The Senate today approved a resolution introduced by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to compel a top cabinet official in the Gov. Josh Shapiro administration to explain his refusal to provide information related to Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ), which previously was requested through a Senate committee subpoena. [Read More]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) and Rep. Zach Mako (R-183) today announced a nearly $2.1 million state grant will be used to remove traffic signals and install a roundabout on an accident-prone section of state Route 309 near a proposed business park. [Read More]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) today announced firefighters at Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department will benefit from a nearly $160,000 state grant to pay for new breathing equipment. [Read More]
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) today announced $5.7 million in state funding has been awarded for a North Penn Water Authority water main project to connect the Salford Township and Sellersville systems. [Read More]
State Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) today issued the following statement after Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Bethlehem to tout his corporate welfare strategy based on using borrowed money to clear and upgrade specific sites in Pennsylvania with the hope that an employer may want to use one of those sites for their business: [Read More]
State Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) on Thursday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. will unveil a new sign renaming state Route 143 in Lehigh County as Heroes Highway in honor of local fallen firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris. [Read More]
The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16), today voted to subpoena one of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s cabinet officials – Revenue Secretary Pat Browne – to obtain tax information about the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ). [Read More]
The state Senate today approved a bill introduced by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) that would ensure parents are notified when a weapon is discovered at a school or school-sponsored event their child attends. [Read More]
Parents deserve to know when a weapon is discovered at the school or school-sponsored event their child attends. That’s the sentiment behind a bill introduced by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) that was approved last week by the Senate Education Committee. [Read More]
With some incarcerated veterans suffering from service-related, trauma-based conditions, the state Senate Wednesday approved a resolution introduced by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) calling for a state commission to study if they’re receiving adequate treatment. [Read More]
