April 24, 2023
Meeting regarding follow up briefing on Grid Reliability
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Monday, May 1, 2023 | 10 a.m. | East Wing, Room 8E-B [Read More]
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April 19, 2023
Yaw Reintroduces Legislation to Represent Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life Care
This week Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced the reintroduction of legislation recognizing Pennsylvania Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), a form completed by a medical professional in consultation with the patient in order to better translate health care wishes of patients with serious health conditions. [Read More]
April 18, 2023
Senator Yaw to Join Small Business Owners, Veterans, PA TAP and Penn State Great LaVar Arrington to Advocate for Skill Game Legislation on April 25th
HARRISBURG – Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will join supporters of legal skill video games for a press conference on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, beginning at 1:30p.m. in the State Capitol Rotunda. [Read More]
April 14, 2023
Republican again proposes taxing skill games, calling them part ‘of the small business economy’
They’ve made their way into bars, restaurants, clubs, and convenience stores. But skill games have generated controversy for years. [Read More]
April 13, 2023
Yaw Announces Additional Farmland Preserved in Union County
Additional acres of farmland in the 23rd Senatorial District will be protected for future generations following recent approval of the purchase of conservation easements by the state Agricultural Land Preservation Board, according to Sen. Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
April 12, 2023
Sen. Yaw wants skill games tax regulation
State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, is pursuing legislation to establish a regulatory framework and taxing structure on skill video games in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
April 11, 2023
Yaw Urges USDA to Allow Inclusion of 2% and Whole Milk in Schools
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, recently signed a letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow whole and 2% milk to again be offered in schools across the country. [Read More]
April 6, 2023
Senator Yaw Celebrates Grand Canyon FFA During Annual Banquet in Wellsboro
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) joined the Grand Canyon Future Farmers of America (FFA) on Wednesday for their annual banquet and to recognize their many accomplishments throughout the year. [Read More]
April 4, 2023
Yaw Announces Opening of DEP Growing Greener Grant Program Friday, April 21
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today encouraged organizations involved in water resource restoration and protection across Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties to apply for the next round of Growing Greener grants through the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Growing Greener Plus Grants Program. [Read More]
March 21, 2023
Budget Hearing Q&A: Conservation & Natural Resources, Part 2
Senator Gene Yaw questions Acting DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn. [Read More]