I emphasized the critical role community colleges play in workforce development, and asked about the potential impact legalized marijuana could have on graduation rates at today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing on the @StateSystem.  

With volunteer fire companies across Pennsylvania wrestling with staffing issues, Senator Dan Laughlin believes firefighter training for inmates can fill that community need and give individuals valuable skills that can help them reintegrate into society.

At the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing with the Corrections Department, I passed along questions from an Erie County professional working to reduce recidivism, and discussed the use of inmates who are EMTs.  

I urged the @PADMVA to consider providing vouchers for vets to use in county homes closer to where they live and to enhance data & information sharing to reduce the number of #vetsuicides during today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing.  

During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PARevenue and @PALottery, I questioned how state agencies are working to ensure companies are held accountable if they fail to meet job creation targets when applying for tax credits.  

At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with the @Ind_Fisc_Office, I discussed tax credits, and noted that my district needs a City Revitalization Improvement Zone.  

Senator Dan Laughlin will host a grants workshop for Municipal Leaders on Tuesday, February 11, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.

Legislation improving the oversight of prescriptions to reduce the risk of opioid abuse received final legislative approval this week and was sent to the Governor.

In a rare and unusual series of events, two Senate Committees met back-to-back today (February 5) to approve bills introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49) to improve day care safety, measures he introduced in response to a tragic fire that claimed the lives of five young children.