ERIE – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced today $500,000 will be used in emergency funding to purchase, process and transport 350 tons of grapes from 11 Erie County growers whose contracts were terminated by Refresco earlier this year. Grapes purchased from these local family farms will be made into juice concentrate and distributed to Feeding Pennsylvania-member food banks through the Pennsylvania Agriculture Surplus System (PASS).
ERIE – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced today the City of Corry will be receiving a matching Keystone Historic Preservation planning grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to preserve and protect one of its most historic buildings.
ERIE – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) is proud to announce the Erie County Technical School will receive a grant from the Competitive Equipment Grants program, through the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), to help prepare students in the 4th District for in-demand jobs.
ERIE – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced today eight Erie County senior community centers (SCCs) will receive competitive and non-competitive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. These grants will help ensure older adults are supported in familiar, local places with services to stay healthy and connected to their communities.
ERIE COUNTY – To address a major market disruption impacting dozens of family farms along the Erie Grape Belt and support farmers facing these interruptions in the future, Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie County) has introduced legislation that would source short-term funding for farmers in agricultural emergencies.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) is partnering with the Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society to offer an Arrowhead Hunt on Saturday, May 2, starting at 9 a.m. at the Fort LeBoeuf Museum.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) is hosting a “Java with Jake” event on Tuesday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at his North East district office.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) is hosting an Illegible License Plate Replacement Event on Tuesday, April 7, from 4-6 p.m. at A.F. Dobler Hose and Ladder Company, 37 Walnut St. in Girard.
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) and Jake Banta (R-Erie) today introduced legislation that would allow more farmers to protect their crops from destruction by nuisance animals.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jake Banta voted “no” on the 2025 General Appropriations bill. Banta called the budget fiscally irresponsible, emphasizing that it spends more than the state’s projected revenue. Banta also addressed, despite his opposition to the overall spending package, key policy victories secured during budget negotiations.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced his office, in partnership with the Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society, is hosting an arrowhead hunt and tour of the Fort LeBoeuf Museum on Saturday, May 3, at 9 a.m. The museum is located at 103 S. High St., Waterford.
WATERFORD— Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie), Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata) and other lawmakers hosted a hearing Friday in Erie County titled “Stopping New Energy Taxes” to analyze how unfavorable energy policies negatively impact consumers and businesses and drive investments outside of Pennsylvania.
WHAT: Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie), and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Stopping New Energy Taxes” to analyze unfavorable energy policies and how they negatively impact consumers and businesses, and drive investments outside of Pennsylvania.
WHAT: Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie), and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled “Stopping New Energy Taxes” to analyze unfavorable energy policies and how they negatively impact consumers and businesses, and drive investments outside of Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced today that over $340,000 was awarded to local Fire and Emergency Services in the 4th Legislative District.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced today that the North East Borough Water Authority received a drinking water infrastructure low-interest loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).
ERIE – Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) today announced the awarding of $43,500 to Washington Township for development of a watershed conservation plan for the 240-acre Edinboro Lake Watershed in Erie County.
HARRISBURG – Today, Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) announced the awarding of $300,000 through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to fund a new plow truck in Concord Township.
MCKEAN TOWNSHIP — Today, Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second hearing in a series on the widespread impact of inflation on local communities, small businesses and households across the Commonwealth.
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Jake Banta (R-Erie) and other lawmakers will host the second hearing in a series titled “Relief is Possible: Combatting the Crisis of Cost” to discuss the widespread impact of inflation on local communities, small businesses and households across the Commonwealth.