State Senators Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and Maria Collett (D-Montgomery/Bucks) have introduced “The Family Care Act” to establish a statewide Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program.

Senator Dan Laughlin, in partnership with the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, will host the 2019 Veterans Resource and Job Expo on Thursday (April 18) from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th Street, Erie.

Senator Dan Laughlin has been invited to Washington D.C. this week to participate in a White House summit on the role of Opportunity Zones in promoting economic development and job creation.

Listen The Senate adopted a Resolution (April 9) supported by Senator Dan Laughlin recognizing the week of April 14 through 20, 2019, as "Osteopathic Medicine Week" in Pennsylvania.

Legislation introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin is included in a package of bills approved by the Senate today to provide stronger protections for crime victims and ensure they have more opportunities to participate in the judicial process. Listen

The Pennsylvania Senate today passed a package of bills designed to provide stronger protections for crime victims and ensure they have more opportunities to participate in the judicial process.  

Senator Dan Laughlin, Chairman of the Senate Game & Fisheries Committee, applauded today’s 5-3 vote by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to move the opening day of rifle deer season to the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

As someone who grew up in the Erie Heights housing project, I know the value of a social safety net. My father was one of those great American heroes who stormed Omaha Beach, but after the war ended, his new career as a carpenter didn’t make our family rich.

Senator Dan Laughlin, in partnership with the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, will host the 2019 Veterans Resource and Job Expo on Thursday, April 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th Street, Erie.