HARRISBURG – With the passage of the 2025-26 state budget, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) announced the Hazleton Area School District will receive an increase of more than $15 million.
HARRISBURG – After 135 days, and many Pennsylvanians feeling the pain derived from lack of funding, the state budget impasse is finally nearing an end. Today, both the House and Senate advanced five budget-related bills, and the Northeast Republican Delegation, along with Republican Leadership, ultimately voted YES on the overall budget.
HARRISBURG – Following his vote for the 2025-26 state budget, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) issued this statement:
HARRISBURG – House Resolution 15, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
HARRISBURG – A resolution sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) to recognize Nov. 11, 2025, as Veterans Day in Pennsylvania was advanced to the full House of Representatives today.
HARRISBURG – This week, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) joined with his House colleagues to help move Pennsylvania’s energy industry forward.
HARRISBURG – Members of the Northeast Republican Delegation of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today are calling on House Democrats to stop with the delays and put the budget on the calendar for all to vote.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro will be holding his annual FREE Senior Expo at Hazleton’s Laurel Mall on Friday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon.
HARRISBURG – The Northeast Republican Delegation of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today issued the following statement regarding the ongoing budget impasse:
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was approved today by the state House of Representatives, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill).
HARRISBURG – Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), Jamie Barton (R-Berks/Schuylkill), Joanne Stehr (R-Northumberland/Schuylkill) and Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) today announced $33,485 in grant funding has been awarded through the Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant program to support important restoration work at the historic Yuengling Mansion in Schuylkill County.
HAZLETON – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today announced roughly $647,000 in Local Share Account funds have been awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for three Luzerne County municipalities.
HARRISBURG – The state House of Representatives has unanimously approved legislation that would increase pension payments for veterans who are blind and for veterans who have lost limbs or are paralyzed due to their military service, according to Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), one of the bill’s prime sponsors.
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously approved today by the House Education Committee, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill).
HAZLETON – A total of $150,000 in grants to support computer science and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education have been approved for schools in Luzerne and Schuylkill counties, according to Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).
HARRISBURG – A resolution recognizing March 25, 2025, as “National Medal of Honor Day” in Pennsylvania, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill), was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives this week
HARRISBURG – A resolution designating April 2025 as “Community College Month” in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved by the House Education Committee this week, according to Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne), who serves on the committee. House Resolution 64 will next be considered by the full House of Representatives.
HAZLETON – To help residents better understand Pennsylvania’s firearms laws and how to be more responsible gun owners, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-Carbon/Luzerne/Schuylkill) will co-host a free Concealed Carry Seminar on Wednesday, April 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the West Hazleton Borough Building, 100 S. 4th St., in Hazleton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
HAZLETON – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) is urging residents concerned about Penn State University’s plan to possibly close some of its Commonwealth campuses, including the four in northeast Pennsylvania, to comment on the proposal.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) today announced he has been appointed to serve on the School Safety and Security Committee under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency by House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton).
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