December 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw joined his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee for a public hearing to consider several judicial nominations.
December 20, 2019 - Sen. Yaw honors outgoing Bradford County Treasurer Rebecca Clark for her years of public service. Also pictured is Jason Krise of the office of State Representative Tina Pickett.
December 20, 2019 - Sen. Yaw honors outgoing Bradford County District Attorney Daniel Barrett Esq. for his years of public service. Also pictured is Jason Krise of the office of State Representative Tina Pickett.
December 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw and Penn College President Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour congratulate Stephanie A. Petrison, of Landenberg, who received a Bachelor of Science in business administration: sport and event management concentration, during the 2019 Pennsylvania College of Technology Fall Commencement ceremonies on Saturday in downtown Williamsport. Sen. Yaw serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the College.
December 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Penn College faculty and students at the Community Arts Center during the 2019 Pennsylvania College of Technology Fall Commencement ceremonies in downtown Williamsport.
December 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw thanks a student veteran for his service during the 2019 Pennsylvania College of Technology Fall Commencement ceremonies in downtown Williamsport.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Darren Youker, Director of Government Affairs for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau during the 2019 Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw visits the Canton FFA display during the 2019 Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The display finished in 3rd place.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw and State Rep. Tina Pickett at the 2019 Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw stopped by the Animal Care Sanctuary Booth during his visit to the 2019 Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. He had an opportunity to chat with Rachel Rossiter, Assistant Executive Director at Animal Care Sanctuary.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw sits down with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding during the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show.
January 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to the Pennsylvania College of Technology booth at the 103rd Farm Show. Also pictured is Dev Devvrat, Admissions Counselor at the College.
January 15, 2019 - Eric Hussar, 5th District Commissioner for the Fish and Boat Commission, stopped by Sen. Yaw’s Office this week to discuss a number of state-related issues.
January 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours the Penn College Auto Restoration Department in Williamsport with Instructor Roy Klinger. Building on its heritage as the oldest, continuously operating automotive program in the nation, Penn College is offering the only college-level vintage vehicle restoration degree on the East Coast.
January 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours the Penn College Auto Restoration Department in Williamsport with Instructor Roy Klinger. Building on its heritage as the oldest, continuously operating automotive program in the nation, Penn College is offering the only college-level vintage vehicle restoration degree on the East Coast.
January 26, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Rep. Fred Keller and Steve Brady at Covation Center — as part of Engage!, a PA DCED business retention and expansion (BRE) program designed to regularly and proactively interact with targeted companies.
January 29, 2019 - Senator Yaw addresses the Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Committee considered and unanimously approved Senate Bill 9, legislation to name the Eastern Hellbender as the official “State Amphibian.”
January 29, 2019 - Senator Yaw addresses the Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Committee considered and unanimously approved Senate Bill 9, legislation to name the Eastern Hellbender as the official “State Amphibian.”
January 25, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins members of the Pennsylvania delegation’s Chesapeake Bay Commission during a recent meeting in Harrisburg.
January 31, 2019 - Sen. Yaw sits down with Mike Maneval, Night/Business Editor of the Williamsport Sun Gazette, to discuss his 2019-2020 legislative priorities.
February 1, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins members of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee to provide a legislative update. Pictured with Sen. Yaw are Chris Berleth, Relationship Director & Aimee Buehner, Gov. Affairs Committee Chair.
February 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins legislators and special guests, including his constituent Vicki Krebs, RN, Coordinator of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Evangelical Hospital in Lewisburg, as the Senate recognizes Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation weeks in PA.
February 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a meeting of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors at the State Capitol Building.
February 4, 2019 - Jenna Harnish, Bradford County resident and President of the state FFA organization, visits with Sen. Yaw at the State Capitol on Monday.
February 5, 2019 - Sen. Yaw welcomes his Williamsport District Office Intern, Michael Dressler, to the State Capitol. Michael is a senior attending Lycoming College.
February 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw traveled to Wyalusing to sit down with David Keeler and James Lowenstein of the Wyalusing Rocket Courier newspaper.
February 13, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Mark Lawrence, Joe McGranahan and the team at WKOK News Radio / Sunbury Broadcasting in Selinsgrove for a radio interview.
February 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins the 2019 Leadership Susquehanna Valley class in Lewisburg to discuss legislative initiatives ongoing in Harrisburg. Leadership Susquehanna Valley offers a great behind-the-scenes and big-picture view of the Valley, plus various types of leadership training initiatives.
