February 6, 2024
State Senate Committees Zero In on Cybersecurity
The Bucks County Emergency Services Center CAD system spent nine days offline last month after hackers crashed it. [Read More]
In the News
November 1, 2023
Enlightening senatorial tour leaves nothing ‘up in the air’
The chair of the state Senate Communications & Technology Committee was among those visiting on Wednesday, impressed by a variety of instructional areas alongside Penn College administrators, state Sen. Gene Yaw and legislative colleagues. [Read More]
October 18, 2023
Bears on the Hill: Environmental Policy Class Heads to the State Capitol
Ursinus College is defined by a community of thinkers and doers, guided by an open questions curriculum that ensures all members of the community are thinking about the impact they can have on the world beyond our campus borders. The students from Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Brie Berry’s Special Topics in Environmental Studies class personified that ethos by taking to the state capitol to understand how their studies and policy interests could begin to shape the environment not just in Collegeville, but across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [Read More]
August 15, 2023
Pa. Senators Look to Expand Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans
Pennsylvania is home to the fourth-highest veteran population in the country, with roughly 800,000 thousand veterans. [Read More]
August 15, 2023
Pa. Senators Look to Expand Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans
Pennsylvania is home to the fourth-highest veteran population in the country, with roughly 800,000 thousand veterans. [Read More]
August 8, 2023
Pennycuick and Mackenzie hold Dog Days of Summer Open House
Dog lovers were treated to a special open house Saturday morning hosted by state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick and state Rep. Milou Mackenzie. [Read More]
August 4, 2023
Proposed Legislation Would Give Property Tax Relief To Disabled Veterans
Senators Tracy Pennycuick (R-Berks/Montgomery) and Rosemary Brown (R-Lackawanna/Monroe/Wayne) have teamed up to introduce legislation aimed at providing property tax relief to more disabled Pennsylvania veterans by allowing them to reduce the assessed value on their property in relation to their disability rating. [Read More]
August 2, 2023
Legislation Impacting Veterans and Healthcare Issues in Pennsylvania with Tracy Pennycuick (R), PA State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senator Tracy Pennycuick discusses legislation calling for expanding eligibility for the state's Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption program by excluding certain benefits as income, the creation of a Task Force on Women Veterans’ Health Care in Pennsylvania, and legislation related to enhanced insurance coverage for genetic testing for certain hereditary cancers. Recorded July 26, 2023. [Read More]
July 26, 2023
Fight over school vouchers comes to Reading
One of the biggest current fights in Harrisburg found its way to Reading on Tuesday. [Read More]
July 18, 2023
Delaware Valley Journal – It’s Not Too Late to Save the State Budget Agreement (opinion)
Once again, it’s summer, and Pennsylvania is without a new state budget. [Read More]