PUNXSUTAWNEY – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced Jefferson and Indiana counties will receive a combined sum of more than $252,000 in impact fees from the natural gas industry. In addition, the municipalities in the 66th Legislative District will receive an additional amount of nearly $180,000 combined.
HARRISBURG – In a major win for ATV/UTV enthusiasts across the Commonwealth, a group of lawmakers announced portions of state highways could soon be opened to serve as connector roads between trailheads under a new PennDOT policy.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana), the House Republican appointee to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) board, announced the investment of $242.8 million into 32 drinking water and wastewater projects across 23 counties throughout the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG – Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and State Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has awarded $300,000 for a repaving project in Jefferson County.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced today that fire and ambulance companies in the 66th Legislative District will collectively receive more than $339,000 in state grants to support their public safety mission.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) took the oath of office to begin his third term representing the people of the 66th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has awarded more than $104,000 to organizations in the 66th Legislative District for recreation and conservation projects. The funding comes from DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) issued this statement following news that Lancaster County election workers uncovered significant voter registration fraud and York County is investigating potential voter registration fraud:
HARRISBURG – State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41), Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) and Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) announced today they helped secure more than $3 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants and Public School Facility Improvement grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for projects throughout Jefferson County.
PUNXSUTAWNEY—Last week, Rep. Brian Smith (R- Jefferson/Indiana) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second in a series of hearings to discuss ways to safeguard Pennsylvania’s social benefit programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and to ensure the state’s resources are efficiently allocated and accessible to those who truly require assistance.
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana), and other lawmakers will host the second in a series of hearings titled “Excellence in Government: Preserving Benefit Integrity” to discuss ways to safeguard Pennsylvania’s social benefit programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and ensure the state’s resources are efficiently allocated and accessible to those who truly require assistance.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) opposed a bill mandating electronic records of gun sales. He issued this statement following the vote:
HARRISBURG – Following years of inaction by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to fix a broken broadcasting policy, Reps. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence), Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) have sent a formal letter to PIAA demanding change.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced today that fire and ambulance companies in the 66th Legislative District will collectively receive $320,214 in state grants to support their public safety mission.
HARRISBURG –Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his budget priorities for the 2024-25 fiscal year. State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) issued the following statement in response:
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) applauded tens of thousands of people who gathered at Gobbler’s Knob for Groundhog Day today to see Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast in person.
PUNXSUTAWNEY – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) is encouraging constituents to participate in the public comment period for the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority’s Digital Equity Plan. This plan is required to access Pennsylvania’s share of $2.75 billion in federal funds to expand broadband access in the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG – In a late session Rules Committee meeting this week, House Democrats voted to slash $150 million in Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) and Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarships for students in need.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) announced his bill to restart a Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE) program allowing minors to take part in compliance checks for liquor establishments has overwhelmingly passed the House. If signed into law, the program would continue through the end of 2027.
HARRISBURG – This week, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his administration will start automatically registering anyone to vote who either obtains or renews their driver’s license or state I.D.
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