Senator Scott Hutchinson’s effort to ensure that responsible gun owners are protected against having their firearms confiscated during future emergency situations moved closer to enactment with the amending and approval of Senate Bill 1019 by the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee today. Listen [Read More]
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 6, on a bill to bolster support for a program that helps distressed neighborhoods, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement on Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of Senate Bill 936, which would have required the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry to adopt an evidence-based nationally recognized drug formulary for Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation program. [Read More]
Clarview Rest Home Inc. of Sligo, Clarion County, was awarded a $1,031,239 low-interest loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) today (April 18), according to Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Representative Donna Oberlander (R-63). [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s (PFBC) public meeting on Kahle Lake originally set for this evening has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, March 29, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement on the proposed $33.2 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19 that Governor Tom Wolf unveiled before a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday. [Read More]
A resolution sponsored by Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr., (R-44) and Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21) was adopted by the Senate and calls for a study of a potential consolidation of the interstate operations of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Turnpike). [Read More]
Two Butler County sewer system projects were awarded $4,531,100 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) today (January 31), according to Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Representative Tedd Nesbit (R-8). [Read More]
As the debate rages over whether Governor Wolf’s opioid disaster declaration could infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of Pennsylvania citizens, a bill introduced by Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21) could ensure responsible gun owners are protected against having their firearms confiscated during future emergency situations. [Read More]
Senator Scott Hutchinson is urging Pennsylvania middle and high school students to help find solutions to the growing heroin and opioid epidemic facing the state by producing a video aimed at focusing greater awareness on the crisis. [Read More]
