May. 17, 2019 Download
This Legislative Report Program with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. This brief public affairs report may be used in its entirety or edited for actualities to use in state government news coverage.
Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
• Rep. Ryan Discusses Revenue Collections Exceeding Expectations – Rainy Day Fund, Turnpike Commission, State Police, Hospitals - Financial Condition Must Be Addressed
May. 10, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses his bill to conform Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for back tax claims to the federal standard. The legislation is moving forward in the House Finance Committee and will be considered by the full House. The bill is expected to help taxpayers and make collections more efficient for the PA Department of Revenue.
May. 01, 2019 Download
House Republicans held the line on state spending over multiple budget cycles, and now those smart fiscal policies are paying off. The House Appropriations Committee says revenue collections for the month of April were more than $4.4 billion, which is $465 million more than the Department of Revenue’s official estimate. For the 2018-19 fiscal year, general fund collections total $29.16 billion year-to-date, which is $828.5 million above the official revenue estimate. Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) said this shows that House and Senate leaders are on the right track and working together to protect taxpayers and restore the financial health of the Commonwealth.
Apr. 26, 2019 Download
This Legislative Report Program with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. This brief public affairs report may be used in its entirety or edited for actualities to use in state government news coverage. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan expressed his concern that state government must find ways to improve Behavioral Health Treatment Programs for children and youth while making them more cost effective.
Apr. 18, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses his recent analysis examining the financial condition of Pennsylvania’s 500 School Districts, and how PA districts are presently in a negative net financial position when comparing assets to liabilities.
Apr. 12, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses progress on his legislation to eliminate school property taxes in PA.
Apr. 05, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses the Auditor General’s report on the shaky financial condition of the PA Turnpike Commission and how this may foreshadow larger financial issues facing the state.
Mar. 29, 2019 Download
This Legislative Report Program with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
•Rep. Ryan discusses his House Bill 17 – Legislation that addresses how far back state government can fish for back taxes
Mar. 22, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses discusses a proposal to extend education benefits for the families of PA National Guard soldiers.
Mar. 15, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is now available on the House Republican Radio News Service. In this week’s program Rep. Ryan discusses discusses the new PA State Police Policy generated by order of the Wolf administration that limits circumstances where troopers can report or hold illegal immigrants for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.