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E-news Updates – August 2, 2025

August 2, 2025

E-news Updates – August 2, 2025

In this Update: Focus on the 46th Senate Acts to Provide Funding for Local Bridge Projects Legislation to Make PA Leader in Drone Research Approved by Senate Children in Hot Cars: Look Before You Lock Protecting Yourself on Facebook Marketplace Sunday Hunting Days Set for 2025 Tuesday is National Night Out Focus on the 46th […] [Read More]

E-news Updates – July 27, 2025

July 27, 2025

E-news Updates – July 27, 2025

In this Update: Taking Action After Pet Cremation Scandal My Companion Legislation to Accelerate Permitting for Data Centers PA Broadband Development Authority Awards Laptops to Area Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Focus on the 46th Bill to Expand Body Camera Use for Law Enforcement Passes Senate New Law Protects Users of Virtual Currency Nature Photo […] [Read More]

E-news Updates – July 19, 2025

July 19, 2025

E-news Updates – July 19, 2025

In this Update: State Budget Update Focus on the 46th Expanding Access to Lifesaving Naloxone, Making Prescription Drug Costs More Transparent New Law Will Improve Stroke Care Across PA Legislation to Address Pennsylvania’s Shortage of CPAs Signed into Law Watch Out for Scammers Posing as State Employees State Budget Update The Senate convened for session […] [Read More]

Bartolotta Announces Legislation to Accelerate Permitting for Data Centers

July 17, 2025

Bartolotta Announces Legislation to Accelerate Permitting for Data Centers

Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) announced plans today to introduce companion legislation aimed at ensuring timely permitting for data center projects. [Read More]

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Aug 2

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What an absolutely incredible turnout for my Identity Theft Prevention Shredding Event this morning at Ringgold High School! The #CameraCrew got their workout in for sure. I’d say 19 full totes shredded, 1 car tire re-inflated, and our first-ever motorcycle drop off is a pretty successful day. Thank you to everyone who came out!

HUGE thank you to Tom Thompson from Ringgold High School who made sure the whole event ran smoothly!!

As always, thank you Steel City Shredding (🇺🇸 Veteran Owned) and our driver/operator Mike for shredding everyone’s sensitive documents!

#IdentityProtection

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Jul 30

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🎀✂️ Today, UPMC unveiled new urgent care centers across the state, reaffirming its commitment to rural healthcare. We celebrated one of the new UPMC–GoHealth Urgent Care centers this morning in Waynesburg, expanding access to high-quality, on-demand care for residents of Greene County.

All centers are open 365 days a year and welcome walk-ins, however you can save your spot online if you’d prefer. They accept most major insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, and offer affordable same-day pricing for patients without insurance.

Dr. Donald Yealy (who cut the ribbon!) reminded everyone that if you’re experiencing severe pain in your chest, abdomen, or head—or if you're having difficulty breathing—experiencing symptoms such as sudden weakness or numbness in your face, arms, or legs; confusion; difficulty speaking; or changes in vision or balance may indicate a much more serious condition and require a visit to your local hospital emergency room. In Greene County, that would be UPMC Greene.

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Jul 25

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This week I attended a public meeting with farmers from around southwestern PA and the Pennsylvania Game Commission at the Lone Pine Social Hall in Washington County. The Game Commission discussed the launch of a pilot program to help tackle the crisis of the mass of deer population that has been decimating our farmer's crops for far too long.

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Jul 23

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Jul 21

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Last week in Charleroi, we celebrated all of the volunteers from Center on the Hill, Donora, Monongahela Senior Center, Perryopolis, and Riverside Place Senior Center programs by enjoying a wonderful lunch, great entertainment, and door prizes.

I was thrilled to present Senate of Pennsylvania certificates of appreciation to all four senior centers. The certificate reads in part “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢, 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.”

A special thank you to the Southwestern PA Area Agency on Aging, Inc. for arranging this wonderful event and for the kind invitation.

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Jul 18

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There was reason to celebrate today in South Strabane Township as the county officially kicked off the demolition of the old Washington Mall. Congratulations to the Washington County Board of Commissioners, Washington County Commissioner Nick Sherman who has taken leadership of the project, and The Redevelopment Authority for reaching the finish line—or the starting block, depending on how you look at it. Razing the dilapidated mall is just the beginning, as there’s an optimistic timeline to open what we strongly believe to be a new Costco 😉 by December 2026. Additional stores and businesses are expected to develop around the potential warehouse club.
Now, Tear.. Down.. This.. MALL!

Nate Phillips, President at Chapman Business Properties emceed the event; also saying a few words were Bob Weber, Chairman South Strabane Board of Supervisors; Robert Griffin, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority; PA State Rep. Tim O’Neal; Tony Rosenberger, President and Chief Operating Officer at Chapman Properties

Photo and video of me on the hydraulic excavator are courtesy of Gino Bioni. Thanks!

