Senators Support Legal Action Against Business Closure Order
Four State Senators today offered their strong support for a lawsuit filed by Butler, Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties against the Administration’s mandatory business closure order. [Read More]
Pittman Decries Continued Lockdown of Local Economy
Senator Joe Pittman issued the following statement immediately following the announcement that Armstrong, Butler and Indiana counties are not among the 24 counties cleared to step down their COVID-19 restrictions on May 8. [Read More]
Local Hospitals Share $22 Million in HELP Funding
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH) and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) will receive substantial awards from the Hospital Emergency Loan Program, or HELP, which provides short-term financial relief as hospitals combat the surge of COVID-19 cases, according to Senator Joe Pittman. [Read More]
PA Senators Ask Governor to Rescind RGGI Order
At the request of Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41), Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), eighteen members of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, including party leaders, signed on to a letter this week urging Governor Tom Wolf to rescind an Executive Order instructing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a compact between several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that impose a carbon tax on electricity production and require fossil fuel generation to purchase allowances. [Read More]
Senate Approves Measures to Improve COVID-19 Mitigation Process
The Senate approved two bills today that would create a better process for determining which businesses can operate during the COVID-19 pandemic and give county leaders a stronger say in determining the best mitigation measures for their citizens, according to Senator Joe Pittman. [Read More]
COVID-19 Resource Guide for Senior Citizens Now Online
An online COVID-19 resource guide to help older adults easily find useful information related to their health, safety and well-being is now available, according to Senator Joe Pittman. [Read More]
PENNVEST Approves $450 Million Program for Hospitals Impacted by COVID-19
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) today approved a $450 million emergency loan program to assist financially distressed hospitals as they work to address the COVID-19 outbreak, according to state Senator Joe Pittman and state Representative Donna Oberlander, who are both PENNVEST Board members. [Read More]
Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program Now Open
Senator Joe Pittman is encouraging volunteer fire companies serving rural areas and communities with fewer than 10,000 residents and where forest and brush fires are common to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for training and equipment purchases directly related to fighting brush and forest fires. [Read More]
Loan Program Helps Businesses, Workers Affected by COVID-19 Mitigation
A new loan program offered by the federal government will help businesses, employees and self-employed individuals that have been impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to Senator Joe Pittman. [Read More]
Pittman Proposes Crisis Grant Program for Volunteer Fire/EMS Companies
Recognizing that the ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis is placing a severe financial crisis on Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire companies and EMS squads, Senator Joe Pittman (R-41st) is introducing legislation to establish a special one-time grant program to support those vital first responders. [Read More]
Senators Propose Crisis Grant Program for Volunteer Fire/EMS Companies
Recognizing that the ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis is placing a severe financial crisis on Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire companies and EMS squads, Senators Joe Pittman (R-41st) and Camera Bartolotta (R-46th) are introducing legislation to establish a special one-time grant program to support those vital first responders. [Read More]
Senate Approves Bills to Support Fire, EMS Companies
The Senate approved two bills on Tuesday that would help fire and EMS companies deal with some of the most significant challenges they face. The package focuses on easing the financial pressures faced by fire and EMS companies due to increasing costs of equipment and training., according to Senator Joe Pittman. [Read More]