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E-news Updates – December 24, 2025
Wishing You and Your Family a Merry Christmas During this season of reflection and gratitude, I am truly thankful for the opportunity to serve such an incredible community. I hope your Christmas is filled with peace, joy, and cherished time with loved ones. I invite you to watch my personal Christmas message here, and I […] [Read More]
E-news Update – December 19, 2025
In this Update: State Grants Awarded for 29 Local Projects 2025-2026 Budget Successes Committee Examines CDLs and REAL IDs Being Issued to Illegal Immigrants Dec. 31 Deadline for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Successful Start for New Program Connecting Young Pennsylvanians to High Demand Careers Itโs Annual Dog License Time Assistance Available to Help Rural Communities […] [Read More]
Pittman, Major & Bashline Announce More Than $2.4 Million in State Grants for Projects in Armstrong County
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Reps. Abby Major (R-60) and Josh Bashline (R-63) announced today more than $2.4 million in Local Share Account (LSA) funds have been awarded for 10 projects in Armstrong County. [Read More]
Pittman, Major, Rossi and Cooper Announce More Than $1.8 Million in State Grants for Projects in Westmoreland County
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41), Rep. Abby Major (R-60), Rep. Leslie Rossi (R-59) and Rep. Jill Cooper (R-55) announced today more than $1.8 million in Local Share Account (LSA) funds have been awarded for nine projects in Westmoreland County. [Read More]
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During this season of reflection and gratitude, I am truly thankful for the opportunity to serve such an incredible community.
From my family to yours, we hope your Christmas is filled with peace, joy, and cherished time with loved ones.
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More than $7.8 million in Local Share Account (LSA) funds have been awarded for 29 projects throughout the 41st Senatorial district! LSA grants support economic development, job training, community improvement and public interest projects.
I was pleased to work with my colleagues in Harrisburg to advocate for this substantial support. This is an exciting day, as the funding will help address local priorities, support economic growth, and improve quality of life across the counties.
The investments were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) on December 18. The CFA was established in 2004 as an independent agency of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to administer the commonwealthโs economic stimulus packages. The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004 provides for the distribution of gaming revenue through the CFA. Local Share Account grants support economic development, job training, community improvement and public interest projects.
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It was great to sit down with @senlangerholc to discuss the important energy advancements included as part of the 2025-26 State Budget.
This was a budget of compromise - but one of the biggest policy wins for Pennsylvanians was stopping the RGGI #electricity Tax. #Pennsylvania is open for business!
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It was wonderful to see the Capitol #christmastree up in the main rotunda of the State Capitol Building this week! This yearโs tree is a massive 25-foot Douglas Fir from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in East Lehighton, Carbon County. The tree will up from now until January 8, 2026.
Over 2,400 LED lights and 1,700 handmade #ornaments from Pre-K kids and senior centers across #Pennsylvania were added before the official tree lighting on Monday. Thank you to PA State Rep. Brian Smith for making sure ornaments crafted by Pre-K Counts kids in our district, made it to Harrisburg to hang on the tree!
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Thank you to everyone who attended my Christmas Open House in Kittanning this week! We greatly appreciated the hard work of @lenapetech Culinary Art students who prepared the delicious appetizers and beverages. Students, Kadence McGinnis and Haylee Shaffer, were on hand to help serve the treats, assisted by their advisor, Mrs. Andrea Fahlor.
Throughout the open house many local officials stopped in along with dear friends PA State Rep. Abby Major & former PA State Rep. Donna Oberlander, Armstrong County Commissioners Anthony Shea & John Strate and many others. It was wonderful to catch up and reconnect with friends from the past and present during this holiday season!
I was delighted to attend the EITC scholarship presentation by the @bridge.educational.pa , with the support of Marcus & Mack, Malady & Wooten, RBC Capital Markets and Waste Management, at Grace Christian School Kittanning in Armstrong County. The organization is donating $81,000 for EITC scholarships for students in Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson Counties.
Scholarship funds are made possible through Pennsylvaniaโs Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. It was great to join with Rep. Abby Major and Rep. Brian Smith for this special event. My thanks to everyone who attended and all who continue to support the EITC scholarship program โ a true win-win!
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I was honored to take part in the Fr. McNelis Fourth Degree Assembly 968 of the Knights of Columbus wreath-laying ceremony. For nearly a century, the Knights of Columbus has supported the spiritual and temporal well-being of our #servicemen and #servicewomen.
Assembly 968`s wreaths were placed at the base of the Doughboy Monument in Memorial Park in Indiana and at the Indiana County War Memorial on the Courthouse lawn.
As we enter the holiday season, it is important that we pause from our busy lives to honor and remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our #Freedom and our nation.
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It was wonderful to attend the Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Scouts at Derry Township VFD Co.1 of Bradenville. Events like this show how significant it is when people come together to support one another and create moments of connection.
Iโm grateful to have been part of this annual dinner to thank the many fire department #volunteers who serve our #community. Well done to all the Scouts for their meaningful work to make this happen!
PA State Rep. Jill Cooper
