Yaw, Owlett Announce Recreational Investment for Elkland Borough
January 28, 2025

Yaw, Owlett Announce Recreational Investment for Elkland Borough

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. Clint Owlett (R-68) today announced $125,000 has been awarded to the Borough of Elkland through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program.   [Read More]

Yaw, Flick Announce Funding to Improve Park, Recreational Assets in Lycoming County
January 28, 2025

Yaw, Flick Announce Funding to Improve Park, Recreational Assets in Lycoming County

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and State Rep. Jamie Flick (R-83) today announced $330,000 has been awarded to two projects in Lycoming County through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program.  [Read More]

Senate ERE Committee Convenes for First Meeting of New Session
January 27, 2025

Senate ERE Committee Convenes for First Meeting of New Session

Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) and the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee convened for the committee’s first voting meeting of the 2025-26 legislative session at the State Capitol in Harrisburg today. The committee approved two energy-related bills, both sponsored by Yaw.  [Read More]

Meeting to consider SB 186 and SB 187
January 27, 2025

Meeting to consider SB 186 and SB 187

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Rules Committee Conference Room  [Read More]

Yaw Bill to Regulate Games of Skill Could Generate Millions for Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Fund
January 16, 2025

Yaw Bill to Regulate Games of Skill Could Generate Millions for Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Fund

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced he will soon introduce legislation that will establish a regulatory framework and taxing structure on skill video games in the commonwealth, with a portion of the generated revenue being directed to the state’s Clean Streams Fund.  [Read More]

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January 14, 2025

1/9/25 – Revitalizing Rural Pennsylvania Commission

Revitalizing Rural Pennsylvania Commission  [Read More]

Yaw reappointed to lead Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
January 13, 2025

Yaw reappointed to lead Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

HARRISBURG — State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-23, has been reappointed to serve as chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, which he has led since 2013, for the 2025-26 legislative session.  [Read More]

Lawmakers from both parties expect to renew push to tax skill games
January 13, 2025

Lawmakers from both parties expect to renew push to tax skill games

HARRISBURG — With 2025-26 budget discussions looming and a sense that the issue has been left unresolved, Pennsylvania lawmakers of both parties plan to seek regulation of so-called “skill games” that could, in the process, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue.  [Read More]

Sen. Gene Yaw re-elected tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission chair
January 13, 2025

Sen. Gene Yaw re-elected tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission chair

State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been re-elected to chair the Pennsylvania delegation of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, according to a news release.  [Read More]

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January 7, 2025

Yaw Sworn into Fifth Term in PA Senate

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) was sworn into his fifth term in the state Senate, representing Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties, during a ceremony today at the State Capitol.  [Read More]

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