Matzie: $280,400 secured for renovations to P.J. Caul Memorial Park

(Oct 06, 2023)

“The new funding will allow the borough to renovate the plaza, install lighting and utilities, ensure handicap accessibility, and add other site improvements," Matzie said. Read more

 

Matzie: House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee approves new bills to ban predatory sales practices, protect ratepayers

(Oct 03, 2023)

“These consumer and ratepayer protections are the result of months of hard, bipartisan work over the summer,” Matzie said. “Our goal was to get these measures up for House consideration as soon as possible, and I was proud that we came together to do that for the good of the state’s consumers.” Read more

 

Matzie: House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee reviewing bills to safeguard PA consumers, ratepayers

(Sep 15, 2023)

"The committee is working quickly to keep pace by reviewing bills my colleagues and I have introduced, including my bill to ban speculative ticketing," Matzie said. "We can’t afford to wait around as new threats emerge.” Read more

 

Matzie: Selectrode Industries secures $688,000 loan funding to expand

(Sep 07, 2023)

“Investments in thriving industries like Selectrode yield great returns for our district and region,” Matzie said. “Securing this new low-interest loan will allow Selectrode to purchase a 17,000-square-foot facility in Aliquippa, and the additional space will allow the company to enhance its metal-drawing operations, improve efficiency and productivity, and grow its base. That’s good for jobs, good for our community, and good for the local economy.” Read more

 

House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee hears testimony on Matzie bill to ban ‘speculative ticketing’

(Sep 07, 2023)

“Speculative ticketing is not only deceitful, but it is inherently unfair to fans and consumers,” Matzie said. “You should know – without a shadow of a doubt – who you are buying a ticket from and that the ticket is in the possession of the seller. House Bill 1658 addresses a simple question: How can you sell something that you do not have?” Read more

 

Matzie: $90,000 secured to bring greater diversity, inclusion in building trades

(Aug 16, 2023)

“The building and construction trades offer good-paying, family sustaining jobs, but for too long, women, people of color, workers with disabilities and others have lacked access to the apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs that provide the best entry into these careers,” Matzie said. “The new funding is going to help change that by providing new opportunities for these underrepresented workers.” Read more

 

Matzie: Nearly $106K secured to bring more fresh produce to Beaver County students

(Aug 15, 2023)

“Having fresh produce available for kids during the school day encourages them to choose healthy snacks over starchy, sugary junk food and helps them stay alert, energized, and ready to learn,” Matzie said. “It directly impacts their classroom performance. Securing this new funding is going to allow our school districts to keep those healthy options going for kids." Read more

 

Matzie: $230,000 secured for East Rochester Borough signal equipment upgrade

(Aug 11, 2023)

AMBRIDGE, Aug. 11 – A busy East Rochester Borough intersection will be safer thanks to new funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today. Matzie, D-Beaver, said the funding will be used to upgrade signal equipment at Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65) and East Rochester Monaca Bridge in East Rochester Borough. “Intersection collisions account for a high number of traffic deaths and injuries,” Matzie said. “We can’t control some factors, like driver inattention, but we can do everything possible to make sure highly traveled areas are equipped with the latest safety devices. Securing this funding gets motorists, pedestrians and bikes those added protections.” The funding is part of a statewide grant package awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light-Go program. Green Light-Go grants are provided as reimbursement to municipalities for updates to improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals. The projects will be funded through the appropriation for fiscal year 2023-24. The funding may be used for a range of improvements including, but not limited to, light-emitting diode technology installation, traffic signal retiming, developing special event plans, monitoring traffic signals and upgrading traffic signals to the latest technologies. More about the grants is available here: Read more

 

Matzie: More than half a million dollars awarded to expand housing for low-income residents

(Jun 09, 2023)

"Securing this funding is going to allow more folks to stay in their homes, find sustainable housing and receive the services they need to become self-sufficient. When that happens, we all win.” Read more

 

Matzie: Safer Rails, Safer Communities Passes House

(Jun 06, 2023)

Pa. state Rep. Rob Matzie spoke in the House chambers on his Safer Rails, Safer Communities bill. Matzie's legislation would limit the length of work trains and strengthen safe staffing levels and reporting requirements of hazardous materials. Matzie introduced H.B. 1028 – which passed by a vote of 141-62 – to supplement existing federal rail safety standards they say are insufficient to prevent the risk of derailments along heavily traveled Pennsylvania routes. Read more

 

House passes Matzie/Marshall bill to boost rail safety

(Jun 05, 2023)

" ... there has been no bigger supporter of freight rail in the legislature during my tenure than me,” said Matzie, who is majority chair of the PA House Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee. “The intention is not to hurt railroads, but to enhance and strengthen rail safety for the public, the workforce and emergency responders." Read more

 

Matzie: Train Safety is Parmount

(May 24, 2023)

