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April 23, 2020

Laughlin Questions Health Secretary on Monitoring Nursing Home Employees

Following up on his letter to the Governor, Senator Dan Laughlin today questioned Health Secretary Rachel Levine about regular COVID-19 testing of employees at nursing homes and extended care facilities during the joint public hearing of the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee and Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee on the Governor’s COVID-19 actions. [Read More]

April 23, 2020

Laughlin Calls for COVID-19 Monitoring of Nursing Home Employees

Noting continuing increases in the number of COVID-19-related deaths in care facilities that closed to the public, Senator Dan Laughlin is calling for increased monitoring of employees at those sites. [Read More]

April 22, 2020

Senator Laughlin Calls for Reopening of Marinas, Golf Courses

Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49th) called on the Governor to follow the example of neighboring states and reopen marinas and golf courses in Pennsylvania for recreational use. In a letter to the Governor, Senator Laughlin said New York, Connecticut and New Jersey allow marinas to operate as long as guidelines for social distancing and sanitation are […] [Read More]

April 21, 2020

Telemedicine Bill Sent to Governor

As Pennsylvania continue to cope with the impact of COVID-19, the Senate today (April 21) gave final approval to a bill that promotes telemedicine as a way to overcome barriers to quality patient care created by distance and reduce the costs of those services, according to Senator Dan Laughlin. [Read More]

April 21, 2020

Bill Aiding First Responders, Guard Impacted by COVID-19 Sent to House

The Senate approved a bill today that would ensure law enforcement, first responders and active duty National Guard members who contract COVID-19 can still receive compensation while quarantined or receiving treatment for the virus, according to Senator Dan Laughlin, who supported the bill. [Read More]

April 20, 2020

New Law Allows for Online Auto Sales

A new law allowing notaries to do business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic cleared a major hurdle that prevented auto sales from being conducted online, according to Senator Dan Laughlin who supported the legislation. [Read More]

April 20, 2020

Senator Laughlin Offers Online Unemployment Compensation Guide

Recognizing that many people have seen their daily lives and their jobs impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, Senator Dan Laughlin launched a special page on his website (https://www.senatorlaughlin.com/) dedicated to providing his constituents with information regarding unemployment compensation. [Read More]

April 20, 2020

Senate Panel Advances Bill to Preserve Access to Ventilator Services

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill today that would preserve access to ventilator and tracheostomy care for hundreds of patients in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Dan Laughlin (R-49). Listen [Read More]

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 Testing Site Opens in Erie on Wednesday

Rite Aid, in conjunction with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is opening a COVID-19 testing site in Erie on Wednesday, according to Senator Dan Laughlin. [Read More]

April 18, 2020

Idled Self Employed, Contractors Can Now File PUA Claims

Self-employed individuals, contractors and others impacted by COVID-19 closures who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation (UC) can now file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), according to Senator Dan Laughlin. [Read More]