HARRISBURG – Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) and Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-111) and Jeff Olsommer (R-139) announced more than $1.75 million in state funding has been awarded to communities across the 20th Senatorial District through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund.
HARRISBURG – Sixteen community improvement projects in Pike and Wayne counties will receive more than $1.4 million in state funding through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Local Share Account (LSA) Program. The grants will support initiatives ranging from park and road improvements to public safety upgrades and workforce development planning.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) announced $257,400 was recently awarded in Susquehanna County to develop a non-motorized boat launch at Ira Reynolds Park along the Susquehanna River. The funding was approved through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Boating Facility Grant Program.
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Exploring Pennsylvania’s Energy Potential” to discuss how Pennsylvania’s natural gas can be leveraged to lower costs, grow jobs, and strengthen grid reliability.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) is announcing the Central Wayne Regional Authority will receive $3.97 million in grant and low-interest loan funding to replace all deteriorated sewer infrastructure in the Grove Street and Terrace Heights area with advanced and more durable construction materials.
WHAT: Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) and Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-111) and Brenda Pugh (R-120) will be on hand for the groundbreaking of a 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility for current and future generations of skilled electrical linemen with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1319. A mock check representing the funding for the project will be presented.
HARRISBURG – More than $542,000 was awarded to 39 fire and emergency medical services (EMS) companies in the 111th Legislative District through the 2024-25 Pennsylvania Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, according to Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-Lackawanna/Monroe/Wayne) today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent announcement to close additional prison facilities in the Commonwealth:
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-Lackawanna/Monroe/Wayne) are happy to announce the Dorflinger Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary is set to receive $250,000 through the Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP).
HARRISURG – A group of state lawmakers is urging customers of both Frontier and Verizon Communications to weigh in on the proposed merger of the two companies at a series of upcoming hearings to be held by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) today announced six organizations in Susquehanna and Wayne counties are set to receive $1.47 million in grant funding aimed at revitalizing communities and empowering residents to succeed.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) took the oath of office Tuesday to begin his 5th two-year term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
WHAT: Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) will take the oath of office as state representative in the 111th Legislative District.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) has been appointed to serve as a deputy whip in the 2025-26 Legislative Session, which began Dec. 1, by House Republican Whip Tim O’Neal (R-Washington).
HARRISBURG - Today, Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Jeff Olsommer (R-Wayne/Pike), and Sens. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Pike/Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) and Rosemary Brown (R-Wayne/Lackawanna/Monroe) announced they helped to secure over $5 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants and Public School Facility Improvement grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for projects throughout the counties where they share representation.
HONESDALE – Residents of Susquehanna and Wayne counties are encouraged to join Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) at his Senior Expo on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Waymart.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) announced the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) has awarded $787,322 to Liberty Township.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) today issued the following statement in response to passage of the state’s $47.6 billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year:
HARRISBURG – Susquehanna County and its municipalities will share nearly $15 million in impact fee revenue derived from natural gas producers in Pennsylvania during 2023, according to Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne).
HARRISBURG – State grants totaling $929,713 were awarded to local projects through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), according to Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) and Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-111) and Jeff Olsommer (R-139).
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