March 3, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: PUC
Senator Elder Vogel questions PUC Chairman Stephen DeFrank during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the PA Public Utility Commission. [Read More]
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March 2, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: Transportation, Part 2
Senator Elder Vogel questions Secretary Michael Carroll during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Transportation (PennDOT). [Read More]
February 26, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: DEP
Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. questions Secretary Jessica Shirley during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). [Read More]
February 26, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: Corrections/Parole Board
Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. questions Secretary of Corrections Laurel Harry and Parole Board Chairman C. James Fox during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Corrections and the PA Parole Board. [Read More]
February 25, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: Human Services, Part 1
Senator Elder Vogel questions Secretary Valerie Arkoosh during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Human Services (Part 1). [Read More]
February 24, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: DGS
Senator Elder Vogel questions Secretary Reggie McNeil during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of General Services (DGS). [Read More]
February 24, 2026
Budget Hearing Q&A: State Police
Senator Elder Vogel questions Acting State Police Commissioner George Bivens during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the PA State Police. [Read More]
February 20, 2026
Vogel Hosting Elder Scams & Prevention Seminar on March 9
Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) announced his office will be hosting an Elder Scams & Prevention seminar Monday, March 9, at 11 a.m., at the Cranberry Township Senior Center, 2525 Rochester Rd. in Cranberry Township. [Read More]
February 3, 2026
Vogel: We Will Be Focused on Advancing Policies to Improve PA’s Fiscal Health and Bolster Its Future
Following Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.3 billion dollar budget proposal, which increases spending by 5.4% and would risk potential future tax increases on Pennsylvania taxpayers, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) released the following statement: [Read More]
January 16, 2026
PA State Lawmakers and Agriculture Leaders Applaud the Signing of Federal Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
State Senate and House Agriculture Committee leaders Sens. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Judy Schwank (D-11), and Reps. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121) and Dan Moul (R-91), joined by Pennsylvania agriculture leaders, applaud the signing of the federal Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act as well as Congressman Glenn Thompson’s advocacy and dedication to get this legislation to the finish line. [Read More]