PA Senate Communications and Technology, Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committees Hold Joint Hearing to Discuss AI in the Biotech Sector in PA
Today, Senator Tracy Pennycuick (24th District) and Senator Frank Farry (6th District) held a joint hearing at Merck & Co., to discuss the growing use of AI to advance innovation in the biotechnology sector. [Read More]
Pennycuick and Bradford Announce $6.8 Million PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Removal in Montgomery County
Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Representative Matthew Bradford (D-70) announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved Aqua PA, Inc. for a $6,830,000 grant to remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at the Meyers, Cranberry, and Rahns Well Stations in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County. [Read More]
Pennycuick and Scheuren Announce PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Removal in Montgomery County
Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and Representative Donna Scheuren (R-147) announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved Aqua PA, Inc. for a $955,000 grant to remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at the Ivy Ridge Well Station in Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County. [Read More]
Pennycuick Announces Nearly $3 Million for 24th Senate District Sewer and Stormwater Projects
Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) announced today she helped secure nearly $3 million in grants for municipal stormwater and sewer projects. The grants were awarded through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s PA Small Water & Sewer Program. [Read More]
Pennycuick Secures Over $2.4 Million for Local Transportation Projects
Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) announced today that she helped secure over $2.4 million in grants for transportation improvement projects across Montgomery County. The grants were awarded through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Multimodal Transportation Fund. [Read More]
Pennycuick Announces Grants for 24th Senate District Law Enforcement Agencies
Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) announced today that she helped secure grants for six law enforcement agencies in the 24th Senate District through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development. [Read More]
Educators Identify Opportunities to Improve Reading Performance
Educators and reading specialists discussed how new requirements for reading instruction have benefited students and identified areas where further progress could be made during a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today. [Read More]
Pennycuick to Host Public Hearing Examining Literacy
Strategies to improve reading performance in schools will be reviewed during a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee hosted by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) and chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) next week. The hearing will focus on structured literacy, a science-based approach to reading instruction codified into law through Act 135 of 2024. [Read More]