State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently announced $3,530,007 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) that will be distributed across Lycoming and Sullivan Counties to assist low-income individuals and improve distressed areas in those communities. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) applauded a $3.2 million increase in state funding for the Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT), included as part of a measure to fund Pennsylvania’s state-related universities for 2023-24 passed by the Senate today. [Read More]
The state Senate today approved two bills addressing stream maintenance and giving counties and municipalities greater flexibility in handling obstructions and flood-related hazards in local waterways, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), sponsor of the measures. [Read More]
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) will appear on the Pennsylvania Cable Network’s (PCN) “Capitol Preview” Program on Tuesday, November 14 to discuss the reliability of the PJM electric grid, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and other environmental – related topics. [Read More]
Members of the Pennsylvania Senate and the Ohio General Assembly convened in Pittsburgh last week for a joint public hearing on interstate relationships within the PJM grid, according to Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee chairman, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) issued the following statement after the Commonwealth Court found that Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) may only be achieved through legislation duly enacted by the General Assembly. [Read More]
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint public hearing with members of the Ohio General Assembly on Thursday, November 2nd at 10a.m. to discuss inter-state relationships within the PJM electric grid, according to chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Following today’s public hearing of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement: [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced the next “National Drug Take-Back Day,” sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be held this Saturday, October 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Read More]
Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46), President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) discussed what the future hydrogen economy means for jobs, energy and the environment following a recent federal decision to award funding to two hubs benefitting Pennsylvania. [Read More]
