As the 91st anniversary of the “Star-Spangled Banner’s” adoption as our National Anthem is celebrated on March 3, Sen. Michele Brooks invites fifth and sixth grade students in her Senatorial District to enter an essay contest on the significance of these stirring lyrics. [Read More]
Senator Michele Brooks announced plans this past week to introduce legislation that will help address the unprecedented nurse workforce shortage in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Sparked by legislation sponsored by Sen. Michele Brooks and Sen. Maria Collett, nurses residing in Pennsylvania and licensed through the Pennsylvania Department of State, can apply for new funds recently added to the PA Student Loan Relief for Nurses Program. Applications are due to PHEAA by March 1, 2022. [Read More]
Sen. Michele Brooks has been selected as “Legislator of the Year” by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs (PSACF). [Read More]
Today, the Governor signed into law House Bill 253, legislation that takes a bipartisan, bicameral approach to help address the immediate needs of our hospitals and staffing shortages in order to keep access to health care local. [Read More]
HARRISBURG (January 18, 2022) Sen. Michele Brooks was presented with a “Legislative Champion” Award from the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) today. “I am honored and humbled to be among a group of such dedicated legislative leaders, to partner with PHCA to help our loved ones in long-term care settings, and to represent the people […] [Read More]
It was to my great disappointment and concern that, on January 11th, Governor Tom Wolf vetoed the Legislature’s concurrent disapproval resolution that would have blocked the Department of Environmental Protection’s Regulation 7-559, authorizing Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). [Read More]
