PA Anti-Human Trafficking Caucus Celebrates Passage of Bill to Increase Enforcement/Penalties for Sex Trafficking/Prostitution
Legislation sponsored by Pennsylvania Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Caucus Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) aimed at helping the Pennsylvania attorney general and law enforcement more effectively target and prosecute human trafficking was passed 49-1 by the Senate today. [Read More]
Judiciary Committee Advances Dush ‘SB357’ to Fully Protect Sacred Right to Carry Concealed Firearm
Legislation sponsored by Pennsylvania Senate Second Amendment Caucus Chairman Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) that would fully allow for the concealed carrying of legally owned firearms, Senate Bill 357, was advanced (9-5) by the Senate Judiciary Committee today, with all five negative votes cast by PA Senate Democrats. [Read More]
Measure to End State Funding for Gender Transition of Minors Passes Committee
Sens. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Cris Dush (R-25) today announced legislation to end state funding for the gender transition of minors was passed with bipartisan support by the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. [Read More]
Dush, Causer Announce Funding for Austin Wastewater Project
Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and today announced nearly $575,000 in funding for wastewater improvements in Austin Borough, Potter County. [Read More]
More than $4.1 Million in PENNVEST Loan, Grant Funding Approved for Lock Haven, Say Dush, Borowicz
The City of Lock Haven has been approved by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for a roughly $1.24 million loan and a nearly $2.9 million grant to make improvements to its wastewater system, announced Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-76). [Read More]
Chairman Dush, PA Lawmakers Launch Bipartisan, Bicameral Anti-Human Trafficking Caucus
Sen. Cris Dush (R-25), caucus chairman, and co-chairs Sen. Maria Collett (D-12), Sen. Marty Flynn (D-22), Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28), Rep. Danilo Burgos (D-197), Rep. Kate Klunk (R-169), Rep. Clint Owlett (R-68), and Rep. Regina G. Young (D-185) announced today the formation and legislative priorities of a new bipartisan, bicameral group within the state legislature: the Pennsylvania Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Caucus. [Read More]