June 2, 2025
Meeting to consider SB 71, SB 181, SB 790 and SB 812
Senate State Government Committee | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]
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May 8, 2025
Chairman Dush, PA Senators Hold DGS Accountable for Missing Disposition Plans, Severely Mismanaged State Properties
PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Senator Cris Dush (R-25) and six state Senators have sent the following letter (excerpted below) informing Department of General Services (DGS) Secretary Reggie McNeil that his department has seemingly failed to submit the statutorily required state property disposition plan before this year’s deadline and has failed to do since at least 2013. [Read More]
May 7, 2025
Dush Subpoena Warning Initiates Promise of DOC Disclosure on Targeted Closings of SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp
Senator Cris Dush (R-Jefferson) issued the following statement regarding the response for information letter he received from PA Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Laurel Harry on the proposed closings of SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp. [Read More]
May 5, 2025
Meeting to consider SB 226, SB 305, SB 306 and SB 686; and HR 25
Senate State Government Committee | Room 8E-A, East Wing | [Read More]
April 24, 2025
Dush Follows Through on Public Promise to Exercise Subpoena Authority, (If Necessary), to Spare SCI Rockview and Quehanna Boot Camp from Targeted DOC Closings
Following through on the public promise he made during the recent PA Department of Corrections (DOC) “Listening Session” on the proposed closing of SCI Rockview, PA Senate State Government Committee Chairman Cris Dush (R-25) has sent the following letter (excerpted below) to DOC Secretary Laurel Harry. [Read More]
April 23, 2025
Dush, Borowicz Announce $2.6 Million Low-Interest Loan for Central Clinton County Water Filtration Authority Project
Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-76) Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) today announced that the Central Clinton County Water Filtration Authority has been approved by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for a nearly $2.6 million low-interest loan to make improvements to its filtration system. [Read More]
April 23, 2025
Dush, Causer Announce Funding for Keating Township Municipal Authority Water Project
Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Martin Causer (R-67) today announced a $2 million low-interest loan for the newly formed Keating Township Municipal Authority to improve drinking water service in the region. [Read More]
March 25, 2025
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Rein in Use of “Acting Secretaries”
Legislation to restore constitutional integrity and transparency in executive branch appointments has been approved by the Senate State Government Committee, according to the measure’s sponsors Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) and Cris Dush (R-25). [Read More]
March 21, 2025
Meeting to consider SB 225 and SB 472; and SR 46
Senate State Government Committee | Room 8E-A, East Wing [Read More]
February 24, 2025
Dush, Smith Announce $300,000 for Jefferson County Transportation Project
Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has awarded $300,000 for a repaving project in Jefferson County. [Read More]