February 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins the 2019 Leadership Susquehanna Valley class in Lewisburg to discuss legislative initiatives ongoing in Harrisburg. Leadership Susquehanna Valley offers a great behind-the-scenes and big-picture view of the Valley, plus various types of leadership training initiatives.
February 26, 2019 - Senator Yaw asked Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, President of Pennsylvania College of Technology about programs for veterans, improvements to the school’s welding program and the brewing and fermentation program during today’s budget hearing at the State Capitol.
February 25, 2019 - Senator Yaw discusses the importance of boosting job training efforts and the need to adjust prevailing wage requirements for taxpayer-funded projects with Secretary Oleksiak during the Department of Labor & Industry budget hearing at the State Capitol.
February 26, 2019 - Senator Yaw asked Temple University, the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, and Lincoln University what they were doing to help combat PA’s #opioidcrisis – information & risk-reduction is key.
February 28, 2019 - Senator Yaw questions PA Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel during the Department’s Budget hearing at the State Capitol
March 1, 2019 - Governor Tom Wolf joins Senator Yaw to tour the Williamsport levee project during his visit to Lycoming County.
March 1, 2019 - Governor Tom Wolf joins Senator Yaw to tour the Williamsport levee project during his visit to Lycoming County.
March 1, 2019 - Senator Yaw met with the Susquehanna County Farm Bureau during the annual ‘Ag Day’ at Elk Lake High School.
March 1, 2019 - Senator Yaw met Madison Sickler who competed at the state level and took home the title of 2019 Pennsylvania Alternate State Fair Queen. Madison is the daughter of Elwood and Kim Sickler of Meshoppen, and a senior at Elk Lake High School and the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center, where she is concentrating on business, accounting and finance.
March 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw questions Jennifer Smith, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), as well as Ellen DiDomenico, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, during the Department’s 2019-2020 Senate Appropriations Budget hearing at the State Capitol.
March 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw questions Jennifer Smith, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), as well as Ellen DiDomenico, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, during the Department’s 2019-2020 Senate Appropriations Budget hearing at the State Capitol.
March 6, 2019 - Senator Yaw asked Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding about Veterinarians’ role in the opioid crisis and the Governor’s proposed elimination of funding for hardwoods research during the PA Senate Appropriations Budget Hearing at the State Capitol Building.
March 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant on March 8, 2019 to gain first-hand experience on how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects.
March 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant on March 8, 2019 to gain first-hand experience on how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects.
March 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant on March 8, 2019 to gain first-hand experience on how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects.
March 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant on March 8, 2019 to gain first-hand experience on how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects.
March 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw addresses the crowd Saturday during the Oasis of Hope human trafficking seminar in Montoursville.
March 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Alana Opdahl, Program Director for Oasis of Hope, during the human trafficking seminar in Montoursville.
March 12, 2019 - Senator Yaw sat down with WVIA’s Paola Giangiacomo for the next segment in the Battling Opioids Series. PA’s opioid epidemic has sent an alarming number of children into foster care. Numbers would be even worse if it weren't for grandparents. Yet grandparents face staggering challenges.
March 12, 2019 - Senator Yaw sat down with WVIA’s Paola Giangiacomo for the next segment in the Battling Opioids Series. PA’s opioid epidemic has sent an alarming number of children into foster care. Numbers would be even worse if it weren't for grandparents. Yet grandparents face staggering challenges.
March 13, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins the Lycoming County Substance Abuse Coalition in Old Lycoming Twp. to highlight the importance of Narcan and some work the state legislature has undertaken to combat the heroin & opioid epidemic.
March 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw stopped by Keystone Bingo Supply in Muncy to talk with owner Mike Philbin. KBS is one of the largest small games of chance manufacturers and distributors in the state.
March 15, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins officials from Lycoming County during the 2019 West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association 60th Annual Home Show at Lycoming College.
March 15, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins officials from Lycoming County during the 2019 West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association 60th Annual Home Show at Lycoming College.
April 8, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw is presented with the “Champion of the Merit Shop” Award by Austin Cawley, Government Affairs Coordinator for the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of Pennsylvania.
April 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw meets with Bill Fontana, Pennsylvania Downtown Center; Samantha Pearson, Executive Director/Elm Street Manager Lewisburg Neighborhoods; and Michael J. Derman, Lewisburg Borough Councilman and Chair of the Board of the Lewisburg Neighborhoods to discuss funding for the Keystone Communities Program with Main Street and Elm Street.
April 9, 2019 - State Sen. Gene Yaw today honored Loyalsock Twp. Boys’ Basketball Coach Ron Insinger at the State Capitol. Pictured with Senator Yaw are Coach Insinger and his family in the Senate Chamber.
