March 20, 2024
Laughlin’s Sunday Hunting Legislation Reported from Committee
The state Senate Game and Fisheries Committee has reported Senate Bill 67 to the full Senate. [Read More]
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February 14, 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]