PA Senate Leaders Issue Statement on State Budget Progress
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) issued the following statement today on the current status of the 2025-26 state budget. [Read More]
Senate Passes Lifesaving, Bipartisan Breast Cancer Imaging Legislation
With broad bipartisan support, the Senate today approved legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s no-cost breast cancer screening law by ensuring diagnostic imaging is fully covered, removing financial barriers for patients. [Read More]
TOMORROW: Bipartisan Senate Leaders Celebrate Senate Bill 88 to Expand No-Cost Breast Cancer Diagnostic Imaging
Sen. Frank Farry (R-6), Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-43), Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-2) and other bipartisan members of the Senate will host a press conference tomorrow to celebrate the passage of legislation – Senate Bill 88 – which will expand on Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking law to provide no-cost screenings for those at high risk of breast cancer. [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward on President Trump’s Signing Off on Nippon/U.S. Steel Partnership
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s signing off on the partnership between Nippon and U.S. Steel: [Read More]
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward on Status of USS/Nippon Partnership
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) issued the following statement on the status of the USS/Nippon partnership: [Read More]
Senate Committee Votes to Expand on Act 1 to Provide No-Cost Diagnostic Breast Imaging
Expanding on Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking law to provide no-cost screenings for those at high risk of breast cancer, Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) announced today that the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 88 to expand the law in several ways, including the addition of diagnostic screenings. [Read More]