April 9, 2019 - State Sen. Gene Yaw today honored Loyalsock Twp. Boys’ Basketball Coach Ron Insinger at the State Capitol. Joining Coach Insinger in the Senate Chamber is his wife, Carol Insinger; daughter Laurie Emery; son-in-law Ron Emery; daughter Lisa Walter; grandchildren Kayla Emery, Ronnie Emery, Grant Walter, Carolyn Walter and Kasey Walter. Also pictured with Coach Insinger and his family are Assistant Loyalsock Coach Jeff Everett & School Superintendent Gerry McLaughlin.
April 9, 2019 - State Sen. Gene Yaw today honored Loyalsock Twp. Boys’ Basketball Coach Ron Insinger at the State Capitol. Pictured L to R: Gerald McLaughlin, Superintendent, Loyalsock Township School District, Coach Ron Insinger, Senator Yaw.
April 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw meets with students from Lycoming College during AICUP ’s Annual Student Aid Advocacy Day at the Capitol.
April 10, 2019 - Senator Yaw meets with members of the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association for their annual “PFPA Day on the Hill.”
April 10, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw attends a Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing to discuss the demographics of higher education. Presenters during the hearing included Dr. Kent Trachte, President of Lycoming College in Williamsport and Professor Nathan D. Grawe, Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Social Sciences & Professor of Economics, Carleton College
April 10, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw attends a Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing to discuss the demographics of higher education. Presenters during the hearing included Dr. Kent Trachte, President of Lycoming College in Williamsport and Professor Nathan D. Grawe, Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Social Sciences & Professor of Economics, Carleton College
April 10, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw attends a Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing to discuss the demographics of higher education. Presenters during the hearing included Dr. Kent Trachte, President of Lycoming College in Williamsport and Professor Nathan D. Grawe, Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Social Sciences & Professor of Economics, Carleton College
April 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw participates in a roundtable discussion with the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Childhood Begins at Home Coalition – to learn more about evidence-based home visiting programs.
April 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw participates in a roundtable discussion with the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Childhood Begins at Home Coalition – to learn more about evidence-based home visiting programs.
April 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw participates in a roundtable discussion with the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Childhood Begins at Home Coalition – to learn more about evidence-based home visiting programs.
April 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw attends the Lycoming County Conservation District Breakfast meeting to provide a legislative update.
April 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw attends the Lycoming County Conservation District Breakfast meeting to provide a legislative update.
April 23, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw joins Governor Tom Wolf and members of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Pennsylvania Student Leadership Council, CBF Executive staff, staff from Lycoming College and the College’s Clean Water Institute, Chesapeake Bay Commission members, as well as state agency Executive Department staff from DEP and the Fish and Boat Commission during the Governor’s Ceremonial Bill Signing for Senate Bill 9 at the State Capitol.
April 23, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw talks with Emma Stone, President, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Pennsylvania Student Leadership Council
April 23, 2019 - Sen. Mike Folmer, Sen. Gene Yaw and Sen. John Gordner stand with Pennsylvania’s newest state symbol, the Eastern Hellbender.
April 23, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw offers remarks during the ceremonial bill signing of Senate Bill 9, naming the Eastern Hellbender as Pennsylvania’s official State Amphibian.
April 30, 2019 - DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn is sworn-in prior to addressing members of the state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
April 30, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, comments during the Committee meeting to re-confirm DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn.
May 1, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw and Sen. Robert Tomlinson (R-6) today convened a joint committee hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee to discuss changes to the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS).
May 1, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw and Sen. Robert Tomlinson (R-6) today convened a joint committee hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee to discuss changes to the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS).
May 1, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw and Sen. Robert Tomlinson (R-6) today convened a joint committee hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee to discuss changes to the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS).
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 6, 2019 - Sen. Yaw meets with students from Montgomery SD and Loyalsock SD during the 2019 Student Technology Showcase. The showcase, located in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, is held annually to present legislators and the public with the opportunity to learn how teachers and students are integrating technology into K-12 classrooms across the Commonwealth.
May 3, 2019 - Members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission photographed by National Geographic Society photographer Rolf Sjogren.
