Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today regarding the Department of State’s announcement that voting machines in Fulton County would be decertified:

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Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today in response to a directive issued by the Department of State that orders counties not to allow for a review of electronic voting systems:

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A new state law empowers parents to decide whether their children should advance to the next grade level or be held back a year due to learning disruptions created during COVID-19, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte). 

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today in reaction to Governor Wolf’s veto of legislation to prohibit vaccine passports and limit government overreach:

s will now have the option to allow their children to repeat a grade level due to learning disruptions caused by COVID-19 as part of a new law authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).  

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today in reaction to Governor Wolf’s veto of the Voter Rights Protection Act:

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Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Pat Browne (R-Allentown) addressed passage of a fiscally responsible state budget today that boosts funding for schools, nursing homes and transportation.  

Parents would have the option to allow their children to repeat a grade level due to learning disruptions caused by COVID-19 under a bill approved by the Senate and sent to the governor today.

In this Update: Senate Special Committee Releases Report on Election Reforms Bill to Improve Safety in Daycare Facilities Approved by Senate Senate Votes to Permit “Mixed Drinks to Go” Permanently and Enacts Other Steps to Help Hospitality Sector Employers Legislation Preserving Nursing Home Visits During a Pandemic Approved by General Assembly Senate Approves Bill Requiring […]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today regarding the hospitalization of former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: