January 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw joins Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding during the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show ‘PA Preferred Reception.
January 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw joins with Pennsylvania Agriculture Royalty during the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show ‘PA Preferred Reception.’ Pictured L to R: MolliLyn Petro, Columbia County; Alexia Mazzarella, representing Penn State University; Maggie Silvis, Centre County; Sen. Yaw; Cassidy Cuhl, Lancaster County; Mikayla Hagerty, Somerset County.
January 3, 2020 - Maryland Senate Majority Leader Guy Guzzone hands the Chairman's gavel over to Senator Yaw who has been elected to serve as Chairman of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2020.
January 8, 2020 - Senator Yaw chairs a briefing hosted by the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss the Chesapeake Bay during the 2020 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg.
January 8, 2020 - Senator Yaw chairs a briefing hosted by the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to discuss the Chesapeake Bay during the 2020 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg.
January 8, 2020 - Senator Yaw and Dave Smith of the PA Dairymen’s Association celebrate the 2020 PA Farm Show with a milkshake toast.
January 8, 2020 - Senator Yaw stopped by the Pennsylvania College of Technology booth during the 2020 PA Farm Show. Pictured L to R: Tim Turnbach, Welding Instructor; Stacey Hampton, Assistant Dean; Ashley Murphy, Enrollment Management Project Specialist and James Tanner, Welding Instructor.
January 9, 2020 - Sen. Yaw participated in ‘Part Four’ of Pennsylvania Public Media’s “Battling Opioids” television series, focusing on new and current treatments for addiction. The in-studio panel discussion was moderated by Paola Giangiacomo.
January 15, 2020 - Sen. Yaw sits down with staff from the Williamsport Sun Gazette newspaper today in Williamsport to discuss priority issues for the 2020 calendar year.
January 15, 2020 - Sen. Yaw attended the 14th Annual Williamsport Crosscutters ‘Hot Stove Banquet’ at the Genetti Hotel with the team’s Principal Owner, Peter Freund.
01-16-2020 Sen. Yaw speaks with members of the Lycoming County Gas Task Force Training & Safety Consortium on Thursday in Montoursville.
January 21, 2020 - Sen. Yaw today joined Congressman Fred Keller, the Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and local business owners to discuss H.R. 2474, important federal legislation that would radically overhaul the US labor relations law, harming workers & taxpayers, suffocating employers, & repealing important right-to-work laws already in place.
January 25, 2020 - Senator Yaw joined with state and local officials to celebrate the newest bookmobile, which will serve the Bradford County Library system and surrounding areas.
January 29, 2020 - Senator Gene Yaw, Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, questions DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Acting PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian, P.E., during Wednesday’s joint Senate hearing on the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
January 29, 2020 - DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Acting PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian, P.E. discuss Pennsylvania’s involvement in the Transportation and Climate Initiative Wednesday at the State Capitol.
February 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw congratulates the Loyalsock Twp. Lancers Marching Band on their 2019 first-place finish during the Cavalcade of Bands Championships at Hershey Park Stadium last November. The Lancer’s won the Cavalcade of Bands with a score of 92.7.
February 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw congratulates the Loyalsock Twp. Lancers Marching Band on their 2019 first-place finish during the Cavalcade of Bands Championships at Hershey Park Stadium last November. The Lancer’s won the Cavalcade of Bands with a score of 92.7.
February 5, 2020 - Senator Yaw and Rep. David Rowe today welcomed the Lewisburg Boys Cross Country team to the State Capitol Building. The Green Dragons won the '19 PIAA Class "AA" state title during the CC Championships in Hershey last year.
February 5, 2020 - Senator Yaw and Rep. David Rowe today welcomed the Lewisburg Boys Cross Country team to the State Capitol Building. The Green Dragons won the '19 PIAA Class "AA" state title during the CC Championships in Hershey last year.
February 5, 2020 - Senator Yaw and Rep. David Rowe today welcomed the Lewisburg Boys Cross Country team to the State Capitol Building. The Green Dragons won the '19 PIAA Class "AA" state title during the CC Championships in Hershey last year.
February 5, 2020 - Senator Yaw and Rep. David Rowe today welcomed the Lewisburg Boys Cross Country team to the State Capitol Building. The Green Dragons won the '19 PIAA Class "AA" state title during the CC Championships in Hershey last year.
February 6, 2020 - Sen. Yaw joins with the Penn College community to celebrate the expanded and enhanced welding lab on Campus. At 55,000-plus square feet, it is believed to be the largest such facility in higher education nationwide!
February 6, 2020 - Sen. Yaw joins with the Penn College community to celebrate the expanded and enhanced welding lab on Campus. At 55,000-plus square feet, it is believed to be the largest such facility in higher education nationwide!
February 18, 2020 - Senator Yaw questions Director Matthew Knittel during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Independent Fiscal Office.
