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E-news Updates – July 25, 2025
July 25, 2025

E-news Updates – July 25, 2025

In this Update: Shannock Valley Community Festival Parade Modernizing Small Games of Chance Law Video from Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit Interview Bill to Expand Body Camera Use for Law Enforcement Passes Senate New Law Protects Users of Virtual Currency Nature Photo Contest Accepting Entries Flooded Roads: Turn Around, Donโ€™t Drown Celebrate National Ice Cream […]  [Read More]

E-news Updates – July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

E-news Updates – July 19, 2025

In this Update: Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit On the Issues Interview with PCN Pittman & Struzzi Announce Over $7.7 Million in State Support for Local Projects Expanding Access to Lifesaving Naloxone, Making Prescription Drug Costs More Transparent New Law Will Improve Stroke Care Across PA Legislation to Address Pennsylvaniaโ€™s Shortage of CPAs Signed into […]  [Read More]

Pittman & Struzzi Announce Over $7.7 Million in State Support for Local Projects
July 16, 2025

Pittman & Struzzi Announce Over $7.7 Million in State Support for Local Projects

The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has awarded Burrell Township Sewer Authority a grant of $2,098,110 and a loan of $831,890, along with a loan of $4,829,635 to the Borough of Indiana, Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-62) announced today.  [Read More]

E-news Updates – July 12, 2025
July 12, 2025

E-news Updates – July 12, 2025

In this Update: Indiana in the Morning Interview PennDOT Winter Maintenance Jobs Senator For A Day Event Malicious Deepfake Scams Targeted by New Law Protecting Our Children: Sex Offender Registry Loophole Closed Pennsylvania Officially Joins Three Health Care Licensure Compacts Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Application Deadline Extended to Dec. 31 Summer Boating in PA Operation […]  [Read More]

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Legislation was unanimously passed by the #PASenate to modernize the small games of chance law to allow non-profit organizations to accept online payments for their #fundraising efforts, such as raffles.

Senate Bill 416 was introduced by @senatordevlinrobinson and would allow charitable organizations to accept electronic payments โ€” such as credit cards, debit cards and online platforms like PayPal or Venmo โ€” for raffle tickets. Under current law, #nonprofits are limited to accepting only cash or checks for these transactions, which has made it harder to raise funds in todayโ€™s increasingly cashless society.

Similar legislation has already been approved in at least 25 other states.

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The #PASenate will convene for session this week on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. and on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. While there is still a good deal of work needed to reach a full 2025-26 state budget agreement, our discussions with the House and the Governor continue to advance. 

I stopped by @wccsnewstalk this morning before heading to #harrisburg. Here's a brief update on where things stand. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ“ป

Thank you to Josh Widdowson for inviting me to join him on NewsTalk WCCS FM 101.1 and AM 1160 โ€˜Indiana in the Morningโ€™ program to provide an update on the 2025-26 state budget process and several key issues surrounding it. 

We remain committed to a final agreement which will help to address the structural deficit facing our commonwealth and put Pennsylvania on a solid path for future years.

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
Thank you to Todd Marino from Indiana in the Morning- NewsTalk WCCS FM 101.1 and AM 1160 for inviting me to call-in from Harrisburg on Wednesday morning to discuss the status of the 2025-2026 state budget.
PA Senate Republicans continue to stand up for #Pennsylvania taxpayers and #families as we work to reach a responsible budget agreement and keep our state in a strong fiscal position.

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๐’๐ž๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

With broad bipartisan support, the #pasenate approved legislation to strengthen Pennsylvaniaโ€™s no-cost #breastcancer screening law by ensuring diagnostic imaging is fully covered, removing financial barriers for patients. Thank you to @senatorkimlward and Senator Frank Farry for championing this legislation. 

Senate Bill 88 builds on the success of Act 1 of 2023, which provided no-cost preventive screenings for those at high risk. The new measure ensures individuals who receive abnormal results from supplemental screenings โ€“ such as MRIs or ultrasounds, already covered under Act 1 โ€“ can now access necessary follow-up diagnostic imaging at no cost. The bill also broadens eligibility beyond high-risk patients to include those at average risk, bringing #pennsylvaniaโ€™s law in line with guidance from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

While 26 other states have followed Pennsylvaniaโ€™s lead in offering no-cost supplemental breast screening since the passage of Act 1, Pennsylvania remains the only state without guaranteed coverage for diagnostic imaging. 

Senate Bill 88 closes this gap, ensuring patients can access the full continuum of care without financial burden.

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On Tuesday morning I sat down with Pennsylvania Cable Network to disucss the 2025-26 state #budget and key issues surrounding it. 

#Pennsylvania is facing a multi-billion-dollar structural deficit. If we donโ€™t figure out how to start right sizing our expenditures to match our revenues, we are going to have a fiscal calamity in a few short years.

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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ

Pennsylvanians deserve an honest accounting of the stateโ€™s financial position and a clear picture of what the governorโ€™s spending plans would mean for hardworking #families throughout the Commonwealth. Gov. Shapiroโ€™s budget proposal this year totals nearly $51.5 billion โ€“ an increase of $3.6 billion from the current yearโ€™s budget โ€“ and does not include a realistic path to close the stateโ€™s multi-billion-dollar structural deficit. 

We continue to engage in substantive work to reach consensus on a fiscally responsible 2025-26 state budget. Our @pasenategop vision for #pennsylvania  remains focused on pro-growth initiatives that respect #taxpayers and their hard-earned money.

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Meet Joe Pittman

I have called Indiana County home all my life and live there with my wife, Gina (DiMaio), and our four children: Joe Jr., Sam, Rosie and Frannie. I am thankful to my parents, John and Mary Ann (Yevchak), for instilling in me the values of God, family and country, and teaching me the importance of community service. It is an honor to serve the 41st Senatorial District and Iโ€™m proud to work with my colleagues to strengthen our commonwealth by protecting jobs, empowering families and defending our freedoms.
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