News Releases

The PA Senate unanimously approved a wide-ranging antihazing measure sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) that focuses on prevention, enforcement and transparency in order to end hazing. Senate Bill 1090 will now be sent to the House for consideration.     [Read More]

(HARRISBURG) - Underscoring the gravity of the state’s “dairy crisis,” Senator Jake Corman (R-34) today called on the Wolf Administration to develop an incentive plan for a dairy processing plant to locate in Pennsylvania.   [Read More]

Local school districts and governments would be permitted to discuss school security matters in executive session under legislation passed today by the state Senate, according to Senator Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

The Bellefonte Art Museum has been awarded a $50,000 “Marketing to Attract Tourists” grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, according to Sen. Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

The PA Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a proposal by Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) that, if enacted, will be a comprehensive rewrite of the state’s hazing laws.   Listen   [Read More]

(BELLEFONTE) – Through a comprehensive rewrite of the state’s hazing laws, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and the family of Tim Piazza hope to prevent future hazing-related tragedies by addressing prevention, enforcement and transparency.  Summary of Legislation     [Read More]

The State Senate today approved a package of bills strengthening protections for victims of crime and ensuring that victims and their families are treated with respect and dignity by the criminal justice system.     [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and Senator Mike Folmer (R-48) issued the following statement on decisions today by federal judges to throw out a legal challenge to a Congressional district map developed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.   [Read More]

Senator Jake Corman (R-34) will host a town hall meeting to discuss critical state and local issues in Huntingdon on April 12 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.   [Read More]

Westminster Woods Solar LLC has been awarded $850,000 from the state Solar Energy Fund to purchase and install a ground-mounted solar system next to Westminster Woods, a senior living community in Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County, according to Senator Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

Three projects in Centre County will receive a total of $964,300 from the state Solar Energy Fund, increasing the solar energy footprint in the county by about 874,000 kWh, according to Senator Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

State Senator Jake Corman (R-34) announced today the video submitted by Penns Valley Area High School PVmedia class has advanced to the statewide level of the “Talk to Your State Senator” Video Competition.   [Read More]