Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman questions Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the PA Fish & Boat Commission and the PA Game Commission. [Read More]
Just days after issuing a statement in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to secure the southern border, Senate Republican leaders today announced a resolution that calls on President Biden and other federal officials to take meaningful action to protect American citizens against the negative impacts of illegal immigration. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has awarded more than $22.1 million in grants and low-interest loans to make needed wastewater treatment improvements for three projects in Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties, according to Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Rep. Abby Major (R-60). [Read More]
The impact fee on unconventional natural gas wells will deliver more than $200,000 through Pennsylvania’s Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program to Indiana County communities, according to Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-62). [Read More]
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement in response to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s filing of an injunction for Act 40 of 2023. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Senate has confirmed the reappointment of three current members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees to new terms on the Council. [Read More]
Today, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s decision to appeal the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that entrance by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without legislative approval violates the Pennsylvania Constitution. [Read More]
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Reps. Abby Major (R-60) and Donna Oberlander (R-63) announced $100,000 was recently presented to the Allegheny River Development Corporation (ARDC) to help fund efforts to keep locks open on Armstrong County’s portion of the Allegheny River. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Chair Scott Martin (R-13) applauded the transfer of nearly $900 million to the state’s Rainy Day Fund today that will help strengthen Pennsylvania’s financial position in the years ahead. [Read More]
Senator Joe Pittman (R-41) has issued the following statement regarding Armstrong County Memorial Hospital’s (ACMH) intent to explore affiliation with the Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network (PMCN). [Read More]
