HARRISBURG – In a bipartisan manner, Dauphin County Commissioners Mike Pries and George Hartwick voted down a resolution, authored by Commissioner Justin Douglas, on Wednesday that would have limited communication and cooperation between county agencies and federal immigration authorities.
HARRISBURG – Legislation passed by the House today would update the existing Keystone STARS system to benefit child care providers and families seeking services, according to the measure’s sponsors, Reps. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia).
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation to cut costs for Pennsylvanians who buy event tickets through resellers passed the House today on a 108-to-95 vote, according to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG – Legislation to create tax credits to support future development of reliable energy production passed the House Finance Committee today, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), who is helping to lead the effort.
HARRISBURG – The PA House today passed bipartisan consumer protection legislation introduced by state Rep. Arvind Venkat along with state Reps. Rob Matzie and Tom Mehaffie that would prohibit businesses from charging additional fees for providing paper account statements.
HARRISBURG – Legislation to convert Bow Creek Road in East Hanover Township from a municipally owned and maintained road to a state-owned one cleared the House of Representatives today, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG – Reps. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), Frank Burns (D-Cambria) and K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) today introduced legislation that would require identification to be shown at the polls during future elections in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – Grant funding awarded within Derry, Lower Swatara and Londonderry townships today will improve safety for both motorists and pedestrians, according to Sen. Patty Kim (D-Dauphin) and Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) and Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) are reaching across the aisle to cut costs for Pennsylvanians who buy event tickets through resellers.
HARRISBURG – As Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) listened to his ninth budget address today, he described the feeling of déjà vu similar to the movie “Groundhog Day.”
HARRISBURG – A $125,000 grant awarded this week by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) will support improvements to the Hummelstown Nature Trail, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG, Jan. 14 – State Reps. Arvind Venkat, Rob Matzie and Tom Mehaffie have introduced legislation that would ban entities from assessing an additional fee to customers who request a print version of a financial statement.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) took the oath of office Tuesday, Jan. 7
HARRISBURG – More than $450,000 in grant money awarded this week will be used to improve parks and walking trails in the 106th District, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG – A pair of grants awarded today will support business expansion within the 106th District, ensuring the local economy benefits from greater investment and access to resources, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
HARRISBURG – Nearly $5 million in grants awarded today will support critical infrastructure and school projects in Dauphin County, according to Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin).
When PJM Interconnection updated its projections to say the regional power grid will need an additional 300,000 gigawatt hours of electricity to meet annual demand by 2039, alarm bells sounded in my mind. That figure exceeds the total of what is already produced in Pennsylvania each year.
When Three Mile Island Unit 1 shut down in September 2019, we lost more than the 837 megawatts of power it was capable of generating 24 hours a day for the multistate grid. The region lost 600 jobs, financial support for charities, tax revenue, spending at local businesses and more.
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