May 7, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins legislative members of the Task Force on Lead Exposure to discuss legislative recommendations during a press conference at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
May 7, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins legislative members of the Task Force on Lead Exposure to discuss legislative recommendations during a press conference at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
May 7, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes the Fall 2018 Stock Market Challenge Winners from Montgomery High School in Lycoming County. (L to R) Ryan Monoski, Advisor; Brennan Bailey; Kalen Guyer; Gage Yohn; Rhyle Strausbaugh; Brayden Strouse and Carolyn Shirk of the Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy
May 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, today advanced the nomination of Patrick McDonnell, Governor Tom Wolf’s nominee to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
May 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw offers remarks during the “ Farming First” Press Conference held outside the Capitol Building Wednesday.
May 8, 2019 - Senate Republican members pose for a photo during the “Farming First” press conference Wednesday.
May 8, 2019 - Senator Yaw and Senator Lisa Baker join Jenna Harnish, Bradford County resident and state FFA President during the “Farming First” press conference Wednesday at the State Capitol.
May 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomed Senator Laughlin, Senator Haywood, Senator Street and Senator Killion to the Penn College campus on Tuesday. – Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
May 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomed Senator Laughlin, Senator Haywood, Senator Street and Senator Killion to the Penn College campus on Tuesday. – Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
May 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomed Senator Laughlin, Senator Haywood, Senator Street and Senator Killion to the Penn College campus on Tuesday. – Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
May 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomed Senator Laughlin, Senator Haywood, Senator Street and Senator Killion to the Penn College campus on Tuesday. – Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
May 16, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours Cummings Lumber Company in Troy, PA.
May 16, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours Barefoot Pellet Co. located in Troy, PA. L to R: Scott Cummings, President, Cummings Lumber Co.; Sen. Yaw; Roy Cummings Jr. and Mike Davison, Plant Manager at Barefoot Pellet Co.
May 16, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours Cummings Lumber Company in Troy, PA.
May 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joined Thomas and Shirley Young at their home on Thursday in Troy. The Young Family was recently recognized with a Century Farm Award by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
May 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw stands with members of the Bradford County Veteran’s Memorial Park Association, as well as elected officials, Thursday in Towanda to pay tribute to Bradford County service men and women.
May 16, 2019 - Senator Yaw tours Barefoot Brand Flooring, located in Troy, PA. L to R: Scott Cummings, President, Cummings Lumber Co.; Sen. Yaw; Steven White, Plant Manager, Barefoot Brand Flooring; Norm Steffy, Vice President, Cummings Lumber Co. and Roy Cummings Jr.
May 21, 2019 - Senator Yaw provides a legislative update to members of the Montoursville Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
May 17, 2019 - Sen. Yaw pictured with Penn College graduating student speaker Hannah G. Maize, of Riverside, who received a bachelor’s degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology on Friday.
May 17, 2019 - Senator Yaw pictured with John M. Estep, a 1974 associate degree graduate in mechanical drafting from Williamsport Area Community College. Estep received a Distinguished Alumnus Award during Friday’s Penn College commencement proceedings.
May 17, 2019 - Sen. Yaw, in his capacity as chairman of the Penn College board of directors, authorizes the conferral of degrees at Friday’s commencement proceedings.
May 30, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins the Marcellus Shale Coalition, Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and other regional leaders to discuss benefits of the natural gas impact tax on Thursday.
May 30, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins the Marcellus Shale Coalition, Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and other regional leaders to discuss benefits of the natural gas impact tax on Thursday.
May 30, 2019 - Senator Yaw and Rep. Garth Everett joined the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce to provide a legislative update Thursday.
June 3, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a Board Meeting of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
June 3, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a Board Meeting of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
June 3, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw and Board Members of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania discuss results from a year-long research project measuring median broadband speeds across Pennsylvania during a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday.
June 3, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw and Board Members of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania discuss results from a year-long research project measuring median broadband speeds across Pennsylvania during a press conference at the State Capitol on Monday.
June 3, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw was honored with the 2019 “Public Official of the Year” Award by the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA) during its annual award ceremony Monday night in State College.
June 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a meeting of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Tuesday at the State Capitol Building.
June 4, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a meeting of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Tuesday at the State Capitol Building.
June 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw spent some time at the Capitol with Riley Brown, a Montrose Area School District graduate & upcoming freshman at Shippensburg University, to discuss his experiences with the Keystone Boys State.
June 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw discusses legislative action by Senate Republicans to address the growing heroin and opioid overdose epidemic.
June 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw discusses legislative action by Senate Republicans to address the growing heroin and opioid overdose epidemic.
June 19, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomed the Rev. Glen Bayly of Union County to the state Capitol this week. Rev. Bayly, a campus minister and retired Pastor of the Mifflinburg Alliance Church, delivered the invocation before the Senate Session.
June 20, 2019 - Sen. Yaw and Sen. Lisa Baker celebrate Pennsylvania agriculture during a press conference to highlight the PA Farm Bill.