February 25, 2020 - During a PA Senate Budget hearing with the PA Liquor Control Board, Sen. Yaw questioned a $475 million no-bid contract that was awarded to an out-of-state company for warehousing and distribution in the southeast.
March 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw questions the presidents of the state-related universities during the Senate Appropriations hearing in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
March 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw questions the presidents of the state-related universities during the Senate Appropriations hearing in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
March 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw questioned DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn during the Senate Appropriations Budget hearing on Tuesday at the State Capitol.
March 3, 2020 - Senator Yaw questioned DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn during the Senate Appropriations Budget hearing on Tuesday at the State Capitol.
March 6, 2020 - Today marks the 31st anniversary of the start of Susquehanna County Ag Day at Elk Lake High School in Springville. Senator Yaw is pictured with Amanda Iveson, 2020 Maple Ambassador for the Endless Mountains Maple Syrup Producers Association. The event kicked off today with 75 plus vendors, 15 educational workshops, health organizations, lunch, pie baking contest, pie auction, and delicious dairy products including milk, cheese, and ice cream.
March 6, 2020 - Today marks the 31st anniversary of the start of Susquehanna County Ag Day. Senator Yaw is pictured with Cody Adams, Elk Lake 6th Grader. The event kicked off today with 75 plus vendors, 15 educational workshops, health organizations, lunch, pie baking contest, pie auction, and delicious dairy products including milk, cheese, and ice cream.
March 13, 2020 -Senator Yaw joined Sen. John Gordner (left) on Friday to congratulate SEDA-COG Executive Director Bill Seigel on his retirement. Both senators presented Seigel with a Senate Citation recognizing his nearly 40 years of dedicated service.
March 25, 2020 - Sen. Yaw participates in the first-ever remote video session of the Pennsylvania Senate.
May 11 , 2020 - Senator Yaw joins Susquehanna County officials in asking Governor Tom Wolf to be more transparent and open the county for area businesses and residents. (Photo by WBRE Reporter Cody Butler)
June 23, 2020 - State Sen. Gene Yaw today chaired a hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee to discuss the proposed Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a compact between several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that imposes a carbon tax on electricity production and require fossil fuel generators to purchase allowances.
June 23, 2020 - State Sen. Gene Yaw today chaired a hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee to discuss the proposed Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a compact between several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that imposes a carbon tax on electricity production and require fossil fuel generators to purchase allowances.
July 30, 2020 - Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Yaw, met in Butler County Thursday for a behind-the-scenes look at the next generation technologies associated with long lateral, high pressure and multi-natural gas well completions, during a tour of Deep Well Services (DWS).
August 14, 2020 - Senator Yaw joined Congressman Fred Keller and others in Union County today to discuss the formation of the Bureau of Prisons Reform Caucus. BOP’s DC leadership has created a number of problems in Central PA based on inmate movement & under-staffing decisions during & preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. The hope for the Caucus is to increase BOP’s accountability to Congress & increase public transparency of the agency’s actions.
August 18, 2020 - Senator Yaw speaks with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan during the meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Commission Executive Council Tuesday.
August 26, 2020 - Senator Yaw joins Senator Bartolotta, Senator Kim Ward and Senator Pittman, along with many PA Power Alliance / Boilermaker union members during an anti-RGGI rally at the Cheswick Power Generating Station in Allegheny County on Wednesday.
September 8, 2020 - Sen. Gene Yaw participates in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee public hearing to discuss “A Study of the Impact of Venue for Medical Professional Liability Actions.”
October 2, 2020 - Senator Yaw, along with other area legislators, provided a legislative update on Friday during the Montrose Area Chamber of Commerce and Endless Mountains Business Association 2020 Legislative Luncheon at the Montrose Bible Conference.
October 15, 2020 - Sen. Yaw joins “On the Mark” / WKOK News Radio to discuss a number of state-related matters.
October 4, 2020 - Senator Yaw attended the Sullivan County Chamber’s Annual Dinner and Citizen of the Year Award Presentation where he presented Senate Citations to Spencer and Barbara Davis. Pictured Left to Right: Candy Kaye Williams, Chamber Managing Director; Zack West, Chamber President; Rep. Pickett; Carol Ferrell, Chamber Treasurer; Spencer Davis; Barbara Davis; Senator Yaw.
October 28, 2020 - Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) on Wednesday spoke with Student Government Association (SGA) leaders on the campus of the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on the importance of voting and civic engagement.
October 28, 2020 - Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) on Wednesday spoke with Student Government Association (SGA) leaders on the campus of the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on the importance of voting and civic engagement.
October 29, 2020 - Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) delivered remarks during the 8th Annual Upstream PA Conference in State College.
November 5, 2020 - Sen. Yaw pictured with DCNR Environmental Specialist Kim Lott during his visit to Elk County.
December 31, 2020 - Sen. Yaw appeared as a guest on Fox 43’s Capitol Beat to discuss the 2020 election and changes to Pennsylvania’s election law.
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