News Releases

State Senators Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), Bob Mensch (R-Berks, Bucks & Montgomery), and Mike Regan (R-Cumberland & York) will host a Roundtable Discussion regarding the issue of Veterans Suicide on Thursday, December 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lehigh Carbon Community College (Scheller Center).    [Read More]

Lehigh and Northampton Counties will receive almost $400 million in Interstate Transportation funding for planned Lehigh Valley projects in the 2021 Twelve Year Interstate Program, according to Senate Majority Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and PA Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards.   [Read More]

Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne congratulates DeSales University on being named a 2019 “Guard-Friendly School” by the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (PNGAS).   [Read More]

Alburtis and Macungie Boroughs have been awarded Multimodal Transportation Fund grants by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) at its meeting today (Tuesday, November 12), according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representative Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh, Berks), who collaborated to secure these grants.   [Read More]

A project in Upper Saucon Township has been awarded funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) at its meeting today (Tuesday, November 12), according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representative Justin Simmons (R-Lehigh, Northampton and Montgomery), who collaborated to secure the grant.    [Read More]

Municipalities and planning organizations can apply now for grants to improve existing traffic control signals, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne (R-16 District).   [Read More]

The Public Higher Education Funding Commission will hold its next hearing to hear testimony related to higher education funding, affordability and effectiveness and administration and operations.   [Read More]

"In the spirit of Fire Prevention Month and the beginning of the heating season, it is important to make the public aware of the dangers of Carbon Monoxide, and the importance of having detectors in every home," Said Jeremy Warmkessel, Local 302 IAFF President.   [Read More]

The Special Education Funding Commission will hold its fourth public hearing tomorrow (Tuesday) to continue to receive testimony and discussion on the current formula for distributing special education payments to school districts in Pennsylvania.   [Read More]

The Special Education Funding Commission will hold its second public hearing this week to continue to receive testimony and discussion on the current formula for distributing special education payments to school districts in Pennsylvania.     [Read More]

The Special Education Funding Commission will hold its next public hearing to receive testimony and discussion on the current formula for distributing special education payments to school districts in Pennsylvania.     [Read More]

Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Browne, and Representative Gary Day will hold their annual Senior Information Fair at Country Meadows of Allentown in Building 4 on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cetronia Ambulance Corp. will again be a partner for the event.   [Read More]