John's Blog

I drove to Williamsport early this morning for Senator Gene Yaw’s student program.  Gene’s program is much different than what I did.  He had small groups of students in a classroom with a panel of state officials and lobbyists.  There … Read more>

I went through a stack of scheduling requests for this coming Monday, Tuesday and Wed. that could choke a horse.  If there is anyone out there who is not coming to Harrisburg next week, let me know.  I worked on … Read more>

I met with constituents this morning then went to the quarterly advisory board meeting of Youth Forestry Camp #3 in Huntingdon County.  We had an informative meeting, as usual and spent some time going over the educational program at the … Read more>

I had trouble with my cell phone last week and was advised to do an update that should have been done a few weeks ago.  I got advice from an IT guy and my carrier before doing it.  Well, after … Read more>

Happy Mother’s Day!  Charlotte and I took my mother to lunch after church.  We had a good time together.  I hope everyone who was able to do something for their mother did so.  For those that couldn’t, I hope they … Read more>

I spent all day at our inaugural A.B. Ross Leadership Program.  After the local schools were no longer interested in continuing our William Penn Leadership Program, we decided to approach Penn State Extension about a program for 4H students.  They … Read more>

I heard an economist speak this morning at ABCD’s annual breakfast.  He tried to put a positive spin on where the economy globally and nationally is headed, but it was not all good news.  He was surprisingly bullish on this … Read more>

This morning I attended Senator Don White’s student event at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  I was on an insurance panel with insurance company executives.  We had a classroom full of high school students and worked through a mock bill that … Read more>

The Senate passed budget bills today by a vote of 39 to 8.  Most of the D’s voted with us, which was great.  The package of bills now goes to the House and starts through their process.  Word in the … Read more>

I had more appointments in the office today than I can remember for a long while.  It is always busy at the capitol close to budget time and this year is no exception.  The Senate Appropriations Committee passed budget bills … Read more>