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]
Restoration of beloved Genetti Hotel to begin thanks in part to $2 million state grant
The landmark 102-year-old Genetti Hotel, the tallest structure in the Williamsport skyline, will see renovations, made possible by a $2 million state government grant. [Read More]
Growing demand for power, but no clean plan for PJM
Americans will be using more power in the near future. The problem in the long run is how to generate it. [Read More]
A New Feeling for Chesapeake Bay Cleanup: Optimism
Pennsylvania leaders are genuinely upbeat about the state’s progress on reducing farm runoff to the Chesapeake Bay watershed. [Read More]