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Jul 17

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Surprise! I was thrilled to catch Stacy Berdine along the Jacktown Fair parade route and present her with a well-deserved retirement citation from the Pennsylvania Senate. Stacy spent her entire career at the West Greene School District retiring at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Her dedication to the Pioneers and the entire West Greene community is immeasurable and deserves celebrating!

Stacy and her husband Hoyt – both West Greene graduates – are the proud parents of two daughters and reside on their family farm in Aleppo Township. Joining me in this special recognition is Greene County Commissioner Jared Edgreen who also presented Stacy with a citation from the Greene County Commissioners.

Congratulations, Stacy!

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Jul 14

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Thank you to Jeff Kotula, President of Washington County Chamber of Commerce for inviting me to join an important roundtable discussion on how energy and artificial intelligence will create economic growth opportunities for our region.

It was a pleasure to engage in conversation with Mike Sommers, CEO of The American Petroleum Institute (API), PA State Rep. Tim O'Neal, Laural Ziemba and Robert (Bob) Lewis of Range Resources Corporation, Zach Smith of CNX, Brian Temple of Imperial Land Corporation, Randy Durr of FirstEnergy Corp., and James Lyle of Moody and Associates, Inc.

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Jul 13

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I know there’s still more fun to be had this weekend, but an early and well deserved congratulations to Mayor Bernard Kubitza and the Ellsworth 125th Celebration Committee for pulling off a wonderful event this weekend. 🚒 The Fireman’s Parade was a ton of fun, and I’m honored to have been a part of it. Ellsworth Community Park had so many fun activities and food - the petting zoo was adorable, just sayin’ 🐐😍

Congratulations to Ellsworth and its residents — here’s to another 125 years! 🥂

Incorporated on August 20, 1900 - Ellsworth was originally a coal mining town. Throughout its rich history, Ellsworth has been blessed with dedicated civic leaders who have helped it grow and flourish, as well as diligent and productive citizens who have helped it to become an inspiring presence in this Commonwealth.

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Jul 12

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🥃 Huzzah! Let the Whiskey Rebellion Festival begin! I love delivering a PA Senate proclamation (with a little crowd participation 😉) and tying off a few sponsor ribbons to the liberty pole! #OpeningCeremonies

Make sure you bring the family down to Washington tomorrow for a full day of festivities!

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Jul 11

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🎀✂️ Yesterday we celebrated the ribbon cutting for Mountain States Pressure Service, Inc. in Waynesburg. MSPSI has been operating in the region for a number of years, and I am thrilled they have decided to make Greene County their permanent home. MSPSI brings decades of experience and employ over 50 people, right here in our backyard.

The energy industry continues to grow and evolve in southwestern Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. I am always advocating for their safety and success. Congratulations to Josh, Chad, Jim, and the entire team at MSPSI.

As always, a huge thank you to Melody, Sarah, and the crew at the Greene County Chamber of Commerce for hosting this event. It is important to celebrate economic growth and community engagement.

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Jul 11

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🇺🇸 Thank you for your service and for your family’s sacrifice.

Here are a few 📸 from my fourth annual free barbecue picnic to show my appreciation for Veterans, Active Duty Members, and their families of the 46th Senatorial District. I’m so, so happy that everyone came out and enjoyed themselves tonight!

I once again teamed up with What’s Smokin’ BBQ who cooked up some amazing food. Military Veteran Troy Hellen (Desert Storm) and his staff are just the nicest people and did an outstanding job. Thank you!
HUGE shout out to DJ JK, John Koval, for once again volunteering his services to provide an excellent music selection for everyone. He’s such a professional and great guy - he was so excited to entertain our Veterans and Active Duty Members. John, you’re the best!

See you next year!!

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Jul 10

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It's always great to hear the progress that The Reclaim Project has made over the years. By the end of this summer, they anticipate to have deconstructed 70 blighted properties and 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 usable materials since 2022. They have done great work in Beaver County. 👏🏻

📸 Pictured with me from left to right is Brian Sapp, Chuck Verrett, and Nick Trombetta.

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Jul 10

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Yesterday I had an opportunity to listen to local leaders about issues and concerns impacting their townships and boroughs. I would like to thank the officials from Hanover and Independence Townships (Beaver County) for sharing your perspectives and priorities in an open, collaborative setting.

📸 Pictured with me from left to right is Darrin Miller (Hanover), Debra Shaffer (Independence), Daniel McLaughlin (Independence), Daisy Spearing (Hanover), John Morrow (Hanover), John Wiatman (Hanover)

A huge THANK YOU to Mike Janoski for allowing us to meet at his beautiful Janoski’s Farm and Greenhouse / Market & Gift Shop. Mike joined me in one of the pictures in this photo album.

