Jun
15
2021
June 15, 2021
Yesterday, the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced the nominations of three Pennsylvania National Guard officers nominated for promotion, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), committee chairman. [Read More]
Jun
14
2021
June 14, 2021
The Senate today approved a plan requiring legislative approval of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), said Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) who supported the bill. [Read More]
Jun
10
2021
June 10, 2021
The Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) that would bring additional transparency and accountability to government by amending the Sunshine Act, which protects the public’s right to be informed and present at government proceedings. [Read More]
Jun
09
2021
June 09, 2021
The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Pat Stefano, passed a resolution that would terminate the powers Gov. Tom Wolf commandeered by repeatedly declaring states of emergency. [Read More]
Jun
09
2021
June 09, 2021
The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee advanced three measures, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), committee chairman. [Read More]
May
25
2021
May 25, 2021
Legislation sponsored by Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) to honor a local soldier by naming a Somerset County bridge the Cpl. Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge was unanimously supported by the Senate Transportation Committee today. [Read More]
May
24
2021
May 24, 2021
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee, chaired by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), unanimously approved a proposal that will strengthen the state’s Breach of Personal Information Act following a massive data breach with the state’s contact tracing program. [Read More]
May
19
2021
May 19, 2021
State Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) today applauded Pennsylvania voters for voting yes on two amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution in Tuesday’s Primary Election. [Read More]
May
12
2021
May 12, 2021
May 18, election day, is fast approaching. Not only will we be voting for our local elected officials, we will be answering some ballot referendum questions. I have talked about some of these questions before, and I bring them up again as they are that important. [Read More]
May
11
2021
May 11, 2021
Senator Pat Stefano (R-32) issued the following statement on the Wolf administration’s decision to increase maximum occupancy limits to 50% for indoor events and gatherings and 75% for outdoor events and gatherings effective Monday, May 17, at 12:01 a.m.: [Read More]
May
03
2021
May 03, 2021
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver), Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington), Senator Pat Stefano (R-Fayette), Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-Cambria), Senator Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) and Senator Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement in reaction to U.S. Steel’s recent announcement that it is cancelling plans for its Mon Valley Works plant: [Read More]
Apr
30
2021
April 30, 2021
A local bridge was renamed in honor of the late John Vatavuk at a ceremony held today in Meyersdale, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32). [Read More]