For many pundits and critics, the legacy of the 2017-18 Legislative Session will be determined by the final outcome of Senate Bill 261, a measure that addresses the criminal and civil Statutes of Limitations in cases of childhood sexual assault.

Several Erie County school districts were awarded state Safe School Targeted Grants for the training and compensation of school resource officers and school police officers, and to prevent and reduce violent incidents through programs and security equipment, according to Senator Dan Laughlin.

First off I want to congratulate Lake Erie College of Medicine (LECOM) on its selection as one of eight Pennsylvania institutions that were recently certified by the state Department of Health to serve as a Medical Marijuana Academic Clinical Research Center.

The Senate approved a measure introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) that updates and streamlines reporting requirements for insurance companies in Pennsylvania.

A total of $295,000 in grants was awarded today (September 18) for four recreational development projects in Erie County, according to Senator Dan Laughlin.

One hundred years ago, the average life expectancy in America was somewhere around 50 years old.

A total of $5.5 million in grants was awarded today for four economic development projects in Erie County, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who strongly supported the requests for state support.

In a surprising change of events from the past several years, the General Assembly and the Governor were able to not only reach an agreement on a state budget, but we were actually able to put the spending plan in place a full week ahead of the June 30 deadline.

The Erie Zoological Society was today awarded a $2 million state grant to renovate and reopen the JMC Ice Arena, according to Senator Dan Laughlin.