Sep. 10, 2024 /
![Staats, Labs Announce Palisades School District to Receive Environmental Repairs Grant]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has awarded Palisades School District funding through PDE’s Environmental Repairs Grant Program.
Sep. 09, 2024 /
![Quakertown Community School District Receives Grant for Facility Improvement, Says Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has awarded Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) funding through PDE’s Environmental Repairs Grant Program.
Jul. 17, 2024 /
![Funding Secured for North Penn Water Authority Improvement, Says Staats]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that PENNVEST approved a $5.7 million loan for a North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) project in West Rockhill Township.
Jul. 11, 2024 /
![Staats Issues Statement on 2024-25 Budget Vote]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) voted “no” tonight on Senate Bill 1001, also known as the General Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
Jun. 14, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Area Farm Receives Funding for Preservation]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that the Robin A. Staff farm, a 120-acre horse farm in Springfield Township, has received an investment of $1,212,200 from Pennsylvania and Bucks County after selling development rights to preserve the farmland and protect it from any future development.
May. 14, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Grants for Multiple Senior Centers in District]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced two Senior Citizen Centers (SCC) in the 145th District received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Those SCCs are the Upper Bucks Senior Activity Center in Quakertown and Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Inc. in Ottsville, with each receiving $2,551 in funding.
Apr. 26, 2024 /
![Staats Announces School Safety, Mental Health Support Grants for Area School Districts]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that multiple school districts across the 145th District received grant money from the School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) to improve safety, security and mental health support.
Apr. 16, 2024 /
![Staats Bill to Create Statewide Child Abuse Database Passes House Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced that House Bill 321, the Enterprise Case Management Act, passed the Children and Youth Committee unanimously.
Feb. 12, 2024 /
![Staats Announces Grants for Area Fire, EMS Companies]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced the following fire and EMS companies that serve the 145th District received grants from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
Feb. 09, 2024 /
![Labs, Staats Announce Grant Awarded to Upper Bucks County Technical School]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) and Craig Staats (R-Bucks) announced today that Upper Bucks County Technical School was awarded an $85,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Competitive Equipment Grants.
Feb. 06, 2024 /
![Staats Concerned About Spending Increases in Proposed Budget]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) issued the following statement today on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion proposed budget, which would increase state spending by 8.4%, or $3.7 billion, over the current fiscal year:
Jan. 08, 2024 /
![Staats to Co-sponsor Resolution Condemning Proposal to Remove Penn Statue]()
HARRISBURG- Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) today announced he will co-sponsor a resolution with House Minority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) condemning the Biden administration’s proposal to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia during its upcoming renovation.
Dec. 08, 2023 /
![Lawmakers Announce Bucks County Historical Society Earns Cultural, Historical Preservation Grant]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), Shelby Labs (R-Bucks), Joe Hogan (R-Bucks), K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) today announced that the Bucks County Historical Society (BCHS) has received a $4,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
Nov. 16, 2023 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) was presented with the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) “Charlie Gerow Award: Defender of Limited Government.”
Oct. 11, 2023 /
![Staats Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel, Calls on America to Stand with Israel]()
HARRISBURG – Today, state Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) stands with the nation of Israel and strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks from Hamas that began last weekend. He issued the following statement:
Sep. 21, 2023 /
![Staats Criticizes Governor for Unilateral Action on Automated Voter Registration]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) criticized Gov. Josh Shapiro Thursday for his continued lack of transparency and unwillingness to work with the state Legislature regarding his implementation of an automatic voter registration system in Pennsylvania.
Sep. 21, 2023 /
![Staats to Introduce Campaign Finance Law Compliance Measure]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) said Thursday he will soon be introducing legislation to put more teeth in campaign finance law compliance when third parties request documentation of reimbursements not already itemized in campaign finance reports.
Sep. 12, 2023 /
![Shortchanging the Future: The Untold Consequences of Gov. Shapiro’s Veto of Lifeline Scholarships, Defunding Pregnancy Centers]()
I was, I think along with many of you, at least hopeful with the tone of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s February budget address to our state. The governor promised greater unity in our government, pledging he would personally help bridge the gap between our divided legislature. Sadly, Gov. Shapiro has not held up his end of the bargain on a promise he made.
May. 18, 2023 /
![Staats Hosts Policy Hearing Emphasizing Career and Technical Education Opportunities, Challenges Schools Face]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) this week hosted a House Policy Committee hearing at Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) focused on opportunities, workforce outcomes and challenges of career and technical education schools throughout Pennsylvania.
Mar. 28, 2023 /
![Staats Appointed to Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) has recently been appointed to serve on the Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness for the 2023-24 Legislative Session.