Feb. 26, 2020 /
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. 19, 2020 /
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.
Jan. 24, 2020 / Press Release
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. 15, 2020 /
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. 08, 2020 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her office’s outreach schedule for the month of January. As always, these events will be weather permitting and feature representatives from several organizations offering their assistance.
Dec. 11, 2019 / Press Release
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her office’s outreach schedule for the month of December. As always, these events will be weather permitting and feature representatives from several organizations offering their assistance.
Nov. 13, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – A building project in Tunkhannock Township has been awarded funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) at its meeting today, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) and Representative Karen Boback (R-117), who worked together to secure the grant.
Nov. 01, 2019 /
WHAT: Veterans Expo and Recognition Ceremony for veterans in the 117th Legislative District.
Oct. 24, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her office’s outreach schedule for the month of November. These events will be weather permitting and feature representatives from several organizations offering their assistance.
Oct. 09, 2019 /
DALLAS – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) announced today her 13th annual Veterans Breakfast, Expo and Recognition Ceremony will be held from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Misericordia University’s Insalaco Hall.
Sep. 30, 2019 /
DALLAS – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today invited local students to participate in an art and essay contest honoring the country’s veterans. The contest, which is open to seventh- and eighth-grade students, invites participants to express via their submissions: “What the word veteran means to me,” “A veteran in my life,” or “How veterans help me.”
Sep. 23, 2019 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her satellite hours and October outreach events. These events will be weather permitting and feature representatives from several organizations offering their assistance. October will mark the final month for Boback’s satellite hours until next spring.
Sep. 20, 2019 /
DALLAS – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today invited local students to participate in an art and essay contest honoring the country’s veterans. The contest, which is open to seventh- and eighth-grade students, invites participants to express via their submissions: “What the word veteran means to me,” “A veteran in my life,” or “How veterans help me.”
Sep. 17, 2019 /
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 /
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 /
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 /
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 /
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 /
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 /
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.