A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was unanimously approved today by the state Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 10 am | Senate Chamber (and Virtual Participation) [Read More]
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 10 a.m. | Virtual Participation | [Read More]
Senator Yaw virtually participating in the 135th Annual Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Meeting Tuesday held at Bald Birds Brewing in Jersey Shore. [Read More]
Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors Hearing | Thursday, February 18, 10 a.m | [Read More]
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, February 11, beginning at 9 a.m., to learn more about COVID-19’s influence on the heroin/opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
A Senate Congratulatory Resolution recognizing Bucknell University on its 175th Anniversary was formally sponsored by Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) this week in Harrisburg. [Read More]
Governor Tom Wolf this week (February 3) unveiled his proposed $40.2 billion General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22, which includes a massive increase in state spending, a substantial personal income tax rate hike, imposition of Marcellus Shale extraction tax, and elimination of funding for broadband expansion as well as vital agricultural and health programs and services, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). The Governor’s proposed FY 2021-22 Budget includes a $3.1 billion (8.2 percent) increase in state spending from the current fiscal year. Listen [Read More]
Senator Gene Yaw offers remarks following the Governor’s pre-recorded budget address. [Read More]
In a party-line vote, the state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), today approved sending a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) urging its review of concerns expressed by numerous commentators, including those from organized labor leaders, business leaders and elected officials over the past year who have weighed in against the “CO2 Budget Trading Program,” proposed regulation - #7-559 (IRRC #3274). [Read More]
