In This Update: Wolf Administration Announces Plan to Add Tolls to Nine Existing PA Bridges Lawmakers Authorize Use of PA National Guard to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Senate Approves Bill to Generate More Private Donations to Support Veterans Legislation Would Create Medals of Commendation for Firefighters, Law Enforcement, EMS Senate Passes Bill to Boost Farmland Preservation […]

State Senators Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) today introduced bipartisan legislation to legalize adult use marijuana in Pennsylvania.  

In This Update: COVID-19 Relief Bill Signed into Law Hearing Explores Serious Shortcomings in PA Vaccine Rollout Constitutional Amendment Limiting Emergency Declarations Will be Decided by Voters Lawmakers Receive Update on PASSHE Redesign Efforts HuntFishPA Platform Aims to Make Licensing More Convenient COVID-19 Relief Bill Signed into Law Last week, the Senate and the House […]

Harrisburg Happenings A report on the Legislative Session Week of February 3, 2021 Dear Friend, I am pleased to send you my Session Wrap Up e-newsletter. This e-newsletter features events and legislative activities during the Session Week of February 3, 2021. If you find this e-newsletter useful, I invite you to visit my website www.senatorlaughlin.com […]

A comprehensive $912 million relief package to help restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic received final legislative approval on Friday and was sent to the Governor’s desk for enactment into law, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who strongly supported the bill.

In This Update: Governor’s Budget Plan Features Massive Spending and Tax Increases Secretary of State Resigns After Critical Error on Constitutional Amendment Resources Available to Answer Unemployment Claimants’ Year-End Tax Questions New Fraud Attempts Target Social Media Users 2021 Trout Stocking Schedule Available Now Governor’s Budget Plan Features Massive Spending and Tax Increases Governor Wolf […]

Senator Dan Laughlin issued the following statement in regard to the Governor’s proposed $40.2 billion General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22, which includes a $3.1 billion (8.2 percent) increase in state spending and an increase in the state personal income tax (PIT) rate from 3.07 percent to 4.49 percent (a 46.3 percent hike).

After nearly a year of living under the conditions — and addressing the threats — created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are finally seeing some positive steps as the nation and the Commonwealth work to provide vaccinations against the virus.