Clarion County Native Recommended for Promotion to Brigadier General
The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee today (March 26) recommended that a Clarion County native be promoted to Brigadier General in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Committee to Consider Two Bills during Wednesday Meeting
The Senate Finance Committee will consider two bills, including a measure to support fundraising efforts by Pennsylvania’s volunteer fire departments, at its meeting set for Wednesday, March 27, according to Committee Chairman Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Senator Hutchinson Comments on Governor’s Proposed FY 2019-20 Budget
Senator Scott Hutchinson issued the following statement on the proposed $34.1 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 that Governor Tom Wolf unveiled before a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday. Listen. [Read More]
Slippery Rock Municipal Authority Receives $3.2 M PENNVEST Funding
The Slippery Rock Municipal Authority was awarded $3.245 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for major infrastructure improvement projects, according to Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Finance Committee to Consider Pension Forfeiture Measure
The Senate Finance Committee will hold its first meeting of the 2019-20 Legislative Session on Tuesday, January 29, to consider a measure that would require the forfeiture of pension benefits for public employees who are convicted or plead guilty or no contest to any job-related felony offense, according to Committee Chairman Senator Scott Hutchinson. [Read More]
Hutchinson Named Vice Chair of Communications & Technology Committee
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati today (January 25) appointed Senator Scott E. Hutchinson to serve as Vice Chairman of the Senate Communications & Technology Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session. [Read More]