News Releases

As part of Lancaster County’s comprehensive plan to reopen safely during COVID-19, new testing and contact tracing initiatives are underway to protect the health and safety of community residents, according to local Senators Ryan Aument (R-36) and Scott Martin (R-13).   [Read More]

A day after the Lancaster County Commissioners formalized agreements with Lancaster General Hospital and the Lancaster Economic Development Corporation and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, local lawmakers in the General Assembly supported final passage of a bill to allow counties to develop and implement their own COVID-19 mitigation plans for businesses.   [Read More]

Elected Officials from all levels of government representing Lancaster County have joined together to unveil a comprehensive plan to safely begin reopening the county, according to State Senator Ryan Aument (R-36). In a letter sent to Governor Wolf, the elected officials outlined a detailed roadmap explaining how they intend to both protect public health and restart the local economy in a safe, data-informed manner. Listen   [Read More]

Today, Senator Ryan Aument (R-36) announced the launch of his “Restore & Reimagine Pennsylvania” initiative, designed to collect ideas and feedback from constituents and community leaders on how to restore, rebuild, and reimagine a stronger Pennsylvania. Listen   [Read More]

Counties in northwest and northcentral Pennsylvania will move to the yellow phase of COVID-19 reopening on May 8, while all other counties in the state will remain under Governor Wolf’s stay-at-home order, according to Senator Ryan P. Aument (R-36).   [Read More]

Responding to concerns about the Wolf Administration’s handling of some aspects of the COVID-19 crisis, Senators Ryan P. Aument (R-36) and John Yudichak (I-14) outlined a plan today that would bring more collaboration and transparency to the process of responding to emergencies.   [Read More]

Lancaster County Senators Scott Martin (R-13) and Ryan P. Aument (R-36) today voiced their support for additional funding to help nursing homes deal with the significant new challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the Wolf Administration to do everything in its power to expediently grant regulatory waivers to assist these facilities hit hardest by this crisis.   [Read More]

In order to protect Pennsylvania’s food supply chain, Senators Scott Martin (R-13), Ryan P. Aument (R-36), Elder Vogel (R-47) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) will introduce a bill to allow garden centers to reopen if they can adhere to social distancing and mitigation measures established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).   [Read More]

The Senate today gave final approval to Senate Bill 857, legislation that would help more patients overcome barriers to care during the COVID-19 pandemic by promoting the use of telemedicine, according to Senator Ryan Aument (R-Landisville).   [Read More]

A new law will allow notaries to do business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, clearing a major hurdle that prevented auto sales from being conducted online, according to Senator Ryan Aument (R-Landisville), who supported the legislation.   [Read More]

The bill would require COVID-19 mitigation plans to be developed by the Wolf Administration based on guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia follow CISA guidelines.   [Read More]

Senator Ryan Aument (R-Landisville) is urging his colleagues to pass new legislation that would establish a bipartisan, inter-branch COVID-19 Cost & Recovery Task Force to evaluate Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 response and develop a recovery plan to restore and rebuild the Commonwealth. Listen   [Read More]