Mar. 17, 2020 /
![Luzerne County Legislators Offer Local Resource Information Amid Statewide Mitigation]()
LUZERNE COUNTY- As the Commonwealth enters into a two-week recommended shutdown, Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne), Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) and Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) are providing helpful local resource information for area residents.
Mar. 17, 2020 / Press Release
![PennDOT Closes All Driver, Photo License Centers, Extends Expiration Dates and Suspends Construction in Response to COVID-19]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is implementing the following operational changes in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s mitigation guidance regarding COVID-19.
Mar. 16, 2020 /
![Boback Temporarily Suspends Walk-In Services at District Offices Over COVID-19 Concerns]()
DALLAS – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced that, effective immediately, her district offices in Dallas and Tunkhannock will suspend walk-in constituent services, outreach and satellite hours until further notice.
Mar. 13, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Coronavirus: What You Need to Know]()
Mar. 13, 2020 /
![Keystone College to Receive Apprenticeship Grant, Boback Says]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced that Keystone College will receive $173,841 in state grant funding to expand its early childhood education apprenticeship program. The funds were awarded as a part of the state’s PAsmart initiative, part of $6.5 million in funding awarded statewide.
Mar. 06, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Expands]()
Mar. 06, 2020 / Press Release
![PennDOT Seeks Summer Interns]()
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 4, which covers Luzerne, Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, is now accepting applications for summer internships.
Mar. 06, 2020 / Press Release
![Coronavirus: Health Department Issues New Travel Guidelines]()
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health updated their travel guidelines for anyone who returned to Pennsylvania from countries with known COVID-19 outbreaks in the past 14 days.
Feb. 27, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Local Schools to Receive $200K in Safety and Security Grants]()
Feb. 26, 2020 /
![Boback Announces Grants to Improve School Safety]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced the School Safety and Security Committee has awarded $175,000 in School Safety and Security Grants to school districts in the 117th Legislative District, including Dallas, Lackawanna Trail, Lake-Lehman, Northwest Area and Tunkhannock Area school districts.
Feb. 21, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Budget Hearings Focus on Spending, Mismanagement]()
Feb. 19, 2020 /
![Boback Announces March Satellite and Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her satellite hours and outreach events for March. These events will be weather permitting and feature representatives from several organizations offering their assistance.
Feb. 14, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Hearings to Review 2020-21 PA Budget Proposal Start Tuesday]()
Feb. 07, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![2020-21 Budget Season Underway]()
Jan. 31, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![Governor’s Address to Kick Off 2020-21 Budget Process]()
Jan. 24, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![House Advances Landmark Bills to Combat Human Trafficking]()
Jan. 24, 2020 / Press Release
![Boback Announces More Than $300K in State Grants to Local Fire, EMS Departments]()
HARRISBURG – Building on previous efforts to strengthen funding and support for area first responders, Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announced today that fire and ambulance departments in the 117th District will see a total of $333,849 in state funding grants from the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
Jan. 17, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![House Committee Advances Bills to Combat Human Trafficking]()
Jan. 15, 2020 /
![Boback, Metcalfe Discuss “Rain Tax” with EPA Administrator]()
HARRISBURG – State Representatives Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) and Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) recently met with an administrator from the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss, among other topics, the stormwater runoff fee that many Pennsylvanians have noticed on their sewer bills.
Jan. 10, 2020 / Weekly Roundup
![DEP Offers Home Heating Tips for a Safe Winter]()