June 26, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Senate Republican members on Wednesday to address the premeditated and orchestrated chaos that occurred on the floor during the course of Senate business.
July 2, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with Mark Madden, Client Relationship Manager, Penn State Extension, during the “Friends of Ag Tailgate” in Troy.
July 2, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with Eileen Warburton of Sullivan County and Jim Van Blarcom of Bradford County, during the “Friends of Ag Tailgate” in Troy.
July 2, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Rep. Clint Owlett and Rep. Tina Pickett to congratulate Bob Storch, pictured with his wife Susan, on being honored by the Bradford County PSU Extension on his many years of dedicated service to Pennsylvania agriculture. Bob is a well-respected dairy farmer who has been a tireless advocate for the industry over the years. The recognition took place at the “Friends of Ag Tailgate” in Troy.
July 9, 2019 - Senator Yaw talks with Jay Chadwick, Chairman of Tuscarora Wayne Insurance Company, while in Wyalusing, Bradford County.
July 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins members and staff from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, as well as other groups, for a tour of Seneca Resources, LLC and Energy Transfer Partners operations in Lycoming County.
July 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins members and staff from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, as well as other groups, for a tour of Seneca Resources, LLC and Energy Transfer Partners operations in Lycoming County.
July 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins members and staff from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, as well as other groups, for a tour of Seneca Resources, LLC and Energy Transfer Partners operations in Lycoming County.
July 17, 2019 - Senator Yaw and Barry Denk, director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, appear on WITF’s Smart Talk to discuss issues impacting rural Pennsylvania.
July 24, 2019 - Sen. Yaw chairs a public hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss the recent explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and ongoing environmental-related concerns.
July 24, 2019 - Sen. Yaw chairs a public hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss the recent explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and ongoing environmental-related concerns.
July 24, 2019 - Sen. Yaw chairs a public hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss the recent explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and ongoing environmental-related concerns.
August 21, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins officials from Valley Energy and others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the East Athens gas line extension project in Bradford County.
August 21, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins officials from Valley Energy and others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the East Athens gas line extension project in Bradford County.
August 21, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins officials from Valley Energy and others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the East Athens gas line extension project in Bradford County.
August 27, 2019 - Sen. Yaw provides an update on Pennsylvania's energy development with oil and gas contractors in Susquehanna County on Tuesday.
August 27, 2019 - Sen. Yaw provides an update on Pennsylvania's energy development with oil and gas contractors in Susquehanna County on Tuesday.
August 27, 2019 - Sen. Yaw provides an update on Pennsylvania's energy development with oil and gas contractors in Susquehanna County on Tuesday.
August 28, 2019 - Senator Yaw meets with members of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists. From L to R: Josh First, Sen. Yaw, Sheri Baity and PFSC Executive Director Harold Daub.
August 29, 2019 - Senator Yaw pictured with Blaine Warburton and Taylor Boltiglier during the 168th Annual Sullivan County Fair in Forksville.
August 29, 2019 - Senator Yaw pictured with 2019 Sullivan County Dairy Maid Lynsay Trostle during the 168th Annual Sullivan County Fair in Forksville.
August 29, 2019 - Senator Yaw pictured with John Plowman during the 168th Annual Sullivan County Fair in Forksville.
September 5, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler today during a visit to the Pennsylvania College of Technology Campus in Williamsport. The visit showcased a number of important programs at the College including welding and metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, automotive restoration, culinary arts and hospitality, plastics and polymer engineering, and several majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
September 5, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler today during a visit to the Pennsylvania College of Technology Campus in Williamsport. The visit showcased a number of important programs at the College including welding and metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, automotive restoration, culinary arts and hospitality, plastics and polymer engineering, and several majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
September 5, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler today during a visit to the Pennsylvania College of Technology Campus in Williamsport. The visit showcased a number of important programs at the College including welding and metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, automotive restoration, culinary arts and hospitality, plastics and polymer engineering, and several majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
September 5, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler today during a visit to the Pennsylvania College of Technology Campus in Williamsport. The visit showcased a number of important programs at the College including welding and metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, automotive restoration, culinary arts and hospitality, plastics and polymer engineering, and several majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
September 5, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler today during a visit to the Pennsylvania College of Technology Campus in Williamsport. The visit showcased a number of important programs at the College including welding and metal fabrication, advanced manufacturing, automotive restoration, culinary arts and hospitality, plastics and polymer engineering, and several majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
September 12, 2019 - Sen. Gene Yaw, a member of the PA Chesapeake Bay Commission, joined fellow Commission members for a Farm Tour in Adams County last evening.
