Apply now for property tax/rent rebates
Applications are now available for the Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program and qualified individuals should file as soon as possible, according to Senator Elder Vogel. The maximum standard rebate is $650, but supplemental rebates for qualifying homeowners can boost rebates to $975. [Read More]
Three Beaver County businesses receive energy efficiency grants
Three Beaver County businesses were recently awarded state grants intended to help them trim energy costs and reduce pollution, according to Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]
Harrisburg Happenings
The Senate Appropriations Committee, which I serve on, held its first week of public hearings on Governor Corbett’s proposed state budget for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year. [Read More]
Harrisburg Happenings
The Senate will carefully study the $29.4 billion state General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 unveiled by Governor Tom Corbett on Tuesday before a joint session of the General Assembly. [Read More]
Senate ready to consider Gov. Corbett’s FY 2014-15 budget request
The Senate will carefully study the $29.4 billion state General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 unveiled by Governor Tom Corbett on Tuesday (February 4) before a joint session of the General Assembly, according to Senator Elder Vogel (R-47). [Read More]
SB 1149, 1107 and 1188
Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Meeting – February 4, 2014 [Read More]
Local districts receive Safe School grants
Several school districts in Beaver and Lawrence counties were selected to receive state grants for the placement of school resource officers and school police officers in schools, according to Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]
Beaver County Conservation District receives $48k state grant
The Beaver County Conservation District will receive a Growing Greener grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, according to Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]
Harrisburg Happenings
Several bills received final legislative approval this week and were sent to the Governor for his signature and enactment into law. [Read More]
Attorney General Kane updates Pennsylvania consumers on Target security breach
Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane cautioned consumers who may have been victims of the security breach at Target to only deal directly with Target or her office with concerns about their personal information. [Read More]
New interactive map shows drug take-back box locations
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is now offering an interactive map on its website that plots the locations of hundreds of prescription drug take-back boxes statewide, according to Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]
Sessions set to explain Tavern Gaming Licenses
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Gaming Control Board, Department of Revenue and State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will hold three informational seminars in Western Pennsylvania to detail the new Tavern Gaming Licenses, according to Senator Elder Vogel. [Read More]