Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issues the following statement on SEPTA's potential changes to address their budget deficit: [Read More]
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and State Representatives Donna Oberlander (R-63) and Abby Major (R-60) will co-host a Senior Expo on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Kittanning Township Volunteer Fire Department, 13126 State Route 422, Kittanning. [Read More]
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and Reps. Abby Major (R-60), Donna Oberlander (R-63), Jim Struzzi (R-62) and Brian Smith (R-66) announced $3,494,110 in state funding has been approved for various infrastructure projects in Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson counties through Pennsylvania’s Multimodal Transportation Fund. [Read More]
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement regarding the prisoner exchange this week between the United States and Russia: [Read More]
Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) announced a total of $6 million in state funding through Pennsylvania’s Business in Our Sites (BOS) program was approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for the continued redevelopment of the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park (NKAMP) in Westmoreland County. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) announced the approval of a fiscally responsible 2024-25 state budget today that is honest with taxpayers, creates new job opportunities for state residents, includes no new taxes and addresses the economic and demographic challenges the state faces in the years ahead. [Read More]
Legislation to address concerns about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), provide relief to community pharmacies and ultimately protect Pennsylvanians’ access to medications was approved today by the state Senate, according to Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41). PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans. [Read More]
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) provides the following update on the current state of budget negotiations: [Read More]
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) issued the following statement today on 2024-25 state budget negotiations: [Read More]
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement in response to the Commonwealth Court ruling upholding Act 40 of 2023. [Read More]