September 11, 2019 - Greencastle officials testified before the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Yaw, Wednesday to halt implementation of a controversial stormwater-control mandate, while a more affordable plan is formed. The Committee came to Franklin County to hold a public hearing on the impact of the MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System).
September 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw and Rep. Garth Everett visit Backyard Broadcasting in Williamsport to discuss their Sept. 19 ‘Senior Expo’ in Montoursville.
September 17, 2019 - Sen. Yaw talks Carla Fisher, Eric Beiter and Amy Hill during the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Hunger Action Month Breakfast in Williamsport.
September 17, 2019 - Sen. Yaw talks with Joe Arthur, Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and Amy Hill during the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Hunger Action Month Breakfast in Williamsport.
September 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw talks with Matt Baker, HHS Region III Director, during the Opportunity Zone Roundtable discussion at the Williamsport Trade and Transit 2 Centre.
September 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw talks with Cosmo Servidio, EPA Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region (Region 3), during the Opportunity Zone Roundtable discussion at the Williamsport Trade and Transit 2 Centre.
September 19, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Marcellus Shale Coalition President David J. Spigelmyer and Jim Welty, Vice President of Government Affairs, during a networking reception in downtown Williamsport.
September 19, 2019 - More than 100 exhibitors provided the most current information on programs and services available to Pennsylvania’s older residents during a Senior Citizen Expo and Health Fair Thursday hosted by Senator Yaw and Representative Garth Everett. The free informational event in Montoursville attracted hundreds of attendees from across the 23rd Senate District.
September 19, 2019 - More than 100 exhibitors provided the most current information on programs and services available to Pennsylvania’s older residents during a Senior Citizen Expo and Health Fair Thursday hosted by Senator Yaw and Representative Garth Everett. The free informational event in Montoursville attracted hundreds of attendees from across the 23rd Senate District.
September 19, 2019 - More than 100 exhibitors provided the most current information on programs and services available to Pennsylvania’s older residents during a Senior Citizen Expo and Health Fair Thursday hosted by Senator Yaw and Representative Garth Everett. The free informational event in Montoursville attracted hundreds of attendees from across the 23rd Senate District.
September 18, 2019 - FFA Students from Athens Area School District pose for a picture during Senator Yaw’s Annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture.”
September 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw addresses the crowd at the Troy Vets Club during his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture.”
September 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes FFA Students and their advisor from Canton Area School District to his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Troy, Bradford County.
September 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes FFA Students from Troy School District to his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Troy, Bradford County.
September 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes FFA Students from Athens Area School District to his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Troy, Bradford County.
September 18, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes FFA Students and their advisor from Northeast Bradford School District to his annual “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Troy, Bradford County.
September 20, 2019 - Senator Yaw joined the Marcellus Shale Coalition, natural gas industry representatives and local leaders during an event at the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center. The event, featuring remarks from Senator Yaw, Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce president Gina Suydam, Rep. Jonathan Fritz, Wyoming County Commissioner Tom Henry, Wayne County Commissioner Brian Smith and Susquehanna County Commissioner Alan Hall, explored how county and municipal leaders have leveraged nearly $150 million in natural gas impact tax revenues to improve local roads, bridges, parks and first-responder services.
September 20, 2019 - Senator Yaw joined the Marcellus Shale Coalition, natural gas industry representatives and local leaders during an event at the Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center. The event, featuring remarks from Senator Yaw, Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce president Gina Suydam, Rep. Jonathan Fritz, Wyoming County Commissioner Tom Henry, Wayne County Commissioner Brian Smith and Susquehanna County Commissioner Alan Hall, explored how county and municipal leaders have leveraged nearly $150 million in natural gas impact tax revenues to improve local roads, bridges, parks and first-responder services.
September 25, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a public hearing on the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and allowing local access to the Program.
September 26, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins state, county and twp officials during the 107th Annual Township Officials County Convention in Wysox, Bradford County.
September 26, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins state, county and twp officials during the 107th Annual Township Officials County Convention in Wysox, Bradford County.
September 27, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes state Rep. David Rowe (left) and PA Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding to his 2019 “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Lewisburg.
September 27, 2019 - Senator Yaw welcomes guests to his 2019 “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Lewisburg.
September 27, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with guests at his 2019 “Breakfast Meeting on Agriculture” in Lewisburg.
