September 18, 2023
Sept. 11 Flight 93 Remembrance Service
Sept. 11 Flight 93 remembrance service | Monday, September 18, 2023 | 12 p.m. | Soldier’s Grove behind the state Capitol, Harrisburg [Read More]
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September 15, 2023
Mastriano to Host Sept. 11 Flight 93 Remembrance Service Monday
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, will host a Sept. 11 Flight 93 remembrance service on Monday, Sept. 18, at noon at Soldier’s Grove behind the state Capitol, Harrisburg. [Read More]
September 8, 2023
Senate Committee Hearing Monday to Focus on State 911 Law Reauthorization
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), will hold a hearing Monday, Sept. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in North Office Building Hearing Room 1, Harrisburg, to gather testimony related to the reauthorization of Pennsylvania’s 911 Law. [Read More]
September 6, 2023
Outdated Township Construction Law Costs Taxpayers Money
The Pennsylvania law governing township construction projects is as old as Henry Ford’s Model T, operates as ineffectively as an orchestra without a conductor and equates to a 10% tax on commonwealth residents. [Read More]
August 17, 2023
Pennsylvania Can Expand Solar Energy and Protect Precious Farmland
Pennsylvanians do not have to choose between food security and agricultural industry jobs on one hand, or energy development on the other. [Read More]
August 4, 2023
Mastriano Says Shapiro’s Unilateral Budget Actions Endanger Women, Babies and Remove Opportunities for Parents and Students
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today said Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent decisions to end a 30-year partnership with crisis pregnancy centers and eliminate funding in the state budget for scholarships for low-income students in failing schools will endanger women and babies while denying educational opportunities to Pennsylvania students and their parents. [Read More]
July 31, 2023
Public Hearing Tuesday to Consider Urban Search and Rescue Teams in Western Pennsylvania
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee is holding a joint public hearing with the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the Allegheny 911 Center located at 150 Hookstown Road., Coraopolis. [Read More]
July 28, 2023
Mastriano Introduces Legislation to Safeguard Seniors from Caregiver Abuse and Neglect
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) today introduced legislation to establish Pennsylvania’s first statewide registry of persons found to be substantiated perpetrators of abuse, neglect, abandonment or exploitation of senior citizens. [Read More]
June 28, 2023
Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee Advances State Fire Commissioner Nomination and Two Measures
The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33), advanced Monday the nomination of Acting State Fire Commissioner Tom Cook to the full Senate. [Read More]