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E-news Updates – December 6, 2025
In this Update: EITC Scholarship Presentation Wreath Laying Ceremony Watch the Full Episode of the Volpe Report Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Scouts Increased Funding for Libraries Tips for Safe Winter Driving Look Out for Scams, Fraud and Theft During the Holiday Season Fishing Gift Vouchers, Licenses on Sale College Application Period is Open Dec. 7: […] [Read More]
E-news Updates – November 26, 2025
In this Update: Standing Up for Taxpayers Happy Thanksgiving! PA Tradition: Statewide Firearms Deer Season Begins Nov. 29 Shop Local on Small Business Saturday Save the Date – Trees for Troops on Saturday, December 6th Standing Up for Taxpayers After many months of intense negotiations, PA Senate Republicans were able to conclude the 2025-26 state […] [Read More]
All Pennsylvanians Deserve a Robust Transportation Network
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement today highlighting Senate Republicansโ support for a strong and robust transportation network across all regions of Pennsylvania: [Read More]
E-news Updates – November 22, 2025
Is this Update: Employers, Trade Unions and Lawmakers: New Permitting Reforms, Stopping RGGI Will Boost PA Economy Veterans Breakfast in Punxsutawney Face the State Video Armstrong County Memorial Bridge Dedication KDKA Radio Interview AI and Children: Legislation to Keep Kids Safe New Law Will Preserve Prescription Access for Seniors Bill to Ensure Disabled Veterans Receive […] [Read More]
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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
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HARRISBURG โ Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement today highlighting Senate Republicansโ support for a strong and robust transportation network across all regions of Pennsylvania:
โIn August, Senate Republicans passed substantial funding for transportation investments, using existing, and unused taxpayer dollars, coming from the Public Transportation Trust Fund (PTTF). There is value in supporting both road projects and transit, and we took a significant step to unleash those dollars to help all 67 counties across Pennsylvania. At that time, our commonsense solution was rejected by Democrats and Governor Shapiro in an effort to score cheap political points.
โWe have been consistent in recognizing the value of transit while making it clear investments by taxpayers need to include reasonable accountability measures. State taxpayers already invest more than $1.5 billion every year for mass transit programs statewide and until our members exposed the massive $2.4 billion in unused funds sitting in the PTTF, those resources remained in the couch cushions of the PennDOT bureaucracy. It was not until our transparency efforts shed light on the massive fund balance that the Governorโs hand was forced to finally make these resources available for their intended use. I am glad the Governor continues to take our advice and use existing resources to support public transit. Itโs unfortunate that just one year ago, he took $153 million of funding from critical infrastructure projects to fund transit, neglecting the needs of those who use our roadways every single day.โ
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Senate and House Republican leaders, along with energy industry stakeholders including trade unions and business organizations, came together to highlight many positive impacts the significant new reforms to Pennsylvaniaโs permitting process and getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will have on our stateโs economy in the months and years ahead.
Participating in RGGI, a multi-state electricity tax Gov. Wolf attempted to implement via an illegal regulation and which Gov. Shapiro pursued through the courts, would have increased electricity rates for families and businesses, eliminated energy and manufacturing jobs, forced Pennsylvania power plants to close and created serious threats to grid reliability.
Pennsylvaniaโs permitting process has been a deterrent to businesses moving to or expanding in Pennsylvania, costing our state countless jobs. The new law cuts red tape, establishes clear timelines for permit reviews and creates a real-time online tracking system. In addition, key permits will be deemed approved if a state agency moves too slowly.
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It was great to talk with Colin Dunlap from @kdkaradio about the excitement of economic growth and new jobs from the revitalization of the Homer City Generating Station.
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As part of the 2025-26 State Budget agreement, the illegal regulation mandating Pennsylvaniaโs participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) โ a multi-state pact that would have added more than a billion dollars in new #electricity taxes on Pennsylvania families and job creators โ was ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐!
Preventing #Pennsylvania from entering RGGI and stopping this tax protects consumers from dealing with even more severe consequences, including the closure of Pennsylvania power plants, job losses, and the threat of rolling #blackouts in the years ahead.
