News Releases

It is with regret but in the best interest of public health that Sen. Michele Brooks announces the closure of her district offices to walk-in traffic. However, staff members are still available to take phone calls and receive emails.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks encourages citizens age 55 and older to sign up now for a four-hour refresher driver safety course as a follow-up every three years in order to keep an automobile insurance discount.    [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks encourages senior citizens to sign up now for a four-hour driver safety course at the Greenville Senior Center from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.   [Read More]

Sen. Michele Brooks said school safety grants totaling close to $2.6 million were awarded today to 24 school districts in Crawford, Mercer, Erie and Warren Counties, in addition to the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (IU).   [Read More]

State Senators John Yudichak (I-14), Lisa Baker (R-20), Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Michele Brooks (R-50) released the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s veto of Senate Bill 906   [Read More]

Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications are now available at the district offices of state Senator Michele Brooks for income-eligible older Pennsylvanians, widows and widowers, and adults with disabilities, for taxes paid in 2019.   [Read More]

Senator John Yudichak (I-14), Senator Michele Brooks (R-50), Senator Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) announced today that the Senate has concurred with changes made to Senate Bill 906 by a vote of 28-21 and the bill will now go to Governor Wolf.   [Read More]

The Canon Dairy Farm in Shenango Township, Mercer County, has been chosen to receive a $50,000 grant for new milk processing equipment, Sen. Michele Brooks announced today.   [Read More]

A group of legislators and stakeholders held a rally Capitol Main Rotunda to announce a lawsuit against Governor Wolf on the proposed closures of Polk and White Haven state centers.     [Read More]

Thiel College in Greenville will receive a $30,000 state “It’s On Us” grant to help improve campus security and provide resources to reduce the risk of sexual assault, according to Sen. Michele Brooks.   [Read More]

Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Joy Cone, a food processing manufacturer in Mercer County, will expand its cookie manufacturing operations to meet increasing market demand for cookie and wafer products.   [Read More]

State Senators John Yudichak (I-14), Michele Brooks (R-50), Scott Hutchinson (R-21) and Lisa Baker (R-20) announced today that the House Health Committee passed Senate Bill 906 by a vote of 13-12. The bill establishes a moratorium on the proposed closure of Polk and White Haven State Centers.   [Read More]