October 1, 2019 - Senator Yaw and Rep. Jeff Wheeland join the Bridge Educational Foundation, M&T Bank and Waste Management, to announce the donation of $7,500 in EITC scholarships to families of Lycoming County.
October 1, 2019 - Senator Gene Yaw and Rep. Tina Pickett join officials from the Bridge Educational Foundation, UnitedHealthcare and Waste Management for a scholarship presentation with faculty and students at St. Agnes Elementary School, Towanda, on Tuesday.
October 1, 2019 - Sen. Yaw addresses officials during the Sullivan County Township Officials Annual Convention in Muncy Valley on Tuesday.
October 7, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Rep. David Rowe (left); Justin Clapper, PA Farm Bureau and Khristyn Maurer, SUN Area Dairy Princess, during the Annual Farm Bureau Fall Meeting in Mifflinburg.
October 7, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with Union County Farm Bureau Members James Brubaker and Commissioner Preston Boop during the Annual Farm Bureau Fall Meeting in Mifflinburg.
October 9, 2019 - Sen. Yaw and members of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee tour Green Line Polymers, a Clarion County-based recycler of high density polyethylene (HDPE) materials.
October 9, 2019 - Sen. Yaw and members of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee tour Green Line Polymers, a Clarion County-based recycler of high density polyethylene (HDPE) materials.
October 10, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins DEP Secretary Pat McDonnell and others for a tour of Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute on Thursday.
October 10, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins DEP Secretary Pat McDonnell and others for a tour of Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute on Thursday.
October 10, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joins DEP Secretary Pat McDonnell and others for a tour of Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute on Thursday.
October 10, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with Muncy Township Secretary Gwen Pidcoe and Supervisors Matthew Doyle and Tom Schaech following the Senator's Grant & Funding Workshop Thursday in Towanda.
October 10, 2019 - Senator Yaw invited EMS, Fire and Emergency services personnel across Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties to a Grant & Funding Workshop Thursday in Towanda. The event specifically highlighted programs and funding opportunities available for local Fire/EMS and public safety organizations. The event included experts from the PA Senate Grants Team, Department of General Services, and State Fire Commissioner.
October 11, 2019 - Senator Yaw attended the Montrose Area Chamber & Endless Mountains Business Association Legislative Luncheon on Friday. L to R: Susquehanna County Commissioner Alan Hall; State Rep. Jonathan Fritz; Dr. Alice Davis, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center; and Senator Yaw.
October 16, 2019 - Sen. Yaw stopped by Rep. David Rowe’s Open House in Mifflinburg this afternoon.
October 22, 2019 - Sen. Yaw participated in a Susquehanna Caucus discussion Tuesday morning at the State Capitol to review action on the state’s Chesapeake Bay Plan.
October 23, 2019 - Senator Yaw chairs a meeting of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss two bills removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances from our environment.
October 23, 2019 - Senator Yaw speaks with the Lycoming County Association of Township Officials during their annual Fall Convention at Old Lycoming Township Firehall.
October 25, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins Dallas and Dale Krapf for the dedication of the Krapf Gateway Center on the Lycoming College campus in Williamsport.
October 25, 2019 - Senator Yaw provided a legislative update on Friday to the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce.
October 31, 2019 - The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, this week toured the Safe Harbor Hydropower Plant in Lancaster County. The facility is one of the largest hydropower plants in America’s northeast and one of four run-of-the-river hydro facilities on the lower Susquehanna River.
October 31, 2019 - The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, this week toured the Safe Harbor Hydropower Plant in Lancaster County. The facility is one of the largest hydropower plants in America’s northeast and one of four run-of-the-river hydro facilities on the lower Susquehanna River.
November 1, 2019 - Sen. Yaw is recognized for recent legislative efforts designating the Hellbender as the State Amphibian by Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Foundation’s Student Leadership Council during a ceremony at the College on Friday.
November 1, 2019 - Sen. Yaw is recognized for recent legislative efforts designating the Hellbender as the State Amphibian by Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Foundation’s Student Leadership Council during a ceremony at the College on Friday.
October 24, 2019 - Members and staff of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee traveled to Audubon, Pennsylvania to visit the headquarters of PJM Interconnection. PJM is a regional transmission organization (RTO), coordinating the movement of wholesale electricity to a number of states.
