June 6, 2022
Meeting to consider certain Executive Nominations
Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee | June 7, 2022 | Off the Floor | Senate Chamber [Read More]
Author: Brigitte S.
May 20, 2022
Meeting to consider certain Executive Nominations
Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee | May 23, 2022 | Off the Floor | Senate Chamber [Read More]
April 12, 2022
Senate Passes Crime Victim Protection Package
The Pennsylvania Senate today passed a package of four bills designed to assist crime victims by providing stronger protections, increasing support, and improving access to services, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), Senator Ryan Aument (R-36), Senator Kim Ward (R-39), Senator Pat Browne (R-16) and Senator Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
April 4, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward Issues Statement on Senate’s Efforts to Override the Governor’s RGGI Carbon Tax Veto on Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) today offered the following statement regarding support for the Senate’s efforts to override the governor’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax veto on Pennsylvanians. [Read More]
March 30, 2022
Meeting to consider SB 1019 and certain executive nominations
Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee | Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | Off the Floor | Senate Chamber [Read More]
March 17, 2022
PHCA’s Day of Caring event offers support, gratitude to nursing home workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the workforce crisis in long-term care, overwhelming the remaining workforce and jeopardizing access to care for seniors and adults with disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) held a Day of Caring on Thursday at Hempfield Manor skilled nursing facility in Greensburg to mark the second anniversary of the start of the pandemic. PHCA’s Day of Caring shines a spotlight on the workforce crisis while providing support for nursing home caregivers. [Read More]
March 16, 2022
**MEDIA ADVISORY ** Majority Leader Kim Ward Joins PHCA Day of Caring at Hempfield Manor Westmoreland County
Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward will join the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) on Thursday, March 17, 2022 for a Day of Caring event at Hempfield Manor skilled nursing facility in Greensburg, Pa. [Read More]
March 14, 2022
“DON’T MISS YOUR MAMMOGRAM!” PBCC, PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, Fox Chase Cancer Center to Announce FREE Mammogram Event, Stress Importance of Early Detection
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), together with Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-39) and Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of the Temple University Health System, will host a news conference urging women to schedule mammograms – screenings that could save their lives on Tuesday, March 15 at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Center Building Entrance (not the entrance with the sculpture; other side of the building), 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA [Read More]
February 25, 2022
Senate Republicans Seek to Prevent Wolf Administration from Bypassing Legislative Process on RGGI
In an ongoing effort to protect Pennsylvanians against higher energy bills and job losses in the energy industry, Senate Republican leaders filed a request with the Commonwealth Court today to intervene in a lawsuit the Wolf Administration filed to force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
February 9, 2022
Legislation Boosting Aid to First Responders Set for Enactment
Building on a promise to provide Pennsylvania’s frontline heroes with relief, Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) today voted to advance a measure to provide $25 million in funding to support our Commonwealth’s EMS providers. [Read More]