News Releases

Today, Senator Pat Stefano (R-32, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties) was appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman to serve as Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee for the 2020-2021 legislative session.   [Read More]

Health care providers, schools, businesses and others who followed COVID-19 public health directives would be protected from unfair lawsuits for good-faith actions they took during the pandemic under legislation approved by the Senate today, said Senator Pat Stefano (R-32).   [Read More]

Senator Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland), Representative Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford), and Representative Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) welcomed yesterday’s announcement that $6 million in funding has been allocated through the Appalachian Program Development (APD) System to resume environmental studies to upgrade Somerset County’s last remaining two-lane section of U.S. 219 to a four-lane limited access highway.   [Read More]

After the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted to waive liquor license renewal fees for 2021, Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), chairman of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and third-generation business owner, issued the following statement:   [Read More]

After Governor Wolf announced he will provide token assistance to the state’s struggling restaurants and taverns, Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), chairman of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and third-generation business owner, issued the following statement:   [Read More]

The Senate approved two bills today to boost the availability of broadband by reducing regulatory burdens on telecommunications companies and utilizing existing infrastructure to further deploy high-speed internet, according to Senator Stefano, who supported the bills.   [Read More]

State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) and Senator Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) today announced that the Windber Area Authority and Indian Lake Borough have been awarded two loans totaling over $2.5 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). Of the total, $1.57 million will go to Indian Lake Borough, while the remaining $940,000 will go to the Windber Area Authority.   [Read More]

The State Senate today approved legislation that would ease Governor Wolf’s arbitrary and burdensome restrictions on owners of bars and restaurants, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), who chairs the Senate Law and Justice Committee.    [Read More]

Senators Scott Martin (R-13) and Pat Stefano (R-32) announced plans to distribute up to $500 million to Pennsylvania restaurants, bars, and businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries that are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   [Read More]

Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) today hailed a federal judge’s ruling that Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were unconstitutional, saying it represents a victory for all Pennsylvanians who have been hurt by the governor’s arbitrary orders.   [Read More]

More than $1.14 million in grants were awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to communities in the 32nd Senatorial District for sewer and water line replacements, sewage system and plant upgrades and stormwater management Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) and Representative Matt Dowling (R-51) announced today.   [Read More]