Business Consulting Event Scheduled for July 15
A representative from the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be available to offer free business consulting services at Senator Camera Bartolotta’s (R-46) Southpointe office on July 15 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. [Read More]
Bartolotta Applauds Passage of State Budget with No New Taxes
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of a $30.1 billion state budget that invests $100 million in new funding for basic education without the need for an increase in broad-based taxes or Governor Wolf’s punitive tax on the natural gas industry: [Read More]
Bipartisan Highway Worker Protection Bill Clears Senate
Reckless drivers who endanger the lives of highway workers and emergency personnel in work zones would face tougher penalties under legislation approved by the Senate today, according to the bill’s sponsors, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-43). [Read More]
Senate Approves Measure Promoting Beneficial Use of Treated Mine Water
The Senate passed legislation today that would help reduce the use of fresh water in oil and gas drilling operations by promoting the use of treated mine water, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Transportation Committee Endorses Highway Worker Protection Bill
The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved legislation today that would better protect highway workers and emergency personnel in work zones, according to one of the bill’s sponsors, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Senate Panel Approves Bartolotta Bill to Promote Beneficial Use of Treated Mine Water
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation today that would reduce the use of fresh water in natural gas drilling operations by promoting the use of treated mine water, according to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Bartolotta Responds to CONSOL Energy’s Termination of Retiree Healthcare Benefits
Senator Bartolotta issued the following statement today in reaction to CONSOL Energy Inc.’s recent announcement regarding the pending discontinuation of healthcare benefits for retirees. [Read More]
Local Counties, Municipalities to Receive Impact Fee Revenue
Counties and municipalities that make up the 46th Senatorial District will receive a total of more than $29.5 million in funding as a result of the impact fee levied on unconventional natural gas wells in 2014, according to Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). [Read More]
Bartolotta, Costa Introduce Bipartisan Highway Worker Protection Bill
Senate Bill 887 would discourage irresponsible driving in work zones by enacting stiff penalties, including fines and long-term license suspensions, for drivers who endanger or kill a highway worker in a construction zone due to distracted or aggressive driving. [Read More]
Issues Directly Affecting Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Industry
Senator Bartolotta participates in a Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on issues facing the anthracite coal industry in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Senator Bartolotta to Host Telephone Town Hall Event June 10
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) is encouraging community residents to share their perspectives on state and local issues during a live telephone town hall event on June 10 from 6-7 p.m. [Read More]
Bartolotta Introduces Bill to Reduce Use of Fresh Water in Natural Gas Drilling
Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) introduced legislation today that would help reduce the use of fresh water in natural gas drilling operations by promoting the use of treated mine water. [Read More]