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Before catching you up on recent events at the state Capitol, I want to ask each of you to keep our firefighters and their families in your thoughts and prayers. I know we were all very concerned after hearing reports that two volunteer firefighters battling wildfires in Beaver County had been injured. Please pray for God’s protection and healing, strength for their families, and please, pray for rain.

This past week, our focus in the Senate continued to be on committee hearings and votes on bills that were sent to us from the House of Representatives.

I’m Senate principal author on several Ho...