Oct. 20, 2020 /
![Klunk Questions Unemployment Officials About State Response to Record Unemployment]()
HARRISBURG – As Right-to-Know (RTKs) requests filed with the Department of Labor and Industry go unanswered, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) continued today during a House Labor and Industry Committee to seek answers to the Wolf administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that left millions of Pennsylvania out of work.
Oct. 19, 2020 / Press Release
![Give Police More Tools to Help Victims of Domestic Violence]()
One of the unfortunate side effects of the mandates in response to COVID-19, such as the stay-at-home order, is a sharp increase in domestic violence. During the height of the stay-at-home order. Police departments in York County saw upticks in the number of domestic violence calls, including York Area Regional Police that saw a 36% increase, according to media reports.
Oct. 07, 2020 / Press Release
![Audit of Wolf Waiver System Verifies York County Legislators’ Claim of Inequitable Decision Making]()
HARRISBURG – More than five months after announcing his intention to audit Gov. Tom Wolf’s business shutdown waiver program, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today offered a progress report - not a final report - on his findings.
Oct. 01, 2020 /
![Klunk Files RTKs with Unemployment Administrators After Questions Go Unanswered]()
HARRISBURG – To get answers to numerous questions about problems that have plagued the state’s Unemployment Compensation System, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) filed with the Department of Labor and Industry four Right-to-Know requests (RTK).
Sep. 30, 2020 /
![House Committee Moves to Protect Domestic Violence Victims, Klunk Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to further protect victims of domestic violence. House Bill 175 now goes to the full House for consideration.
Sep. 18, 2020 /
![Klunk: Local Organization that Supports Armed Forces Members Saved by Grant]()
HANOVER – The Hanover-based For the Love of a Veteran Inc. received a $45,000 grant, essentially saving it from closing, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) announced. The Veterans Trust Fund grant will be used to supply care packages to members of the United States Armed Services who are serving throughout the world.
Sep. 15, 2020 /
![Klunk Letter Seeks Answers to Wolf Administration Response to Unemployment Compensation]()
HARRISBURG – Since March, Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation System has been plagued with problems, leaving millions of workers without benefits as they need to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads.
Sep. 14, 2020 /
![York House Republicans Respond to Judge Ruling Wolf Orders Unconstitutional]()
HARRISBURG – In response to a federal judge ruling that Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions are unconstitutional, the York County House Republican Delegation, which includes House Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) and Reps. Mike Jones (R-York Township), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Seth Grove (R-Dover), Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) and Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), issued the following statement:
Sep. 02, 2020 /
![Klunk to Host Free Shredding Event in Hanover on Sept. 19]()
HANOVER – As part of efforts to protect private information, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) will host a free shredding and identity theft prevention event for residents of the 169th Legislative District. The event will be held in the parking lot of her office located at 118 Carlisle St. in Hanover on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Jul. 22, 2020 /
![Governor Continues Assault on Transparency, Say York and Adams Lawmakers]()
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf plans to veto a transparency bill that received unanimous support in the Legislature, continuing his attempts to quash the right of the public and press to question state government officials. In response, local House Republicans from York and Adams counties, which include Reps. Seth Grove (R-Dover), who authored House Bill 2463; Kate Klunk (R-Hanover); Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg); Dan Moul (R-Gettysburg); Torren Ecker (R-Abbottstown); Mike Jones (R-York Township) and House Appropriations Chairman Rep. Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) issued the following statement:
Jul. 01, 2020 /
![No Wells? No Worries! York County Continues to Benefit from Natural Gas]()
YORK – A former feed mill in York County, once used as a prop for Gov. Tom Wolf’s severance tax tour, is being torn down despite the absence of a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s natural gas consumers. To date, York County has received nearly $3.5 million dollars, including more than $378,000 it received today, in impact fees from taxes on unconventional gas wells in Pennsylvania despite there not being a well in the county.
Jun. 25, 2020 /
![Two Hanover Businesses Awarded Economic Development Liquor Licenses, Klunk Announces]()
HANOVER – Continuing efforts to revitalize downtown Hanover received a boost when the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board approved economic development liquor licenses to two establishments, Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) announced.
Jun. 24, 2020 /
![Local Lawmakers Announce Funding for York County Senior Centers]()
HARRISBURG – Senior Centers in York County will receive nearly $60,000 in 2019-20 Senior Community Center grants, Reps. Seth Grove (R-Dover), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg); and Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Mike Regan (R-York) and Dave Arnold (R-York) announced today.
Jun. 10, 2020 /
![House Takes Stand Against Elder Abuse, Passes Klunk Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The House today took a strong stance against the abuse of elderly residents when it unanimously approved Rep. Kate Klunk’s (R-Hanover) House Bill 400. The legislation seeks to end the public shaming of care-dependent Pennsylvanians on the internet, specifically on social media.
Jun. 10, 2020 /
![York County House Republicans Move to End Wolf Emergency Declaration]()
HARRISBURG – The York County delegation to the House of Representatives joined fellow members Tuesday to end the more than three-month-long emergency declaration, which gave Gov. Tom Wolf sweeping powers, when they approved House Resolution 836.
Jun. 01, 2020 /
![York County Fire Companies Receive Nearly $800,000 in Funding, Local Lawmakers Say]()
HARRISBURG– Fire and EMS companies in York County received nearly $800,000 through the Fire Company Grant and Emergency Medical Service Grant programs during fiscal year 2019-20, the county’s House Republican delegation announced.
May. 29, 2020 /
![York County House GOP Delegation Votes to Reopen PA Business]()
HARRISBURG – With the governor stopping legislative efforts at every turn to safely reopen the state’s economy, the York County GOP delegation to the state House joined a bipartisan vote last night to terminate the portion of the governor’s emergency declaration that has held millions of business owners and employees across the state hostage.
May. 28, 2020 /
![House Approves Bill to Aid Social Organizations During COVID-19 Crisis, Says Klunk, Farry, Hershey]()
HARRISBURG – The House today approved in a bipartisan fashion legislation by Reps. Kate Klunk (R-York), Frank Farry (R-Bucks) and John Hershey (R-Mifflin/Juniata/Franklin) to permit social organizations, such as veteran and other social clubs, to utilize small games of chance profits to meet financial obligations during the COVID-19 crisis.
May. 28, 2020 / Press Release
![How Did Unemployment Fail?]()
Some of the most gut-wrenching conversations I’ve had with constituents have come over the past two months or so. They all carried a common theme: Unemployment benefits…or more like the lack thereof.
May. 26, 2020 /
![Representatives from York/Adams Counties Issue Statement on Budget]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today approved a responsible, short-term $25.8 billion budget that runs through November. In response, the Republican House delegation from York and Adams counites, who are House Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) and Reps. Torren Ecker (R-Abbottstown), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Dan Moul (R-Gettysburg), Seth Grove (R-Dover) and Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), issued the following statement: