On March 7, Gov. Josh Shapiro gave his first budget address to a joint session of the House and Senate. It was a dynamic address, full of the hope of…
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Wind and water don’t respect state lines
Majority Committee Chairs were appointed and, as has been previously reported in the last issue of the paper, I’ve been named the Chair for the House Game and Fisheries Committee.…
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Recent legislative elections include several firsts for women
History is made every day at the capitol through the passage of bills or other legislative events. But sometimes out-of-the-ordinary history is made, as it has been over the past…
Democrats take slim majority in the House for first time in 12 years
Allegheny County representatives Joe McAndrew (D-32), Abigail Salisbury (D-34) and Matthew Gergely (D-35) were sworn into office by Pennsylvania’s U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Susan Schwab…
Special election to fill 3 seats should ease partisan issues
Little progress has been made these past few weeks toward resolving partisan disagreements in Harrisburg. Following certification of the special elections being held on Feb. 7, to fill three vacant…
New year, new governor and a slow start for House and Senate
On Jan. 17, Pennsylvania’s new governor and lieutenant governor were sworn into office. Austin Davis was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor. Prior to this, Davis served as state representative for…
Swearing-in Day brought a surprise ‘independent’ speaker
The mess in Congress over the election of a new Speaker was interesting, to say the least. Having been a local government official, and now a member of the Pennsylvania…



