02/03/2012
HARRISBURG – Two local watersheds have been awarded significant funding to help address environmental concerns within the project areas they serve, announced Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga).
01/24/2012
HARRISBURG – Joining Gov. Tom Corbett in the Governor’s Reception Room today, Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) was present for the public signing of legislation into law that will provide public access to birth and death records of Pennsylvania citizens after a specified period of time.
01/23/2012
HARRISBURG – Continuing his commitment to provide the best possible service to the people he represents, Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) today shared a report out of Harrisburg that shows his district offices have provided nine times the volume of documented services in 2011 than the average state lawmaker. This makes his office No. 1 in the Republican Caucus for constituent service.
01/13/2012
Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) today announced that 25 fire and EMS companies in the 68th Legislative District have been awarded more than $211,291 under the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program (VFCVAS).
12/27/2011
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett this week signed into law two health care legislative measures championed by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga), chairman of the House Health Committee, that would upgrade licensing regulations for abortion facilities and make important updates to the state’s Family Caregiver Support Program.
12/22/2011
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett today signed into law Rep. Matt Baker’s (R-Bradford/Tioga) legislation establishing regulatory oversight of natural gas pipelines in the Commonwealth to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).
12/21/2011
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) today announced grant awards for Bradford and Tioga counties from the County Conservation Partnerships Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
12/14/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matt Baker’s (R-Bradford/Tioga) bill to update Pennsylvania’s Family Caregiver Support Program to include non-relative caregivers and bring the state program in line with its federal counterpart was unanimously passed by the state Senate this week and now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.
12/13/2011
HARRISBURG – Legislative language first drafted by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) to protect women’s health by holding abortion clinics to the same licensing regulations as other surgical health care facilities was passed on the floor of the House today in the form of Senate Bill 732.
12/13/2011
The Pennsylvania Senate today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) granting regulatory oversight of natural gas pipelines in the state to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).
11/17/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) this week voted in favor of legislation passed by the state House that would create an impact fee on natural gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shales. The bill was adopted by the House following a comprehensive amendment crafted by Baker that addresses the need for greater local control and takes into account the issues many residents have raised regarding potential impacts on their quality of life.
11/14/2011
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State House today approved legislation (House Bill 1343) authored by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) that would update laws governing the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities to enhance economic development opportunities for PASSHE universities, faculty and students.
10/13/2011
HARRISBURG – Special lower interest rates from the Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) are now available for homeowners in flood-affected counties, Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) announced today.
10/11/2011
HARRISBURG – In an effort to help those citizens stricken by natural disaster, state Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) has once again introduced legislation to create a Pennsylvania State Disaster Loan Program to be administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA).
10/05/2011
HARRISBURG – The state House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) that would expand Pennsylvania’s Family Caregiver Support Program to include non-relative caregivers and bring the state program in line with its federal counterpart.