Pa. lawmaker proposes low-interest loans for new power plants as electricity crunch looms
A Republican state senator said he wants Pennsylvania to set up a fund with billions of dollars that would make low-interest loans to build new power plants, as state leaders start a new legislative session amid a tightening energy situation. [Read More]
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
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
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]