News Releases Archives - Page 15 of 18

January 31, 2023

Protecting whistleblowers and taxpayer money: Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill and Lindsey Williams reintroduce Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act

Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced today that they plan to reintroduce the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act for Taxpayer Accountability (CFPA) this session. This legislation, which was introduced last session as SB38, will serve as a Pennsylvania False Claims Act. The CFPA is modeled on the Federal False Claims Act, which celebrates its 160th Anniversary this year. [Read More]

January 18, 2023

Senate approves bipartisan bill to strengthen First Amendment rights for teachers

The Senate of Pennsylvania approved a measure to eliminate a section from the state’s Education Code that prohibits a teacher from wearing any dress, mark, emblem, or insignia indicative of his or her faith or denomination, according to the measure’s sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks). [Read More]

January 11, 2023

Phillips-Hill supports giving the people the final say on voter ID

Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) supported a measure on Wednesday that would give Pennsylvania voters the ultimate decision on voter identification requirements through a proposed constitutional amendment. [Read More]

January 10, 2023

Committee advances measure to protect First Amendment rights

The Senate Education Committee approved a bipartisan measure to align Pennsylvania with every other state in the nation in preserving and protecting First Amendment rights for educators, according to the measure’s sponsors, Senators Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks). [Read More]

January 6, 2023

Phillips-Hill tapped to serve on Senate Appropriations Committee, four others

Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) appointed Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) to serve on five committees during the 2023-24 legislative session. [Read More]

January 3, 2023

Phillips-Hill begins second term serving the 28th Senatorial District

Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) today took the oath of office to begin the 2023-24 legislative session in the state Senate working for the 28th District. [Read More]

December 5, 2022

Phillips-Hill encourages local residents to check for unclaimed property during holiday season

Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) is reminding local residents to search for unclaimed property at the state Treasury during the holiday season. [Read More]

November 28, 2022

New maps: York County to be represented by Phillips-Hill, Regan in Senate of Pennsylvania

York County will move from having four state senators dividing the county to only two after the state’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission maps go into effect on Dec. 1, 2022. [Read More]

November 21, 2022

Phillips-Hill encourages public to engage with broadband map accuracy

Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), as a member of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, is encouraging residents, businesses, and local governments to provide feedback to recently released maps by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that show areas served and unserved by high-speed internet. [Read More]

November 21, 2022

Senators Phillips-Hill and Regan Announce Funding for New Police HQ in York County

Northern York County Regional Police received funding for a new facility through a state grant program, Senators Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), Rep. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) announced. [Read More]