Senator Yaw Discusses State Issues on WKOK’s “On the Mark” Program
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) joined WKOK hosts Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan on Thursday to discuss a number of state-related matters including election safety and security, mail-in voting, PA’s COVID-19 response, and a wide range of other critical PA issues. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Union County Farm Added to Farmland Preservation Program
A Union County farm was one of 25 farms in 17 counties added to the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program today, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Yaw: Bradford County Conservation District Receives $65,574 Nonpoint Source Management Grant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded the Bradford County Conservation District with a $65,574 Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grant, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Senator Yaw Endorses Health Care Accessibility Measures
The state Senate unanimously approved two measures this week to boost the availability of health care services and coverage throughout Pennsylvania, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), who supported the bills. [Read More]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Sen. Yaw: The Potting Bench, Lewisburg Farmer’s Market to receive Fresh Food Financing grants
Two area markets in the 23rd Senatorial District were awarded state grants this week through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s $10 million Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI), according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Sen. Yaw Statement on EQB Approval of RGGI Regulation
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement following today’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) vote to consider the Governor’s proposal to bring Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a consortium of states that impose a carbon tax on electricity production and […] [Read More]
Statement from Sen. Yaw on Sept. 14, 2020 Federal Court Ruling: What does the recent federal ruling mean for local businesses?
Generally speaking, the Western District of Pennsylvania’s jurisdiction is limited to Erie, Crawford, Venango, Warren, McKean, Elk, Clearfield, Jefferson, Clarion, Butler, Mercer, Lawrence, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland, Indiana, Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. [Read More]
Sen. Yaw Applauds Grants Awarded to Regional Museums and Cultural Organizations
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) today applauded nearly $100,000 in grant funding through the COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program for area cultural organizations and museums. [Read More]
Senator Yaw Supports Bill to Provide Expanded Broadband Access in PA
he state Senate this week unanimously approved legislation that would establish a grant program to extend deployment of broadband services in underserved areas of the state, according to Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). [Read More]
Hearing to discuss a proposed rulemaking: Water Quality Standards for Manganese and Implementation (#7-553)
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | September 9 | [Read More]
PA Senate ERE Committee Advances Five Measures, Including Bills to Block Governor’s Job Crushing Carbon Scheme
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today held a voting meeting to consider and report five bills to the full Senate. Lawmakers advanced legislation Thursday that creates the Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Cap and Trade Authorization Act. Senate Bill 950 and House Bill 2025 clarifies that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) […] [Read More]
Voting meeting on SB950, SB 1173, HB1737, HB1808 and HB2025
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 11:30 (Senate Chamber and Remote Participation) | [Read More]
Rally in Opposition to Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Senator Gene Yaw, Senator Camera Bartolotta, Senator Joe Pittman, Senator Kim Ward | 11:30 at Cheswick Generating Station, Springdale, Allegheny County [Read More]
PA Senator Gene Yaw Among State, National Leaders Pledging to Keep Country Dominant Natural Gas Producer
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has joined with The Empowerment Alliance (TEA), as well as hundreds of elected officials, including senators, congressmen, governors, and attorneys general, in signing the Declaration of Energy Independence, a commitment to an affordable, clean, abundant, and secure approach to U.S. energy production. [Read More]
Public hearing to examine the economic and employment impacts of Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee | August 25, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. | Boilermakers Local Lodge #154, Pittsburgh (and Zoom) [Read More]
PA Athletic Oversight Committee Hearing on PIAA Fall Sports
PA Athletic Oversight Committee | August 18, at 11:00 am in the Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation [Read More]
Pickett, Yaw Announce Grants for Infrastructure Improvements in Bradford County
Four municipalities in the 110th Legislative District today were awarded state grants to assist in the completion of water and sewer improvement projects that will benefit residents and communities, announced Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23). The funding was made available through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program. [Read More]
Area Legislators Announce Grants for Montgomery Water Authority, Gregg Township Municipal Authority
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Rep. Garth Everett (R-84) and Rep. Jeff Wheeland (R-83) today announced two significant investments to improve water and wastewater treatment in the region. [Read More]