01/23/2012
HARRISBURG – Legislation that seeks to make it easier for businesses to interact with state government by streamlining the permitting process was endorsed today by the House Commerce Committee, said Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence), a main co-sponsor of the legislation.
12/22/2011
GREENVILLE – Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) notified residents of her legislative district that Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have reached a tentative agreement that will allow patients in western Pennsylvania to continue to see the in-network physicians of their choice in the new year.
12/12/2011
HARRISBURG – Legislation that will help ease the burden for owners of family farms to leave their agricultural property to their children or the owner’s siblings has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, according to co-sponsor of the legislation, Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence).
11/02/2011
HARRISBURG – Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin accepting applications for cash grants Nov. 1. Crisis grants will also be available on that date.
09/20/2011
GREENVILLE – Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) invites residents to attend her fifth annual Senior Citizen Expo, to be held Friday, Sept. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
09/15/2011
JAMESTOWN – The public is invited to attend a brief ceremony to dedicate the Staff Sergeant David M. Veverka Veterans Memorial Bridge on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m., said Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence), who authored the legislation which has been in the legislative process for more than two-and-a-half years.
09/13/2011
HARRISBURG – Along with Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann, Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) invites volunteer fire companies and ambulance services throughout Pennsylvania to submit an application for the 2011 Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program (VFCVASGP).
09/06/2011
GREENVILLE – Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) today reminded area senior citizens that there is no charge to apply for the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate program and that assistance in completing the application is available at no charge at any of her district offices.
08/12/2011
Business owners and economic development experts on Thursday explained the various factors that are discouraging business and industry from creating jobs in Pennsylvania during a public hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee at Thiel College in Greenville, Mercer County.
08/04/2011
Senior citizens who were or may be in jeopardy of losing their eligibility for the state’s two prescription drug assistance programs due to past and future Social Security income adjustments will now be able to continue with the programs thanks to a new law sponsored by Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence).
07/21/2011
Protecting access to good health care for residents is a top concern for regional lawmakers as the leaders and members of the General Assembly today urged Highmark and UPMC to get back to the bargaining table.
07/19/2011
As of Aug. 23, new street drugs known as “bath salts” or synthetic narcotics will be banned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, said Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Mercer/Crawford/Lawrence), who voted for the ban this spring.
06/29/2011
Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) today issued the following statement after House passage of the 2011-12 state budget:
06/28/2011
Rep. Michele Brooks (R-Crawford/Mercer/Lawrence) today applauded Gov. Tom Corbett for signing into law a proposal that will further protect law-abiding Pennsylvanians’ right to protect themselves and their families in the face of danger.