Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) voted against the 2026-27 Pennsylvania state budget, saying that while the final spending plan is an improvement over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s irresponsible $53.3 billion proposed budget, it continues a pattern of spending beyond the commonwealth’s projected revenues and fails to address Pennsylvania’s growing structural deficit. [Read More]
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) and Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-87) will host a free shredding and license plate replacement event on Thursday, July 30, from 4-7 p.m. at Mechanicsburg Middle School, 1750 S. Market St., Mechanicsburg. [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee advanced Senate Bill 1345, sponsored by Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16), and House Bill 2496, sponsored by Rep. Paul Friel (D-26), with strong bipartisan support. The bills deliver critical new tools to local governments across the commonwealth, empowering municipalities and the people who live within them to determine the development that best suits their communities. [Read More]
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) will host a telephone town hall on Wednesday, July 1, at 2 p.m., with special guest Rep. Wendy Fink (R-94) to discuss their proposal to eliminate school property taxes and replace them with a fairer, more stable funding model for Pennsylvania's public schools. [Read More]
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released the long-awaited performance audit of Pennsylvania’s Automatic Motor Voter System. [Read More]
State Sens. Dawn Keefer (R-31) and Greg Rothman (R-34), together with Reps. Nate Davidson (D-103), Sheryl Delozier (R-88), Barb Gleim (R-199) and Thomas Kutz (R-87), announced funding for eight projects that will serve Cumberland County residents by supporting community service providers, enhancing safety, improving accessibility and expanding opportunities for recreation. [Read More]
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) introduced groundbreaking legislation, Senate Bill 1236, to reduce regulatory burdens on small-scale construction projects and combat rising housing costs by reforming the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting process under Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law. [Read More]
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released its dynamic economic analysis of Senate Bill 962, sponsored by Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31), and its companion, House Bill 1649, sponsored by Rep. Wendy Fink (R-94), to eliminate school district property taxes for every homeowner, landlord and business in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The Senate passed a series of bills this week advanced by the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31), designed to improve the efficiency and accessibility of local government operations across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) voiced strong opposition to a bill that threatens school choice and unfairly penalizes cyber charter school students and families. [Read More]
