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As the new Majority Chair of the House Education Committee, it is my job to help craft policies that address these concerns, lawmaker writes.
Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (Republican from Lycoming County), the Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced last week that he intends to introduce legislation to establish an Independent Energy Office (IEO). The IEO would be established along the same lines as state's successful Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). The IEO would,
DAVID E. HESS On April 20, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation by party-line vote– Republicans supporting– to allow the General Assembly to kill final regulations by doing nothing, provide a shield to law violators and mandating private review of DEP permit applications. The bills include: — Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing: House Bill 72 (Keefer-R-York) would require legislative approval of any economically significant final regulation or final-omitted regulation that has an impact of $1 million or more on a regulated community. In order for ...
School districts put to the test with statewide exams. But, could students soon catch a break? The annual statewide exams that are normally given in person are posing a big challenge to school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Jamie Bittner (FOX43) Updated: 7:58 PM EST February 26, 2021 PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Statewide tests like the Keystone exam and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment are normally given in person before the end of every school year. But during a pandemic that poses a real problem to school districts especially as many of...
Something and represented something that is unique. fairness and a measured approach to things. fought fiercely for the things he believed in, that he thought would improve this country on a daily basis. look at his relationship with mark meadows and trey gowdy during the hearings on hillary clinton. he was fair. he fought for fairness even when he was minority chair, when he was majority chair he was the same. that's, i think, a voice that is going to be astoundingly missed. >> and joe and mika, i'm thinking back to another moment earlier this year, an oversight committee hearing where congre...