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February 9, 2024

Public hearing on challenges surrounding rural health care

Senate Majority Policy Committee | Anthony M. Lombardi Education Ctr., Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hosp.,1163 Ctry. Club Rd, Monongahela, PA | Watch Live  [Read More]

Laughlin Announces Nearly $160,000 in Grant Funding for Erie County Schools
February 8, 2024

Laughlin Announces Nearly $160,000 in Grant Funding for Erie County Schools

Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) is proud to announce Erie County schools have been awarded a total of nearly $160,000 in grant funding through Pennsylvania’s Career and Technical Education Supplemental Equipment Purchase Program to obtain new training equipment for their students.  [Read More]

Sen. Laughlin to Update Local Leaders About Recent Human Trafficking Hearing
January 17, 2024

Sen. Laughlin to Update Local Leaders About Recent Human Trafficking Hearing

As a follow-up to the Jan. 11 Senate Majority Policy Committee public hearing about human trafficking, Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49), chair of the committee, will meet with local Erie leaders and stakeholders on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Crime Victim Center, 125 West 18th Street, Erie, PA, to discuss the hearing and talk about how the Erie community is partnering to stop and prevent human trafficking. Approximately 20 local leaders are expected to participate in the event.  [Read More]

Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing About Human Trafficking
January 10, 2024

Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing About Human Trafficking

With a backdrop of January being Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Jan. 11 being National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Senate Majority Policy Committee will be holding a public hearing about human trafficking on Thursday, Jan. 11, starting at 2 p.m. in the Union Trust Building, 11th Floor, 501 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, according to Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49), chair of the committee.   [Read More]

Not Just on Private Islands: Human Trafficking is Here
January 5, 2024

Not Just on Private Islands: Human Trafficking is Here

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and although it would be easier to ignore it, human trafficking is very real and close to home.  [Read More]

Erie County Museums Receive Nearly $27,000 in State Grant Funding
December 12, 2023

Erie County Museums Receive Nearly $27,000 in State Grant Funding

A total of nearly $27,000 in state grant funding has been awarded to Erie County museums, announced Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49).  [Read More]

Erie’s Sarah A. Reed Children’s Center Awarded $71,500 for St. Ann’s Campus Upgrade
December 12, 2023

Erie’s Sarah A. Reed Children’s Center Awarded $71,500 for St. Ann’s Campus Upgrade

A planned renovation of the St. Ann’s campus of Erie’s Sarah A. Reed Children’s Center (SARCC) has been awarded $71,500 through the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), announced Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49).  [Read More]

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December 11, 2023

Senate Approves Laughlin’s Public Transportation Modernization Bill

The state Senate today unanimously passed legislation that would modernize the management of Pennsylvania’s public transportation systems, said bill sponsor Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49).  [Read More]

Laughlin Applauds Commonwealth Court Ruling Against PA Joining RGGI
November 2, 2023

Laughlin Applauds Commonwealth Court Ruling Against PA Joining RGGI

The Commonwealth Court has ruled the effort to force Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which would have created a tax on Pennsylvania energy and raised electricity bills statewide, violates the Pennsylvania Constitution, announced Sen. Dan Laughlin.  [Read More]

Garage Floor Drain Discharge Bill Reported from Committee
October 24, 2023

Garage Floor Drain Discharge Bill Reported from Committee

The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy reported to the full Senate legislation, Senate Bill 265, that would allow garage floor drains to be discharged to a treatment tank of an on-lot sewage system, said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-49.  [Read More]

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