News Releases

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.   [Read More]

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.     [Read More]

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.   [Read More]

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.   [Read More]

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.   [Read More]

The Senate Transportation Committee today (February 5) approved a measure introduced by Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49) to help Pennsylvania’s farmers by updating state law regarding multipurpose agriculture vehicles (MAV).   [Read More]