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). [Read More]
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. [Read More]
The Senate approved a bill today that would strengthen penalties against individuals charged with possession of child pornography, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who supported the legislation. [Read More]
The Senate today (January 27) approved a comprehensive $912 million relief package to help restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who supported the bill in the Senate and when it came before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday for consideration. [Read More]
The Senate is poised to approve a comprehensive $912 million relief package – as amended in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday – to help restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who serves as a member of the Appropriations Committee. [Read More]
The Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would limit the length of future emergency disaster declarations unless an extension is approved by the General Assembly, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who voted for the measure. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman appointed Senator Laughlin to serve as Vice Chairman of the Banking & Insurance Committee and as a member of four additional Senate Committees: Community & Economic Development, Law & Justice, and State Government. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman today (January 13) appointed Senator Dan Laughlin to serve as Chairman of the Senate Game & Fisheries Committee for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. He took over the committee at the start of the 2019-20 Legislative Session. [Read More]
State Senator Dan Laughlin issued the following statement on the swearing-in of James Brewster today (January 13) to represent the 45th Senatorial District. [Read More]
I keep hearing that the vaccine is available in phases, but what does that mean? [Read More]
