News Releases
Jun
07
2022
June 07, 2022
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) formally recognized law enforcement agencies throughout the state today who donated protective equipment to humanitarian aid workers in Ukraine. [Read More]
May
10
2022
May 10, 2022
As more countries move toward accepting Bitcoin as legal tender, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) today announced plans to create a task force including the state treasurer, representatives of the state’s major public employee pension funds and other financial and policy experts to study how federal policy changes relating to digital currency could benefit Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Apr
28
2022
April 28, 2022
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today regarding the unnecessary and expensive obstruction of the Senate’s election investigation by Governor Tom Wolf, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Senate Democrats: [Read More]
Apr
26
2022
April 26, 2022
An important revitalization project at The Bellefonte Works will move forward thanks to a state grant announced by Senator Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today. [Read More]
Apr
22
2022
April 22, 2022
Senator Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) and Representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced an additional $500,000 in grant funding today to help Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CViM) better meet the health care needs of community residents. [Read More]
Apr
14
2022
April 14, 2022
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today in reaction to Philadelphia becoming the first major city in the U.S. to reinstate an indoor mask mandate: [Read More]
Apr
13
2022
April 13, 2022
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) issued the following statement today after passage of two bills to help restore integrity of Pennsylvania’s elections: [Read More]
Apr
13
2022
April 13, 2022
In a strong step forward to safeguard the integrity of Pennsylvania’s elections, the Senate approved two bills today that would prevent the future use of unsecured ballot drop boxes and ban private money to fund election operations. [Read More]
Apr
08
2022
April 08, 2022
Senate Republicans announced they will soon introduce a proposal sponsored by Senators Cris Dush (R-25), Ryan Aument (R-36), Jake Corman (R-34), and Kim Ward (R-39) that will require mail-in ballots that are not returned in the mail to be returned only to the County Board of Elections office, effectively eliminating drop boxes in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Apr
06
2022
April 06, 2022
Senate Republican leaders praised the Commonwealth Court today for preventing the Wolf Administration from moving forward with its unconstitutional entry into a multi-state carbon tax agreement that would hurt Pennsylvania’s economy. [Read More]