Post Session Report :: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

SB 184, PN 128 (Picozzi) – Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1985 to provide for visiting team physicians from other countries. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. SB 153, PN 103 (Brooks) – Prohibits UC payments to individuals who take actions to discourage their own...

Fontana Announces $200K State Grant to Carnegie

Allegheny County – January 29, 2025 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced a Greenway, Trails, and Recreation Program grant of $200,000 has been awarded to the Borough of Carnegie. “I am proud to have advocated for this state grant that will be used for...

Schwank Announces Grant Funding for Sports Courts in Mohnton Borough

Reading, PA — January 28, 2025 — Today, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $200,000 in Greenways, Trail and Recreation Program (GTRP) grant funding for Mohnton Borough. The GTRP distributes funding from the Marcellus Legacy Fund, established by Act 13 of...

Sen. Fontana Announces Grants for Local Projects from Gaming Funds

Allegheny County – January 28, 2025 – Today, State Senator Wayne Fontana announced $2,262,144 in grants from the Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) for infrastructure and redevelopment projects across the 42nd Senatorial District. Fontana worked to...

Sen. Kearney Announces $350K for Open Spaces and Trails Projects

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 28, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced two projects in the 26th Senatorial District will receive a total of $350,000 in state funding to support development, rehabilitation, and improvements to public parks,...