Sep. 17, 2019 /
![Boback Reappointed to PA Commission for Women]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) has been appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve a second two-year term on the Pennsylvanian Commission for Women. She will be sworn in during the commission’s next quarterly meeting at the Governor’s Residence on Oct. 16.
Aug. 28, 2019 /
![Boback Announces September Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for September. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance at her district offices throughout the month. Please note, these events are weather permitting.
Aug. 20, 2019 /
![Additional Monthly Veterans Assistance Hours to Be Offered at Boback’s Dallas Office]()
DALLAS - Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced that additional monthly assistance hours will be available to area veterans and their families in her Dallas district office, located at 105 Lt. Michael Cleary Drive, beginning in September.
Aug. 06, 2019 /
![Boback: Hotline Now Available to Assist Grandparents Raising Grandchildren]()
HARRISBURG – House Children and Youth Committee Chairman Karen Boback (R- Lackawanna/ Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced the creation of a new hotline to help grandparents raising grandchildren access and better understand the resources and programs available to them.
Jul. 31, 2019 /
![Boback Announces August Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for August. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance at her district offices throughout the month. Please note, these events are weather permitting.
Jul. 15, 2019 /
![Boback Invites Residents to Senior Expo on July 26]()
TUNKHANNOCK – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) invites residents of the 117th Legislative District to attend her free Senior Expo, which will be held on Friday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tunkhannock Area High School, located at 135 Tiger St., Tunkhannock.
Jul. 02, 2019 /
![Boback’s Bill Benefiting Adoptive Families and Children Signed into Law]()
HARRISBURG – Adoptive families and children in Pennsylvania will benefit under legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that has been signed into law as Act 14 of 2019.
Jul. 02, 2019 /
![Committee Examines Municipal Compliance Costs Related to Federal Stormwater Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – The House Environmental Resources and Energy and Local Government committees convened a joint public hearing recently to explore the stormwater requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and the impact on local governments.
Jul. 01, 2019 /
![Boback Reports $3.4 Million in Natural Gas Impact Fees to Benefit Municipalities in the 117th District]()
HARRISBURG – Counties and municipalities within the 117th Legislative District will share more than $3.4 million in impact fee revenue derived from the natural gas industry during 2018, Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announced today.
Jun. 24, 2019 /
![Boback Announces July Outreach Hours]()
DALLAS – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for July. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance at her district offices throughout the month.
Jun. 18, 2019 /
![PHEAA Warns of Financial Aid Scams Targeting Students, Says Boback]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is warning students and borrowers to be wary of financial aid scams that could expose them to identity theft and significant financial loss, according to Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming).
Jun. 05, 2019 /
![Boback’s Bill Would Bring Relief to Stormwater Ratepayers - House Bill 781 focus of committee meeting]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) that would provide Pennsylvania counties with funding for stormwater management and bring relief to ratepayers was the focus of an informational meeting conducted by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee at the state Capitol today.
Jun. 04, 2019 /
![Boback’s Impact Fee Bill Focus of Committee Meeting on Wednesday]()
WHAT: Legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) that would amend how counties can use funds derived from the impact fee imposed on the Marcellus Shale industry will be the subject of an informational meeting conducted by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. House Bill 781 would give county governments the flexibility to use impact fee funds for stormwater management as mandated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
May. 23, 2019 /
![Boback Announces Working Agreement with Attorney General’s Office - Consumer service to become part of legislator’s outreach series]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) and the Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro are teaming up to help residents of the 117th Legislative District gets answers to their consumer-related questions.
May. 20, 2019 /
![Boback Announces Safe Schools Grant for Lackawanna Trail School District]()
HARRISBURG – The Lackawanna Trail School District today was awarded a Safe Schools Targeted grant to purchase safety and security-related equipment, according to Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming). The district received $25,000, the maximum allowed under the program, which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
May. 15, 2019 /
![Boback Bill Provides Veterans Benefit to Traveling Hunters and Anglers]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania hunting and fishing licenses would become portable for the men and women who serve and who have served our country under legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming).
May. 14, 2019 /
![Boback, Toohil Push for Passage of Foster Care Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – The challenges faced by young people as they age out of foster care was the focus of an informational hearing conducted by the House Children and Youth Committee today. Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming), who chairs the committee, and Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne), who serves as committee vice chair, also held a news conference with stakeholders to discuss legislation that would make improvements to Pennsylvania’s foster care system.
May. 13, 2019 /
![Boback, Toohil to Discuss Foster Care Legislation at Capitol News Conference]()
WHAT: House Children and Youth Committee Chairman Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) and Vice Chairman Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) will host a news conference to discuss legislation that would improve Pennsylvania’s foster care system. Boback’s measure, House Bill 856, would reinstate the extension of permanent legal custodian and adoption assistance subsidies. Toohil’s proposal, House Bill 1326, would create a program to help foster care youth with obtaining driver’s education, training and costs associated with maintaining an auto insurance policy. House Bill 1276, sponsored by Rep. Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin), would create a program to assist foster care youth with the challenges of accessing higher educational opportunities.
May. 09, 2019 /
![Boback’s Child Protection Bill on the Verge of Becoming Law]()
HARRISBURG - The state Senate has unanimously passed legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) that would provide civil immunity for damages resulting from forcibly entering a motor vehicle to rescue an individual. House Bill 279 awaits Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature into law.
May. 06, 2019 /
![Local Schools Receive Safety Grants, Says Boback]()
TUNKHANNOCK – Three school districts represented by majority chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee, state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), are among 234 districts statewide to be receiving school safety grants.