“We heard a lot of positives about this bill, including how it would save PA consumers and businesses hundreds of millions annually, cut hundreds of tons of air pollutants and reduce water use by billions,” Matzie said. Read more
“At today’s meeting, I asked the PIAA about progress toward expanding high school sports to include women’s flag football, which is rapidly increasing in popularity and has been designated an Olympic sport," Matzie said. Read more
AMBRIDGE, Nov. 1 – New funding of $49,000 will allow an Aliquippa-based nonprofit group to move forward with the planning and design of a community food hub, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, announced today. Matzie said the funding to the RiverWise group will help Beaver County make inroads against a persistent community issue. “Connecting folks who are struggling to an easily accessible network of fresh food helps us make inroads against food insecurity,” Matzie said. “Securing this new funding will help RiverWise expand that network through the planning and design of a community food hub. Broader outreach to all parts of the community helps ensure that more families have the fresh food they need.” The funding is part of a statewide grant package administered by the state Department of Agriculture through the Pennsylvania Farm Bill's Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program to expand the supply of fresh food in underserved neighborhoods. More about the funding – which was supplemented by a $200,000 donation from The GIANT Co. – is available here: https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1347#:~:text=Pittsburgh%2C%20PA%20%E2%80%93%20Today%2C%20Agriculture,opportunity%20in%20urban%20Pennsylvania%20neighborhoods . Read more
“Nearly 500,000 Pennsylvanians served during the Vietnam War era, and an estimated 172,000 directly participated in the war,” Matzie said. “Our troops faced the worst conditions imaginable, but there was another enemy they never anticipated, with deadly consequences that manifested only after the war ended." Read more
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took a stand for fair prices and the wallets of everyone. Read more
“When a consumer pays for a ticket, they have a right to assume the seller has that ticket in hand,” Matzie said. “That’s not always the case because of speculative ticketing – a deceptive practice that allows resellers to sell tickets they don’t yet have but are ‘betting’ they can obtain. If the reseller fails to obtain the ticket, it’s the consumer who loses out." Read more
“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
“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
"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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
"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
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
" ... 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
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
“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
“Dual credit programs are one of the most successful educational initiatives we have in Pennsylvania,” said Matzie. Read more
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