In this Update:  Tuesday: Emergency Declaration Questions on the Primary Election Ballot Vaccine Options in the 34th District Senate Approves Plan to Offer Additional Year of Education Due to COVID-19 Senate Acts to Preserve Prescription Drug Assistance for Seniors Measure to Boost Donations for Breast Cancer Research Passed by Senate PA Set to Transition to […]

The Senate approved legislation today that would offer parents the option to allow their children to repeat a grade level due to the learning disruptions created by COVID-19, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte), who authored the bill.  

Parents would have the option to allow their children to repeat a grade level due to the learning disruptions created by COVID-19 under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee today, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).

In this Update: Vaccine Options in the 34th District  Pennsylvanians Can Vote for a Better Emergency Declaration Process May 11 Deadline for Primary Election Mail-in Ballot Applications New Deadline to Obtain REAL ID is May 3, 2023 Senate Gives Final Approval of Living Donor Protection Act Monday Deadline: Funding Available to Strengthen PA Poultry and […]

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Wolf’s announcement that most business restrictions would be lifted Memorial Day weekend:

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver), Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington), Senator Pat Stefano (R-Fayette), Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-Cambria), Senator Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) and Senator Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement in reaction to U.S. Steel’s recent announcement that it is cancelling plans for its Mon Valley Works plant:

The news conference featuring Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Speaker of House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) discussing lobbyist reform that was previously scheduled on Wednesday, April 28 at 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Capitol has been postponed to a later date.

In This Update: Vaccine Options in the 34th Senators Continue to Highlight What a YES Vote Means on May 18 Senators Call on Governor to Halt Unilateral Action on Carbon Tax Hearings Examining Governor’s Budget Proposal Conclude Senate Votes to Extend Program Helping Schools Find Substitute Teachers Protecting the First Amendment Rights of Teachers Comments […]

A major Centre County transportation improvement project was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority today, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).

At a Capitol news conference today, a group of Senators highlighted the importance of voters understanding “what a YES vote means” when they go to the polls to decide proposed Constitutional amendments on May 18.

Remarks of Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman at Capitol news conference to highlight the importance of voters knowing what a YES votes means for the May 18 primary election Constitutional amendment ballot questions.  

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) announced today that he has hired Jason Thompson to serve as his office’s Communications Director, effective April 19.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Senate Education Committee Chairman Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) raised concerns today about the Wolf Administration’s plans to make significant changes to the state’s charter school law through the regulatory process instead of working with the General Assembly:

To highlight the importance of voters knowing “what a YES vote means” for the May 18 ballot questions, a group of senators Tuesday discussed the need to protect lives and livelihoods while restoring critical checks and balances in Harrisburg.  

Senate Special Committee on Election Integrity and Reform | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. | North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 and Virtual Participation |