June 14, 2023
America 250 PA Infrastructure Improvements & Projects Committee
America 250 PA Infrastructure Improvements & Projects Committee | June 15, 2023 | 1:30 p.m. | Clarion County [Read More]
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June 13, 2023
House committee approves bill to protect First Amendment rights
To preserve First Amendment rights for educators, the House Education Committee unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks) to eliminate a section from the state’s Education Code that prohibits teachers from wearing any dress, mark, emblem or insignia indicative of their faith or denomination. [Read More]
June 8, 2023
America 250 PA Infrastructure Improvements & Projects Committee Meeting
America 250 PA Infrastructure Improvements & Projects Committee | Friday, June 9, 2023 | 10:30 a.m. | King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County | Watch Live [Read More]
June 5, 2023
DUI offender reform approved by Senate
The Senate of Pennsylvania approved a measure to update and make several technical changes to Pennsylvania's DUI law, according to the measure’s sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-Cambria/Centre/Clearfield). [Read More]
June 5, 2023
Public hearing to review a presentation provided by the PA Department of Education on the basic education funding formula
Basic Education Funding Commission | Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Hearing room 1, NOB [Read More]
June 5, 2023
Meeting to release two reports entitled Pennsylvania State Highway Maintenance Funding and Annual Report Required by Act 2013-90: The Impact of Tavern Gaming on the Pennsylvania State Lottery
Legislative and Budget Finance Committee | Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 8:45 a.m. | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]
June 1, 2023
PA Senators Team Up to Shield Sexually Exploited Children, Human Trafficking Victims from Traumatizing Third Party ID Requirements
Continuing efforts to combat human trafficking throughout the Commonwealth, PA Senators Cris Dush (R-25), Maria Collett (D-12) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) have officially introduced legislation that would remove the third-party control requirement to ensure that minors who are human trafficking victims have full access to appropriate services and support. [Read More]
May 11, 2023
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Accepting Grant Applications
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is accepting applications for grants to increase access to reliable, high-speed internet across the commonwealth, Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) said today. [Read More]
May 10, 2023
Phillips-Hill, Sturla appointed co-chairs of bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Rep. Mike Sturla (D-Lancaster) have been appointed to serve as co-chairs of the Basic Education Funding Commission. This bipartisan group is tasked with developing and recommending a new formula for distributing state money for education to Pennsylvania school districts. [Read More]
May 10, 2023
Senate votes to overhaul bureaucratic permitting and professional licensing process
The Senate approved key permitting reforms today that will streamline and expedite the state’s historically sluggish permitting process according to the measure’s sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland/Dauphin/Perry). [Read More]