Legislation that would help improve services provided by county veterans’ affairs directors in Pennsylvania is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk after passage Monday by the state Senate. State Representative Matt Gabler (R- Clearfield & Elk), sponsor of the bill [...]
State House returns to session on Monday, Dec. 12. All of House session and most committee meetings will stream live on http://www.Facebook.com/PAHouseGOP and http://www.PAHouseGOP.com. Bill numbers will be used to identify the legislation being considered either in committee or on [...]
Martin Causer News Release HARRISBURG – Working to ensure the health and safety of the Commonwealth’s citizens, a House committee today approved Rep. Martin Causer’s (R-Turtlepoint) resolution calling for an in-depth assessment of the emergency medical services (EMS) system statewide. [...]
Work on forging a compromise version of Sunday hunting legislation is continuing in Harrisburg. Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming), a member of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, said revised language for the bill is under development in the wake of [...]
Congressional Redistricting, Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs, Protecting Kids and… More Gaming Reforms on the House Agenda for Next Week The state House returns to session on Monday, Dec. 5. Most committee meetings willl stream live on http://www.PAHouseGOP.com. Each time the [...]
Criminal justice and pension costs drive small tax increase COUDERSPORT – On Thursday, Potter County Commissioners Doug Morley, Paul Heimel, and Susan Kefover approved the 2012 county budget with a 1 mill tax increase. The 1 mill hike was a [...]
Bill would give government power to arrest and detain indefinitely Americans with too much food in their home WASHINGTON, DC – Both U.S. Senators from Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey (Rep.) and Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Dem.), voted to strike down an [...]
Listen to this week’s edition of PA State Representative Martin Causer’s weekly legislative report/podcast by clicking the play button above. In this edition, Causer comments on a Natural Gas Impact Fee, Redistricting, the state budget, and the Hunters Sharing the [...]
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett yesterday announced that the Governors’ Office of Homeland Security will soon move its operations to the Pennsylvania State Police headquarters in Harrisburg. The Office of Homeland Security was merged into the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency during the previous [...]
Legislation to create a new “In God We Trust” specialty license plate has recently been approved by the state House. Rep. John Payne (R-Dauphin), sponsor of the bill, said as many as 14 other states offer vehicle license plates with [...]
Listen to this week’s edition of PA State Representative Martin Causer’s weekly legislative report/podcast by clicking the play button above. In this edition, Causer comments on Marcellus Shale and small games of chance legislation, Leadership Potter County, and home heating [...]
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today thanked members of the House for passing House Bill 1950. “This strong Marcellus Shale package, which promotes job growth, protects the environment and includes a responsible impact fee, incorporates many of the recommendations of the Marcellus Shale [...]
Congressional Hearing Explores Federal Oversight Options The following is a news release from the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP): HARRISBURG — States where hydraulic fracturing is taking place are properly overseeing the activity and do not need federal interference, [...]
Causer: 75% of impact fee to stay in county HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) issued the following statement regarding his “yes” vote on House Bill 1950, the Marcellus/Utica Shale Impact bill. “My top priority with any impact fee bill [...]
by Ron Slabe Two bills in the Pennsylvania legislature would preempt all local ordinances attempting to regulate Marcellus drilling in their municipalities and replace them with weak state regulations allowing Marcellus drilling even in residential areas. These bills are an [...]
