shayla, Jenna & Megan. I am proud to say Sonya & I grew up together in beautiful Hillsdale, PA!
It was a pleasure to welcome Pastor Blowers & his family to the #PASenate chamber!
๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง
It was my distinct honor to have Rev. Benjamin Blowers serve as Guest Chaplain & offer opening prayer for session.
Rev. Blowers serves as the Pastor of Indiana Wesleyan Methodist Church in Indiana, PA. Pastor Blowers was accompanied by his wife Sonya and daughters Shayla, Jenna & Megan. I am proud to say Sonya & I grew up together in beautiful Hillsdale, PA!
It was a pleasure to welcome Pastor Blowers & his family to the #PASenate chamber!
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ & ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐
Recruiting young people to come to Pennsylvania and helping more young people stay in Pennsylvania to pursue high-demand careers is a focus of PA Senate Republicans as we work to implement changes to post-secondary #educational opportunities.
Job training programs must also be embraced as we look at more ways to foster growth here is our Commonwealth.
Together, we can strengthen our workforce and make #pennsylvania much more competitive in attracting the best and brightest students to put down roots in our #communities.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ & ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐
Recruiting young people to come to Pennsylvania and helping more young people stay in Pennsylvania to pursue high-demand careers is a focus of PA Senate Republicans as we work to implement changes to post-secondary #educational opportunities.
Job training programs must also be embraced as we look at more ways to foster growth here is our Commonwealth.
Together, we can strengthen our workforce and make #pennsylvania much more competitive in attracting the best and brightest students to put down roots in our #communities.
It was a pleasure to meet with a group of Homer-Center School District students this week. The students travelled to Harrisburg to take part in the American Lung Associationโs 18th annual โDay at the Capitolโ to advocate for clean indoor air legislation and tobacco control.
Advocacy is important, and I appreciate the students sharing their perspectives with me. The group made some very good points during our conversation, and I encourage them to continue to engage with issues they are passionate about throughout our community. Thank you for the great dialogue and visit to my office!
It was a pleasure to meet with a group of Homer-Center School District students this week. The students travelled to Harrisburg to take part in the American Lung Associationโs 18th annual โDay at the Capitolโ to advocate for clean indoor air legislation and tobacco control.
Advocacy is important, and I appreciate the students sharing their perspectives with me. The group made some very good points during our conversation, and I encourage them to continue to engage with issues they are passionate about throughout our community. Thank you for the great dialogue and visit to my office!
Historic tax cut legislation was passed by the #PASenate today.
Senate Bill 269 reduces the Personal Income Tax (PIT) from 3.07% to 2.80% & eliminates the Gross Receipts Tax on energy.
Iโm very pleased that this bill advanced by a strong bipartisan, veto-proof margin.
Historic tax cut legislation was passed by the #PASenate today.
Senate Bill 269 reduces the Personal Income Tax (PIT) from 3.07% to 2.80% & eliminates the Gross Receipts Tax on energy.
Iโm very pleased that this bill advanced by a strong bipartisan, veto-proof margin.
๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
I was pleased to meet with several bankers from my senatorial district and from across #Pennsylvania, who were in Harrisburg on Tuesday for the annual โPA Bankers Day at the Capitolโ. This day is an opportunity for bankers to meet with legislators to share ideas, priorities and advocate for the #bankingindustry and the numerous ways it works to help our local communities.
๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
I was pleased to meet with several bankers from my senatorial district and from across #Pennsylvania, who were in Harrisburg on Tuesday for the annual โPA Bankers Day at the Capitolโ. This day is an opportunity for bankers to meet with legislators to share ideas, priorities and advocate for the #bankingindustry and the numerous ways it works to help our local communities.
๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐
Congratulations to Lenape Tech students Olyvia Burns, Leia Lewis-Ziembicki and Kiley Held and their teacher/mentors, Mr. Jason Zimmerman & Ms. Marla Betts for being selected as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 Innovations Challenge Regional winner! The winning regional teams traveled to Harrisburg this week to present their innovation challenge before judges who were selecting a statewide winner. I was happy to be able to relay my congratulations to the team from Lenape during their visit to the Capitol.
The PennDOT Innovations Challenge invites high school students from around the Commonwealth to develop creative solutions to real-world transportation challenges. The goal of the Innovations Challenge is to help students explore actual challenges PennDOT and the transportation industry is facing as well as consideration of the possibility of working in the industry following graduation.
๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐
Congratulations to Lenape Tech students Olyvia Burns, Leia Lewis-Ziembicki and Kiley Held and their teacher/mentors, Mr. Jason Zimmerman & Ms. Marla Betts for being selected as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 Innovations Challenge Regional winner! The winning regional teams traveled to Harrisburg this week to present their innovation challenge before judges who were selecting a statewide winner. I was happy to be able to relay my congratulations to the team from Lenape during their visit to the Capitol.
The PennDOT Innovations Challenge invites high school students from around the Commonwealth to develop creative solutions to real-world transportation challenges. The goal of the Innovations Challenge is to help students explore actual challenges PennDOT and the transportation industry is facing as well as consideration of the possibility of working in the industry following graduation.
