HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) announced today that legislation memorializing local PennDOT employee and veteran Robert “Bob” Kile Sr. was signed into law by the governor. Act 6 of 2021 designates a section of the highway carrying State Route 92 from Apple Tree Road to Rustic Lane in Exeter […] [Read More]
The House of Representatives sent three bills to the governor’s desk today that would provide uniformity and consistency to the process of filling county district attorney vacancies, according to the bills’ sponsor, Senator Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
The summer camp industry in the Pocono region is a vital part of northeastern Pennsylvania’s economy. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously advanced legislation to designate a portion of PA Route 92 from Apple Tree Road to Rustic Lane in Exeter Township, Luzerne County, as the Robert F. Kile Sr. Memorial Highway [Read More]
State Senator John Yudichak (I-14) and State Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) announced today that the Wolf Administration released application guidelines for the State Facility Closure Transition Program without the input of legislators, local leaders, or county officials. [Read More]
The bi-partisan Pennsylvania Senate Special Committee on Election Integrity and Reform will hold a hearing on Monday, March 15, at 10:00 a.m. in Harrisburg, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20). [Read More]
Following extensive feedback from constituents who have voiced concerns regarding the Wolf Administration plans to toll nine interstate bridges across the state, Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) joined colleagues today, to announce the introduction of legislation to stop the proposed new tolls for motorists. [Read More]
State and Federal legislators have sent a joint letter (link letter to attachment) to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, concerning mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in northeastern Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) expressed serious concerns about PennDOT’s recent announcement to toll nine bridges on interstates across Pennsylvania, including a nine-mile stretch along Interstate 81 in Susquehanna County, and the Nescopeck Creek bridges on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County: [Read More]
State Senator John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon), State Senator Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) and State Representative Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) announced two boroughs in Luzerne County were awarded a total of $87,000 in funding from the Strategic Management Planning Program administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). [Read More]
