Sen. Yaw Says Misinformation on Fracking Ignores PA’s High Regulatory Standards
May 25, 2021

Sen. Yaw Says Misinformation on Fracking Ignores PA’s High Regulatory Standards

Calling a Senate Democrat legislative wish list - based on last year’s Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Report on fracking in Pennsylvania - an effort to “peddle misinformation,” PA state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement:  [Read More]

Senate Committee Chairmen Tour PCT Campus
May 21, 2021

Senate Committee Chairmen Tour PCT Campus

Two state senators visited Penn College on Friday, getting a firsthand look at the institution’s effectiveness in preparing students for careers readily and repeatedly shown to be “essential.”  [Read More]

Yaw Calls Latest COVID Emergency Declaration the First Step to Returning Checks, Balances
May 21, 2021

Yaw Calls Latest COVID Emergency Declaration the First Step to Returning Checks, Balances

State Senator Gene Yaw issued the following statement after Governor Wolf renewed the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration for 21 days:   [Read More]

Sen. Yaw: Williamsport Regional Airport to Receive More Than $1 Million in State Funds for New Hangar
May 12, 2021

Sen. Yaw: Williamsport Regional Airport to Receive More Than $1 Million in State Funds for New Hangar

Williamsport Regional Airport will receive more than $1 million in state funds to build a new hangar complex, state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced today.  [Read More]

State Senate Approves Yaw Measure Regulating Lawn Fertilizer Application, Updating 1956 Act
May 11, 2021

State Senate Approves Yaw Measure Regulating Lawn Fertilizer Application, Updating 1956 Act

A bill aimed at modernizing Pennsylvania’s 1956 Fertilizer Act was overwhelmingly approved today by the state Senate, according to prime sponsor, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23).  [Read More]

Bradford, Tioga County Preschool Awarded $15K to Increase Early Childhood Nutrition, Agricultural Awareness
May 3, 2021

Bradford, Tioga County Preschool Awarded $15K to Increase Early Childhood Nutrition, Agricultural Awareness

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded a local “Farm to School” investment that will improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agricultural awareness opportunities for children in Bradford and Tioga counties.  [Read More]

Senator Yaw Supports Plan to Establish a New Funding Stream for Pediatric Cancer Research
April 28, 2021

Senator Yaw Supports Plan to Establish a New Funding Stream for Pediatric Cancer Research

More than $100 million in private donations over the next 10 years could be raised to support childhood cancer research under a bill supported by Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and passed today by the full Pennsylvania Senate.  [Read More]

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April 26, 2021

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Endorse Senator Yaw’s Ag Conservation Bill

During a news conference today at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm Market in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation voiced support for Senate Bill 465, legislation sponsored by state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23).   [Read More]

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April 26, 2021

Sen. Yaw Honors County Conservation Districts

The state Senate this week recognized April 18th-24th, 2021, as “Conservation District Week” in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who sponsored a Senate Resolution, along with Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47).   [Read More]

Dimock Township Receives $95K State Investment
April 26, 2021

Dimock Township Receives $95K State Investment

A $95,000 state investment has been awarded to Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, to restore and stabilize a tributary to White Creek in the township, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20).  [Read More]

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