In this Update: Local Elections Officials, Advocates Testify on Bipartisan Election Reform Bill Senate Hearing on School COVID Policy Reveals Ongoing Frustration with State Agencies Legislative Reapportionment Commission Alters Decision on Counting of Prisoners Senate Acts to Extend Ida State Disaster Emergency, Access to Recovery Aid Senate Votes to Implement Low-Interest Loans to Fire Companies […]

In this Update: Auditor General Releases Audit Critical of Wolf Administration’s Business Closure Waiver Process Hearing Explores Positive Experiences of Local Governments During COVID-19 Committee Discusses Ways to Preserve Life-Saving Care Provided by Firefighters Proposed New Nursing Home Regulations Examined by Senate Committees Scammers Continue to Exploit COVID-19 September is National Literacy Month Auditor General […]

In this Update: 9/11- 20 Years Later Streamlining Improvement of PA Neighborhoods Suicide Prevention: Help is Available  September is National Prostate Health Month 9/11- 20 Years Later It was 20 years ago this week that terrorists carried out a coordinated attack on the United States, killing nearly 3,000 Americans. It was an atrocity that would […]

In this Update: Wolf Administration Mandates Masks for All Pennsylvania Students Pennsylvania Senate Expense Reports Now Posted Online Free Webinars Connect Military Veterans with Agriculture Business Funding National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Have a Happy Labor Day Wolf Administration Mandates Masks for All Pennsylvania Students In a major policy reversal, Governor Wolf announced that masks […]

Each year, the Treasury Department receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property – things like abandoned bank accounts, forgotten stocks, uncashed checks, certificates of deposit, life insurance policies, safe deposit box contents, and recovered stolen property. 

In this Update: Legislative Review: Combatting Human Trafficking Preserving Services for Seniors & Adults with Disabilities  Reducing the Impact of Invasive Species Hearings Begin on Department of State Controversies School Buses are Back on the Roads 162 Years Ago This Week Pennsylvania Strikes Oil Legislative Review: Combatting Human Trafficking The General Assembly enacted several measures […]

Update on State Government I had the pleasure this week to be a guest on the Joel Natalie Show and provide an update on activities involving your state government. Click here to listen to the show. Transparency: Senate Expenses to be Posted Online Beginning Sept. 1 The Pennsylvania Senate has developed a new reporting system […]

Pennsylvania has been blessed with over 85,000 miles of rivers and streams – the highest density of any state in the continental United States.

In this Update: Legislative Review: Strengthening Health Care Latest from the Legislative Reapportionment Commission Annual PennDOT Highway Safety Survey COVID-19 Vaccines Coming to the County Fair August is ABLE to Save Month Saturday is Purple Heart Day Legislative Review: Strengthening Health Care The pandemic underscored how fragile good health can be, and how important access […]