News Releases

French Creek Recreational Trails will receive $76,480 for an extension of the Ernst Trail in Vernon Township, Crawford County, Sen. Michele Brooks announced today.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks announced that Jamestown in Mercer County will receive $140,000 for a new sewage pumping station, awarded under the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Small Water and Sewer Grant program   [Read More]

Nearly $300,000 in grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) will fund sanitary sewer improvements for two Mercer County communities, state Sen. Michele Brooks and state Rep. Mark Longietti announced today.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks announced that five projects in Crawford County are receiving Small Water and Sewer Grants, totaling more than $260,000.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks is encouraging local schools to apply now to receive funding through a new grant program dedicated to improving school safety.   [Read More]

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Pennsylvania, the state’s leading small-business association, announced that Sen. Michele Brooks is among the state lawmakers who has a strong pro-business, job growth voting record.   [Read More]

In an effort to fulfill her ongoing goal to strengthen the Titusville campus of the University of Pittsburgh, Sen. Michele Brooks announced that she has worked with the governor and the university to secure an additional $4 million in support.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks and Rep. Ryan Bizzarro invite older Pennsylvanians to a Senior Expo on Friday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at Our Lady of the Lake Social Hall in Edinboro, at 128 Sunset Drive.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks and Rep. Mark Longietti announced that the Shenango Township Municipal Authority was approved to receive a $4.8 million loan and a $4.4 million grant at today’s meeting of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVEST).    [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks and Rep. Tedd Nesbit announced that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PennVEST) has just approved a $2.9 million grant and $2.6 million low-interest loan for Stoneboro Borough, and a $10.9 million low-interest loan for Grove City Borough, to improve decaying and overloaded infrastructure.    [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks wanted to let people know that if they have not yet submitted their Property Tax and Rent Rebate application before the June 30 deadline, that deadline has been extended for six months, until Dec. 31, 2018.   [Read More]

Today, the state Senate approved a balanced, fiscally responsible budget for 2018-2019 that requires no new taxes, and increases funding for education, school safety initiatives, agriculture, critical access hospitals, and Lyme disease, said Sen. Michele Brooks.    [Read More]