News Releases

Mar

30

2023

March 30, 2023

Declining enrollment and the cost of higher education highlighted Thursday’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearings on the 2023-24 budget requests for state-related universities and the State System of Higher Education.   [Read More]

Mar

29

2023

March 29, 2023

HARRISBURG – The Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed the proposed budget for the Department of Education during a public hearing today. Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing the largest Basic Education Funding increase in Pennsylvania history – more than $567 million in new state dollars. He did not follow through on his promise to fund Lifeline Scholarships, […]   [Read More]

Mar

28

2023

March 28, 2023

The Senate Appropriations Committee examined the budgets and operations of the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Agriculture in Tuesday’s hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.   [Read More]

Mar

27

2023

March 27, 2023

The Senate Appropriations Committee kicked off the second week of budget hearings Monday with the Department of State and Pennsylvania State Police.   [Read More]

Mar

23

2023

March 23, 2023

Reducing crime in Pennsylvania was the focus of Thursday’s Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing with state Attorney General Michelle Henry.   [Read More]

Mar

23

2023

March 23, 2023

Community residents can share their opinions on the most important issues facing the state and the region during Senator Scott Martin’s (R-13) next telephone town hall on Monday, March 27, at 6 p.m.   [Read More]

Mar

22

2023

March 22, 2023

The Shapiro Administration’s steps to impose nearly $670 million in new energy taxes on consumers highlighted today’s public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.   [Read More]

Mar

21

2023

March 21, 2023

The Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), continued public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Treasury and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.   [Read More]

Mar

20

2023

March 20, 2023

The Senate Appropriations Committee today began the first of three weeks of public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 state budget.   [Read More]

Mar

16

2023

March 16, 2023

Free child identification kits could be made available to parents to help relocate missing children under legislation introduced today by Senators Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Scott Martin (R-13).   [Read More]

Mar

09

2023

March 09, 2023

As Pennsylvanians prepare to set their clocks ahead an hour this weekend, Senator Scott Martin (R-13) is continuing to work to make daylight saving time permanent and eliminate the twice-yearly time changes.   [Read More]

Mar

07

2023

March 07, 2023

In response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s first budget address today, Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) reiterated their commitment to passing a conservative, fiscally responsible spending plan that strengthens Pennsylvania.    [Read More]