Senator Yaw:  Fifty-Two Local Businesses Across 23rd Senate District to Receive COVID Relief Funding
October 6, 2020

Senator Yaw: Fifty-Two Local Businesses Across 23rd Senate District to Receive COVID Relief Funding

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded more than $850,000 in COVID relief funding for fifty-two local small businesses across the 23rd Senate District.  [Read More]

Senator Yaw, Area Legislators Provide Legislative Update in Susquehanna County
October 2, 2020

Senator Yaw, Area Legislators Provide Legislative Update in Susquehanna County

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), along with other area legislators, today provided a legislative update during the Montrose Area Chamber of Commerce and Endless Mountains Business Association 2020 Legislative Luncheon at the Montrose Bible Conference.  [Read More]

Sen. Yaw:  Lycoming County, Susquehanna River Watershed to Benefit from Waterways Protection Funding
October 1, 2020

Sen. Yaw: Lycoming County, Susquehanna River Watershed to Benefit from Waterways Protection Funding

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded the funding announcement by DCNR dedicating thousands toward waterways protection in Lycoming and surrounding counties.  [Read More]

Pickett, Yaw Announce Recreational Improvement Grants for Bradford and Sullivan Counties
October 1, 2020

Pickett, Yaw Announce Recreational Improvement Grants for Bradford and Sullivan Counties

Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced state grants totaling nearly $180,000 have been awarded for recreational improvement projects in Bradford and Sullivan counties.  [Read More]

Senator Yaw’s Statement on HB2025 Veto by Governor Wolf
September 25, 2020

Senator Yaw’s Statement on HB2025 Veto by Governor Wolf

I am dismayed that the governor can ignore the decisions of three hand-picked DEP advisory committees and both houses of the legislature, which represent the people of Pennsylvania, and propose to go forward with an agreement clearly detrimental to Pennsylvania’s interests.  [Read More]

Local Legislators Applaud Passage of Restaurant Re-Open Bill
September 23, 2020

Local Legislators Applaud Passage of Restaurant Re-Open Bill

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union), and Reps. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming/Union) and Jeff Wheeland (R-Lycoming) applauded the passage of Everett’s House Bill 2513 today in the House. The bill ensures restaurants and taverns can operate safely and be protected from unconstitutional mandates from the Governor’s Office or the activist state Supreme Court.  [Read More]

Senator Yaw Supports Bill to Crack Down on Deceptive Tactic Used by Telemarketers
September 22, 2020

Senator Yaw Supports Bill to Crack Down on Deceptive Tactic Used by Telemarketers

Telemarketers would be prohibited from ‘spoofing’ phone numbers to fool consumers under a bill approved, 48-0, by the Pennsylvania Senate this week, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who supported the measure.  [Read More]

PA Senator Gene Yaw Introduces Legislation to Boost Agricultural Conservation Efforts
September 21, 2020

PA Senator Gene Yaw Introduces Legislation to Boost Agricultural Conservation Efforts

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) has introduced legislation to increase conservation and technical assistance for farmers in order to further reduce pollution impacts on local creeks and streams.  [Read More]

Sen. Yaw:  Funding Available for Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects
September 18, 2020

Sen. Yaw: Funding Available for Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects

As part of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP’s) Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants Program, applications are now being accepted for watershed planning and restoration grants, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.  [Read More]

Senator Yaw Applauds Local Veterans’ Trust Fund Grants
September 18, 2020

Senator Yaw Applauds Local Veterans’ Trust Fund Grants

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today announced that the Union County Office of Veterans Affairs (joint application with Snyder County) has been awarded $40,000 from the Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF) to support homeless veterans and provide emergency assistance.  [Read More]

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