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Community Development and Affordable Housing Projects Receive State Grants
April 13, 2018

Community Development and Affordable Housing Projects Receive State Grants

Eight affordable housing and community development projects in the 46th Senatorial District will receive funding through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund, according to Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46).  [Read More]

Op-ed: Nurse Practitioners Hold Key to Expanding Access to Quality Care
April 4, 2018

Op-ed: Nurse Practitioners Hold Key to Expanding Access to Quality Care

Pennsylvania is in the midst of a healthcare crisis, and nowhere is the problem more obvious than in rural communities.  [Read More]

State Senate Approves Bipartisan Crime Victims Package
March 21, 2018

State Senate Approves Bipartisan Crime Victims Package

The State Senate today approved a package of bills strengthening protections for victims of crime and ensuring that victims and their families are treated with respect and dignity by the criminal justice system.    [Read More]

Tierne’s Law Earns Final Approval, Heads to the Governor’s Desk
March 21, 2018

Tierne’s Law Earns Final Approval, Heads to the Governor’s Desk

A proposal that would help district judges protect domestic violence victims is now headed to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46).  [Read More]

 
March 20, 2018

Senators Make Final Push for Passage of Bipartisan Crime Victims Package

A bipartisan group of state senators today appealed for final Senate consideration Wednesday of a package of bills strengthening protections for victims of domestic violence.    [Read More]

Bartolotta Bills Benefitting Veterans Advance in Committee
March 20, 2018

Bartolotta Bills Benefitting Veterans Advance in Committee

Two bills sponsored by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) to benefit Pennsylvania veterans were approved today by the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.  [Read More]

House Approves Tierne’s Law to Protect Domestic Violence Victims
March 12, 2018

House Approves Tierne’s Law to Protect Domestic Violence Victims

A proposal that would help district judges protect domestic violence victims is one step closer to becoming law with unanimous approval by the House of Representatives today, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46).  [Read More]

 
February 6, 2018

Bartolotta Reacts to Governor’s 2018-19 Budget Proposal

Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) issued the following statement today in reaction to the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget proposal totaling $33.2 billion:    [Read More]

Bartolotta Introduces Two Bills to Expand Economic Opportunities for Veterans
February 1, 2018

Bartolotta Introduces Two Bills to Expand Economic Opportunities for Veterans

Two bills introduced by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) today would help create new business and job opportunities for military veterans.  [Read More]

Senate Panel Endorses Resolution Urging Governor to Lift Gas Drilling Moratorium
January 30, 2018

Senate Panel Endorses Resolution Urging Governor to Lift Gas Drilling Moratorium

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a resolution today that urges Governor Wolf to lift the moratorium on non-surface disturbance natural gas drilling on state forest land, according to the resolution’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46).  [Read More]

Bartolotta Comments on Wolf Administration’s Permitting Announcement
January 26, 2018

Bartolotta Comments on Wolf Administration’s Permitting Announcement

Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) issued the following statement today regarding the Wolf Administration’s announcement relating to improvements to the Department of Environmental Protection’s permitting process:  [Read More]

Media Advisory – Writer/Director, Star of “Relentless” To Attend Private Screening at the Capitol
January 25, 2018

Media Advisory – Writer/Director, Star of “Relentless” To Attend Private Screening at the Capitol

In an effort to draw greater attention to the problem of human trafficking, writer and director Lance Tracey and lead male actor David Castro will meet with legislators and other government officials for a briefing and private screening of their movie, “Relentless,” on January 29 at 5 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the Capitol’s North Office Building in Harrisburg.  [Read More]

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