Local Communities Receive $345,968 for Safety Projects
Cranberry Township, Butler County, and Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County, will receive state grants for safety improvement projects, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Hutchinson to Discuss “Natural Gas Drilling Rules” on PCN
Senator Scott Hutchinson will discuss his bill now before the Senate that would protect conventional drilling operations from job-killing state regulations during a PCN “On the Issues” show on “Natural Gas Drilling Rules” set for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10. [Read More]
Forest County Commissioner Basil Huffman Receives Prestigious State Award
Forest County Commissioner Basil Huffman recently received a prestigious state award during a ceremony in Harrisburg, according to State Senator Scott Hutchinson and State Representatives Kathy Rapp and Donna Oberlander. [Read More]
Committee Approves Bills to Protect Energy Related Jobs
The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee today (April 12) approved, with strong bipartisan support, two bills intended to protect family-sustaining Pennsylvania jobs placed at risk by Governor Wolf’s veto of the Fiscal Code, House Bill 1327, according to Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R-23) and Senators Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Don White (R-41), the prime sponsors of the measures. Listen [Read More]
Hutchinson Lauds Governor’s Decision on Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement after Governor Wolf announced Wednesday his intention to allow a Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget approved by the Legislature last week to become law without his signature or veto. [Read More]
Senate Works to Complete FY 2015-16 Budget
Working to finally close the book on the state’s Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget, the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would restore money slashed by the Governor’s line-item vetoes, while providing a modest increase for education without the need for new taxes, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]