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Senator Martin Announces Grow PA Scholarship Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) encourages eligible Pennsylvanians to apply now for the Grow PA Scholarship Grant program for the 2026-27 academic year at pheaa.org/growpa. [Read More]
Senate Republican Leaders Voice Concern About Spending Levels in Shapiro’s Budget
Senate Republicans will work to reduce spending and produce a more fiscally responsible budget than the plan presented by Gov. Josh Shapiro today, said Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13). [Read More]
Meeting to consider SB 116, SB 256, SB 704, SB 712, SB 782, SB 974, SB 1014, HB 538 and HB 710
Senate Appropriations Committee | Rules Committee Conference Room [Read More]
Martin, Picozzi Highlight Catholic Schools Week in Pennsylvania
Senators Scott Martin (R-13) and Joe Picozzi (R-5) sponsored a resolution honoring Catholic Schools Week in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
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The Lancaster School of Cosmetology and Therapeutic Massage has provided career training for community residents for more than four decades. I enjoyed touring their facility recently!
Discover Lancaster CEO Jeffrey Vasser recently updated me about the organization’s efforts to promote tourism in the area, which brings in an estimated $3.5 billion annually in economic activity.
Rinse and repeat: Gov. Shapiro’s budget is more of the same. The only way they can pretend his numbers work is by undercounting the expenses by billions of dollars and including new taxes on controversial policies the General Assembly hasn’t approved.
I had a great conversation about the Governor’s budget address – including the potential for new taxes – with Joel D. Smith on Face The State. Tune in Sunday morning at 8:30am on @whptv.