Pa. state Rep. Rob Matzie spoke against an amendment to his Safer Rails, Safer Communities Bill that would remove the limit of train cars. Matzie's legislation limits railroads from running trains no more than 8,500 feet long. Longer trains are more dangerous and costly, especially during derailments. Read more

 

Matzie: Nearly $72,000 secured for improvements to Center at the Mall

(May 17, 2023)

“The center provides a place for thousands of area seniors to connect, engage and stay active,” Matzie said. “It’s hugely popular, but staff have identified some improvements needed to ensure visitors continue enjoying the best possible experience. Securing this new funding will enable those renovations to move forward.” Read more

 

Vogel, Bernstine, Marshall, Matzie Announce Dual Credit Grant Program Funds for Several Area School Districts

(May 02, 2023)

“Dual credit programs are one of the most successful educational initiatives we have in Pennsylvania,” said Matzie. Read more

 

Matzie introduces bill to maintain safeguards for public utility consumers

(Apr 28, 2023)

"My bill seeks to expand the tools that utility companies have to work with their customers who are struggling to pay their bills, in order to avoid having their service turned off." Read more

 

Matzie, Marshall to introduce legislation strengthening PA rail safety

(Mar 22, 2023)

"Our area is one of the most heavily traveled in the country for rail traffic, which means that safety problems create a very real and immediate threat for residents right in our own backyards,” Matzie said. “As the recent East Palestine derailment made clear, we can’t rely on federal safety standards to protect us." Read more

 

Matzie: More than $4 million secured for Beaver County infrastructure projects

(Mar 16, 2023)

“These dollars are funding projects that keep our water clean, our sanitary sewer systems functioning and our buildings safe,” Matzie said. Read more

 

Matzie Questions Rail Safety Measures in Pa.

(Mar 16, 2023)

In a joint hearing of the House Democratic and Republican Policy Committees, Pa. state Rep. Rob Matzie questions what he and his colleagues at the state level can do to ensure better outcomes when faced with incidents like the train derailment in East Palestine, Oh. Read more

 

Bipartisan Policy Committee gathers info on derailment response

(Mar 14, 2023)

“I think the key ingredient today for us was to learn,” said Rob Matzie, the Majority Policy Committee host. “We have been talking about what we can do relative to rail safety. There are a lot of questions, and we will explore each and every option as we continue this dialogue and pursue every option.” Read more

 

Matzie: Beaver Valley Power Station purchaser is 'good corporate citizen’

(Mar 09, 2023)

AMBRIDGE, March 9 – State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, issued the following statement today in response to news that Texas energy company Vistra Corp. will acquire the Beaver Valley Power Station nuclear power plant: “Vistra Corp. has a strong track record of success and a demonstrated commitment to Pennsylvania. They have been a good corporate citizen, not just in Beaver County but across our commonwealth. “I look forward to working with them to ensure the continued safe and successful operation of Beaver Valley Power Station for our county and our region.” Read more

 

Matzie: $280,400 secured for renovations to P.J. Caul Memorial Park
Oct 06, 2023

Matzie: House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee approves new bills to ban predatory sales practices, protect ratepayers
Oct 03, 2023

Matzie: House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee reviewing bills to safeguard PA consumers, ratepayers
Sep 15, 2023

Matzie: Selectrode Industries secures $688,000 loan funding to expand
Sep 07, 2023

House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee hears testimony on Matzie bill to ban ‘speculative ticketing’
Sep 07, 2023

Matzie: $90,000 secured to bring greater diversity, inclusion in building trades
Aug 16, 2023

Matzie: Nearly $106K secured to bring more fresh produce to Beaver County students
Aug 15, 2023

Matzie: $230,000 secured for East Rochester Borough signal equipment upgrade
Aug 11, 2023

Matzie: More than half a million dollars awarded to expand housing for low-income residents
Jun 09, 2023

Matzie: Safer Rails, Safer Communities Passes House
Jun 06, 2023

House passes Matzie/Marshall bill to boost rail safety
Jun 05, 2023

Matzie: Train Safety is Parmount
May 24, 2023

Matzie: Nearly $72,000 secured for improvements to Center at the Mall
May 17, 2023

Vogel, Bernstine, Marshall, Matzie Announce Dual Credit Grant Program Funds for Several Area School Districts
May 02, 2023

Matzie introduces bill to maintain safeguards for public utility consumers
Apr 28, 2023

Matzie, Marshall to introduce legislation strengthening PA rail safety
Mar 22, 2023

Matzie: More than $4 million secured for Beaver County infrastructure projects
Mar 16, 2023

Matzie Questions Rail Safety Measures in Pa.
Mar 16, 2023

Bipartisan Policy Committee gathers info on derailment response
Mar 14, 2023

Matzie: Beaver Valley Power Station purchaser is 'good corporate citizen’
Mar 09, 2023