News Releases

Mifflintown Borough has been awarded an additional $594,000 to rehab the Cross Street culvert, which has been closed to all traffic since 2017, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and state Rep. John Hershey (R-82).   [Read More]

Huntingdon Borough has been awarded $250,000 toward improving the street lighting on multiple streets in Huntingdon Borough, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and state Rep. Rich Irvin (R-81).   [Read More]

Patton Township has been awarded $700,000 to improve road safety by reconstructing the intersection of Fox Hill and Bernel roads, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-171) announced today.   [Read More]

Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34), in partnership with the PA Game Commission, will hold a seminar on the effects of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on the state’s deer population.   [Read More]

The State Senate today approved legislation that will bring the most comprehensive changes to Pennsylvania’s election laws in more than eight decades, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34), who said the modernizations will make it easier for all residents to take part in elections.    Listen   [Read More]

The Senate approved legislation today to provide security grants to faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

The State Senate today passed legislation that would end child marriage in Pennsylvania, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

Ferguson Township, Centre County, has been awarded a state grant to support the costs of upgrading traffic signals under the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s “Green Light-Go” program, according to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34).   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s decision to begin the regulatory process in order for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI):   [Read More]

The State Senate today approved legislation that would increase the legal age for selling all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from age 18 to 21, according Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34), who said the measure is intended to save lives from smoking-related diseases.   [Read More]

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) issued the following statement announcing the resignation of Senator Folmer.   [Read More]

A $2.5 million state grant has been awarded to Mifflin County to undertake a major three-part economic development initiative, according to Senator Jake Corman (R-33), state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-171), Rep. John Hershey (R-82) and Rep. Rich Irvin (R-81).   [Read More]