November 8, 2019 - As Chair of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland Senator Guy Guzzone, joined Vice-Chairs Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw and Virginia Delegate David Bulova in accepting the Chesapeake Conservancy’s Champion of the Chesapeake award on behalf of all past and current members of the Commission. Pictured Left to Right:
Bottom Row: Warren Elliott, Sen. Gene Yaw, Rep. Ken Cole, Ann Swanson, Marel King, Rep. Garth Everett
Second Row: Sen. Mike Bortner, George Wolff, Sec. Patrick McDonnell, Rep. Keith Gillespie
Third Row: Rep. Art Hershey, Sen. Scott Martin, Sen. Rich Alloway
Top Row: Rep. Mike Sturla, Rep. Russ Fairchild, Sen. Mike Brubaker, Rep. Ron Miller
November 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and other state legislators who visited Penn College, for a tour of several academic laboratories in the School of Industrial, Engineering & Computing Technologies. Photo courtesy of Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor, Penn College.
November 14, 2019 - Senator Yaw joins PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and other state legislators who visited Penn College, for a tour of several academic laboratories in the School of Industrial, Engineering & Computing Technologies. Photo courtesy of Cindy Davis Meixel, Writer/Photo Editor, Penn College.
November 15, 2019 - State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-83) today recognized several active duty and retired military veterans who currently work for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) in Williamsport as part of the Pennsylvania State Employee Military Service Recognition Campaign.
November 15, 2019 - State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-83) today recognized several active duty and retired military veterans who currently work for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) in Williamsport as part of the Pennsylvania State Employee Military Service Recognition Campaign.
November 20, 2019 - Senator Yaw announced Wednesday that the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee unanimously reported the nomination of Bradford County dairy farmer James A. Van Blarcom to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) out of committee. Van Blarcom’s nomination now awaits a vote before the full state Senate. Pictured Left to Right: State Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), Minority Chair, Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; Jim Van Blarcom; Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47), Majority Chair, Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
November 18, 2019 - Students and teachers from Athens Area High School, Bradford County, visited the State Capitol on Monday and met with Sen. Yaw.
November 19, 2019 - The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Senator Yaw, held a voting meeting on Tuesday to consider three measures, including bills to promote stream cleaning, increasing the cap on grants for household hazardous waste collection events & requiring DEP to forward notices of noncompliance.
November 19, 2019 - Senators Joe Pittman (R-41), Gene Yaw (R-23) and David G. Argall (R-29) and other legislators Tuesday unveiled and discussed bills that will be introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives addressing Governor Wolf’s proposal to have Pennsylvania enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
November 21, 2019 - Sen. Yaw joined Sen. Kim Ward and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for a discussion on watershed conservation and use of riparian buffers for clean water and property improvements.
December 4, 2019 - Sen. Yaw, along with Board members and staff representing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Legislature, toured several academic programs at the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus in Williamsport Wednesday. The tour coincided with the Center's annual winter board meeting.
December 4, 2019 - Sen. Yaw, along with Board members and staff representing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Legislature, toured several academic programs at the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus in Williamsport Wednesday. The tour coincided with the Center's annual winter board meeting.
December 4, 2019 - Sen. Yaw, along with Board members and staff representing the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Legislature, toured several academic programs at the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus in Williamsport Wednesday. The tour coincided with the Center's annual winter board meeting.
December 3, 2019 - The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Legislature, held its annual winter board meeting on the campus of the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on Tuesday. Pictured L to R: Darrin Youker, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau; Dr. Joseph T. Nairn, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College; Dr. Michael A. Driscoll, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23); Sen. Katie Muth (D-44); Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121); Stephen M. Brame, Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association/Allegheny Electric Cooperative (PREA); Shannon M. Munro, Pennsylvania College of Technology; Dr. Lawrence Feick, University of Pittsburgh; and Rep. Garth Everett (R-84).
December 11, 2019 - On Wednesday, Senator Yaw met with Bucknell University faculty, as well as several undergraduate seniors who are working towards Pennsylvania teacher certification in early childhood and elementary education. The group visited the State Capitol and discussed education policy and advocacy at the state level with Sen. Yaw. Pictured L to R: Senator Yaw; Molly Harmon; Megan Lafond; Katherine O'Shea; Dr. Janet VanLone, Assistant Professor of Education; Dr. Douglas Dexter, Assistant Professor of Education; Sol Balangero; Maria Garavente; Chloe Poltonavage and Dr. Abe Feuerstein, Professor of Education & Education Department Chair.
December 14, 2019 - Sen. Yaw participates in the 3rd Annual Veterans Christmas Remembrance at Dreisbach United Church of Christ in Lewisburg. The event is held as part of Wreaths Across America.
December 14, 2019 - Sen. Yaw participates in the 3rd Annual Veterans Christmas Remembrance at Dreisbach United Church of Christ in Lewisburg. The event is held as part of Wreaths Across America.
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