03/09/2010
The House State Government Committee on Monday unanimously approved an election transparency bill sponsored by Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) that would ensure voters know who is sponsoring political robo-calls.
01/28/2010
A little more than one month after a fire caused Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) to close his Bellefonte district office, the lawmaker today announced he has re-opened the office at a new location just a few blocks away from the former site.
01/20/2010
Students seeking state higher education assistance grants for the 2010-11 academic year may now begin submitting applications, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) said today.
01/19/2010
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) is encouraging motorists to contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to report potholes and other problems with state roads.
01/13/2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is now accepting applications for 2010 summer employment for students and a limited number of non-students, says Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin).
01/12/2010
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) continues to meet with and serve the needs of constituents from the Bellefonte area, despite the fact that his official district office has been closed since late December due to a fire in the building that houses it.
12/22/2009
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff’s (R-Centre/Mifflin) Bellefonte district office is closed today due to an overnight fire in the building that houses the office.
12/17/2009
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) today applauded Gov. Ed Rendell’s announcement that he will sign into law a bill releasing a mixture of state and federal funds for Penn State University.
12/04/2009
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-171) today sent a letter to Gov. Ed Rendell and the Republican and Democrat chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, calling on the leaders to swiftly work together to approve a bill releasing millions of dollars in state funding for Penn State University.
12/04/2009
There is no need for Penn State to wait one more day for state funding.
11/10/2009
The House State Government Committee on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) that would change the way legislative and congressional districts are drawn in Pennsylvania.
10/30/2009
On Thursday, Oct. 29, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) hosted a town hall meeting at the Milroy Fire Company to provide constituents with information about the recently enacted state budget and answer questions about other state government-related issues. Approximately 20 residents joined Benninghoff for the event.
10/07/2009
With Thursday marking the 100th day without a state budget, local Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) has introduced a bill aimed at preventing a similar budget stalemate from occurring in the future.
09/10/2009
At a Capitol news conference today, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and other rank-and-file lawmakers called for the use of an innovative legislative process to end the state’s more than two-month-old budget stalemate.
08/26/2009
More than 50 days into the new fiscal year without a state budget, Reps. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) and Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango/Butler) today sent a letter to the speaker of the House urging him to reconvene the chamber and use a rare procedure to advance the budget process.