Jul
11
2018
July 11, 2018
State Senator Mario Scavello will host his Annual Senior Expo on Monday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Pocono Mountain’s Swiftwater Elementary Center (135 Academic Drive, Swiftwater, PA). [Read More]
Jun
27
2018
June 27, 2018
Clean fill and regulated fill standards will be studied at an upcoming public hearing hosted by the Senate Majority Policy Committee on Monday, July 9, according to Chairman David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks). [Read More]
Jun
25
2018
June 25, 2018
State Senator Mario Scavello will host an upcoming public hearing with the Senate Majority Policy Committee to discuss the Commonwealth’s clean fill and regulated fill standards. [Read More]
Jun
25
2018
June 25, 2018
Legislation sponsored by Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) to reduce littering across Pennsylvania by requiring offenders to pick up trash received final legislative approval and will be sent to the Governor for enactment. [Read More]
Jun
22
2018
June 22, 2018
Scavello Applauds Senate Approval of On-Time, No-Tax Budget That Invests in Education, School Safety
The state Senate today approved a fiscally responsible budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 that holds the line on spending, increases funding for education and school safety initiatives, and includes no new taxes, according to Senator Scavello, who supported the measure. [Read More]
May
30
2018
May 30, 2018
Today State Senator Mario Scavello joined Chris Barrett, CEO of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB), and Monroe County Commissioner Charlie Garris to announce a new litter initiative in the Pocono Mountains. [Read More]
May
24
2018
May 24, 2018
Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) was honored Wednesday by the Solar Unified Network of Western Pennsylvania (SUNWPA) and the PA Chapter of Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) for his efforts to boost the use of clean energy in the Commonwealth. [Read More]
Apr
23
2018
April 23, 2018
Standing with taxpayers from across Pennsylvania, Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) today announced legislation to eliminate residential school property taxes through the state’s existing homestead exclusion program. [Read More]
Mar
14
2018
March 14, 2018
Legislation sponsored by Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) to allow the use of a leashed tracking dog to track big game which has been legally harvested or wounded was approved by the House of Representatives and is headed to the Governor for enactment. [Read More]
Feb
06
2018
February 06, 2018
Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) responded to Governor Wolf’s FY 2018-19 budget address, saying he looks forward to carefully studying the $33.2 billion proposal as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee over the next few weeks. [Read More]
Jan
31
2018
January 31, 2018
Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) applauded yesterday’s Senate passage of legislation he is co-sponsoring to generate significant economic development statewide, create jobs and enhance the state’s clean energy portfolio. [Read More]
Jan
25
2018
January 25, 2018
Senator Mario Scavello (R-40) hailed the announcement that PAC Worldwide will be expanding its operations to Lower Nazareth Township, creating 160 new jobs in Northampton County. [Read More]