HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Following Constellation Energy's announcement today that it signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to launch the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) and restart Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1, Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) expressed excitement and optimism about the news. "It is exciting to hear that Constellation Energy has agreed with Microsoft to   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The state Senate today adopted a measure sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) urging Congress to provide lifesaving therapy to Americans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Senate Resolution 311 calls on Congress to pass the Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act, also known as the TREAT PTSD Act. The TREAT PTSD   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) to help nonprofit organizations improve their fundraising efforts was approved today by the Senate. Senate Bill 667 would modernize the small games of chance law by allowing nonprofit organizations to use mobile or online payment services, such as Paypal or Venmo. Currently, only cash and checks are permitted under state law. The bil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Pennsylvania Senate passed two critical pieces of legislation to reform the state's juvenile justice system. Introduced by Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), the bills implement key recommendations from Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice Task Force. "These reforms are designed to align our juvenile justice system with proven methods for improving youth outcomes and addressing significant gaps in curr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today approved a bill introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) that would authorize bonus payments for Pennsylvania military veterans who served in the Global War on Terror. "In each and every one of our nation's wars, Pennsylvanians have stepped up to protect and serve us," said Mastriano, who chairs the committee. "Penns  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The Senate today passed the Denise Williams Act, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), which would create a grant program to be used to establish Safe Exchange Zones throughout Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 173 is named in memory of Denise Williams, a Cambria County resident who went to purchase an item on Facebook Marketplace and was brutally murdered during the exchange. This l  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: In recognition of Hunger Action Month, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) stood with local and state leaders to shed light on the impacts of food insecurity in Pennsylvania and how the state is involved in addressing and spreading awareness about hunger. According to Feeding America, with a population of almost 13 million, one in eight (1.5 million) Pennsylvanians and one in six (436,250) chi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following statement on Sept. 20, 2024, by State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver: * * * State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, the majority chair of the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee and the chair of the House Nuclear Energy Caucus, issued the following statement on today's announcement that Constellation Energy will restart the idled Three Mile Island Reactor 1 by 2028: "Pennsylvania is a net  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation today to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax enacted through executive order by the Wolf Administration in 2019, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) and Senate Environmental Resources and Energ  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: By Megan Silverstrim Shippensburg University is pleased to report continued gains in enrollment stabilization efforts for the 2024-2025 academic year. The university reported no decrease in first-time in college student enrollment, despite ongoing challenges created by changes to the FAFSA process. "It was a confusing and complicated year for students across the country as we adjusted to changes in the   more