Recognizing that timber products and associated industries employ 60,000 Pennsylvanians and pump $19 billion into the state economy annually, the Senate adopted Senator Scott Hutchinson’s Resolution on Tuesday recognizing April 14, 2015 as “Forest and Paper Products Day” in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The Senate adopted Senator Scott Hutchinson’s Resolution on Monday (April 13) designating the week of April 13 through 18, 2015 as “Local Government Week” and April 15 as “Local Government Day” in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The deadline for Pennsylvanians who served in the Persian Gulf Theater of Operations -- including Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm -- to apply for the Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans’ Bonus is August 31, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
The V.E.T.S. Honor Guard, Franklin, was recently awarded a $10,000 state grant to assist families and funeral directors with providing full military honors at funeral services, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Historic preservation groups in Butler and Warren counties were each recently awarded $4,000 state grants, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
More than 110 students and advisors from 12 secondary schools across the 21st Senatorial District had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at legislative and state government operations during a student government seminar hosted by Senator Scott Hutchinson on March 12 at Clarion University. [Read More]
With the goal of making gun ownership safer, Senator Scott Hutchinson is introducing legislation, Senate Bill 629, which provides for a sales tax exemption on the purchase of firearm safes and vaults. [Read More]
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement in response to Governor Wolf’s 2015-16 budget address. [Read More]
The state Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), today held a joint public hearing to discuss the positive benefits of Act 13 Impact Fee dollars on Pennsylvania communities. [Read More]
The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), and the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) today held a joint public hearing to discuss the positive benefits of Act 13 Impact Fee dollars on Pennsylvania communities. [Read More]