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Jul 8

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I am a board member of the University of Pittsburgh - Institute of Politics (IOP) and recently met with Samantha Balbier, IOP Director, and Laura Stephany, IOP Senior Policy Analyst, to receive a few updates on advancements regarding dual enrollment. In 2022, my legislation signed into law allows students of brick-and-mortar charter schools, regional charter schools and cyber charter schools to enroll in concurrent college courses through an institution of higher education. Previously, only students at traditional public schools were able to participate in dual enrollment programs.

Samantha (pictured right) and Laura (pictured left) also shared a little bit about the IOP's newly launched Community and Economic Development Policy Committee. This committee has been strategizing to identify areas to help grow small business in Western PA and create pathways for workforce development not only for our younger folks but for those already in the workforce.

I always appreciate the continued dialogue between the IOP and our region's leaders, thank you!

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Jul 8

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the PennDOT District Executive Rachel Duda and the District 12 leadership team. We talked about the projects that are in different phases of construction all around the 46th Senatorial District, as well as maintenance issues facing our communities. I am very appreciative of the work that this team does – and I am grateful for the open door policy that we have.

📸 Pictured with me from L-R is Jeremy Hughes, Cristy Kasovich, Rachel Duda, Angela Baker, Joel Morris and Tim Cook

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Jul 4

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There was a lot of fun to be had before the #4thofJuly parade even started! 😉📸

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Jul 4

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🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! Is it just me or does the annual Canonsburg 4th of July Celebration Parade get bigger every year?!? The crowd was A-MAZING this year!

The #CameraCrew tried to keep the kids cool by handing out 3,000 icy Popsicles 🥶😎 Shoutout to John Jordan for stepping in and helping the Crew today 👏🏻 #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay #parade

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Jul 4

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🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day! #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay

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Jun 25

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As lawmakers, it’s crucial to work with our colleagues across the aisle and across the State Capitol Building. I’m proud to have worked closely with Representative Elizabeth Fiedler and advocate for the Solar for Schools grant program. Today we celebrated the recipients of the inaugural investments. Five of the schools are from the 46th Senatorial District - California Area School District, Canon-McMillan School District, Intermediate Unit 1, West Greene School District and Greene County Career and Technology Center. ☀️👏🏻

The link to the full press conference is in my bio.

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Jun 24

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“Pennsylvania produces the second largest amount of natural gas in the country. Guess what? We could produce four-times what we’re making right this minute. What would that mean? What would that mean to PA, to our economy, to employment, to generational wealth, to freedom? - We should be exporting freedom from right here in PA by means of natural gas.”

Today I joined American Petroleum Institute Pennsylvania on #NaturalGasAndOilDay in Harrisburg to spotlight Pennsylvania’s energy opportunity and advocate for policies that strengthen our robust natural gas and oil industry.

📺 Watch the full press conference on my YouTube channel. The link is in my bio.

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Jun 24

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💪 Senate Sisters - Senator Tracy Pennycuick, Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver, and Senator Rosemary Brown

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Jun 21

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Today we celebrate Anthony Post’s Eagle Scout Award, from Troop 1391. Anthony is the son of Ryan and Lisa Post and a recent graduate of Carmichaels Area School District. For his Eagle Scout community service project, Anthony planted trees around the pond at the West Beth Hiking Trail to assist with soil stability, and he also installed posts and rope to delineate the parking area.

Eagle Scout, the highest advancement rank available in Scouting America is only attained by small precenting of Scouts. This monumental achievement represents the great sacrifice and tremendous efforts that have been made by this young man. Congratulations, Anthony.

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Jun 20

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I was incredibly excited to present Ellsworth Borough with a Senate Proclamation honoring their upcoming 125th Anniversary! Incorporated on August 20, 1900 - Ellsworth was originally a coal mining town. Throughout its rich history, Ellsworth has been blessed with dedicated civic leaders who have helped it grow and flourish, as well as diligent and productive citizens who have helped it to become an inspiring presence in this Commonwealth.

You can help them celebrate this milestone on July 12 at Ellsworth Community Park. There's so much happening, check out their flier for more details.

📸 Pictured with me from left to right is Georgiann Kovacicek, Treasurer of the Ellsworth 125th Celebration Committee; Mayor Bernard Kubitza; Mark Segedi, Borough Council President; Michael Lowther Assistant Chief of the Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company

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Meet Camera Bartolotta

Senator Camera Bartolotta, representing Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties since 2014, has authored laws on domestic violence, farming, COVID-19 relief, healthcare funding, water supply protection, ride-sharing, worker safety, and school bus protection. She currently serves on the Senate Republican Leadership team as Majority Caucus Secretary, co-chairs the Gas and Oil Caucus, and co-founded the Criminal Justice Reform Caucus. She is a proud mother of two and has welcomed her first grandchild, Florence.

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