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Capitol Report
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The latest news from the State Capitol
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Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week
I enjoyed the opportunity to welcome 70 students to Remco in Silver Spring Township Thursday morning during National Apprenticeship Week along with the Independent Electrical Contractors and the Partnership for Career Development. As our workforce demands shift, it’s important for students to consider all career pathways. I spoke to the students about how apprenticeships are a great first step to a family-sustaining job and long-term upward economic mobility. Thanks to Remco and all the community partners who welcomed students from across our region.
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Touring Pennsylvania American Water
On Monday, my office joined Pennsylvania American Water at its West Shore treatment plant for a tour and an update on the oil spill in the Conodoguinet Creek. My office will continue to keep in close contact with PA American Water to ensure our residents on their service have access to safe and clean water for their homes and businesses.
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Local Homeschool Students Visit the Capitol
This week, students from a local homeschool group visited the Capitol for a tour of the historic complex. It’s always a pleasure to see constituents and Cumberland countians visiting our beautiful statehouse! To schedule a tour of the Capitol, please click here.
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You’re Invited to My Legislative Open House!
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Honoring Gold Star Families
An initiative to create a new memorial on the Pennsylvania Capitol grounds has been signed into law.
Act 145 of 2024 will create a memorial for Gold Star families, who are the ones left behind when a service member dies. It will provide grieving families a place to gather, reflect, pray and share in fellowship with one another.
The monument, formed with four granite slabs, will be placed east of the Irvis Office Building and north of Walnut Street. It will be erected by the Woody Williams Foundation and MI Charitable Foundation at no cost to taxpayers.
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Attorney General Warns of Phishing Scammers Claiming ‘Fraudulent Activity’
The Office of Attorney General is alerting Pennsylvanians about a phishing scam involving claims of fraudulent activity on a person’s bank account in order to access personal data and information.
Oftentimes, the scammers will provide a telephone number for the target to call or instruct the target to reply to an email or text message.
The scammers then request login credentials to financial accounts, account numbers and other personal identifiable information, such as your Social Security number and date of birth.
Financial institutions will never call you asking for your account information or login credentials through a telephone call, text message or email.
If you receive such a call, email or text, do not respond. Instead, you should contact the number on the back of your debit or credit card or contact your financial institution’s local branch office and verify if they made the contact.
If you are a victim of a phishing scam, please inform the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection here or by emailing scams@attorneygeneral.gov or calling 1-800-441-2555.
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PennDOT Seeking Workers for Winter Maintenance Program
With winter just around the corner, PennDOT is looking for people to staff its winter maintenance program.
Positions available may include CDL equipment operators, mechanics, dispatchers, tradesman helpers and semi-skilled laborers. The positions pay between $17 per hour to $27.75 per hour. The winter maintenance program runs through April.
For additional information or to apply, click here.
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PA Mixed-Use Housing Development Pilot Program Accepting Grant Applications
The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is now accepting grant applications for its new $10 million PA Mixed-Use Housing Development pilot program to expand affordable housing options in the Commonwealth.
The pilot program will provide grant funding to eligible applicants for site development for a multi-use building, as well as conversion or rehabilitation of existing structures for mixed-use development. A portion of the project must be devoted to development of both rental and owner-occupied residential units.
Eligible applicants include municipalities, economic development organizations, redevelopment authorities, municipal authorities, industrial development agencies and for-profit organizations. The deadline to apply is Dec. 6. Click here for more information.
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