Jun. 05, 2023 /
![Washington Pike/Route 50 Intersection Project Complete]()
BRIDGEVILLE — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today issued the following statement marking the completion of the Washington Pike/Route 50 project:
Apr. 26, 2023 /
![House Approves Bill to Increase Eating Disorder Awareness]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) to increase eating disorder awareness for parents and students in grades six through 12.
Apr. 26, 2023 /
![Ortitay, Fleming Introduce Legislation to Add Educational Tools to Increase Early Literacy in PA]()
HARRISBURG – At a Capitol press conference today, Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Justin Fleming (D-Dauphin) unveiled legislation built on last year’s efforts to advance early literacy in Pennsylvania.
Apr. 24, 2023 /
![Ortitay, Fleming to Unveil Latest Efforts to Advance Early Literacy in Pennsylvania]()
WHAT: Building on the structured literacy program spearheaded last session by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), Rep. Justin Fleming (D-Dauphin) and Ortitay will present their plan to continue to make progress on early literacy.
Mar. 16, 2023 /
![Local Projects to Benefit from State Gaming Funds, Ortitay Says]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced that more than $1.6 million in Local Share Account grants from gaming revenues were awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to projects within the 46th Legislative District.
Mar. 09, 2023 /
![Ortitay Appointed to Three Committees]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) announced he has been assigned to the Education, Environmental Resources and Energy, and Transportation committees for the 2023-24 Legislative Session.
Mar. 07, 2023 /
![Time to Get to Work on Crafting a Real State Budget, Ortitay Says]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2023-24 budget proposal before a joint session of the General Assembly:
Feb. 22, 2023 /
![Time to Act Now to Prevent Sexual Harassment by House Members]()
On Jan. 27, in Philadelphia, during one of the stops of the Speaker’s Workgroup to Move Pennsylvania Forward listening tour, an allegation of sexual harassment was made against a sitting member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jan. 25, 2023 /
![Department of Human Services Offers Guidance on Ortitay Law on Minors’ Mental Health Treatment Procedures]()
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued guidance earlier this week on a law authored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) that more clearly defines who can provide consent in order for a minor to receive mental health treatment.
Nov. 15, 2022 /
![Ortitay Secures Grants for South Fayette]()
BRIDGEVILLE – Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) today announced he secured more than $150,000 in Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund (GEDTF) Program funds for South Fayette Township.
Sep. 21, 2022 /
![House Approves Ortitay Resolution to Identify Ways PennDOT Can Improve]()
HARRISBURG — The House today passed a resolution authored by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to compare PennDOT’s practices in maintaining and completing infrastructure projects to other similar states.
Aug. 15, 2022 /
![Ortitay Appointed to Basic Education Funding Commission]()
HARRISBURG — Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) recently appointed Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) to be one of two representatives from the House Republican Caucus on the Basic Education Funding Commission.
Aug. 02, 2022 /
![Ortitay Elated PennDOT Decides Not to Appeal Commonwealth Court Ruling Against Tolling]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), who has spearheaded the fight against PennDOT’s ill-fated, nine-bridge tolling plan, today expressed satisfaction in PennDOT’s decision to not appeal a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling that found the agency has no authority to toll the bridges.
Jul. 20, 2022 /
![PennDOT Becomes Desperate After Losing Court Case Regarding Tolling]()
HARRISBURG — This week PennDOT offered a settlement to Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette and Collier townships in a lawsuit the three won against PennDOT related to its bridge tolling scheme. If accepted, PennDOT promised to not appeal the municipalities’ victory to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, said Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny).
Jul. 11, 2022 /
![Ortitay Secures Biggest Changes in Education Policy this Century]()
BRIDGEVILLE – As part of the 2022-23 state budget, the Education Code recently enacted includes six proposals pushed by Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny).
Jul. 08, 2022 /
![Ortitay Comments on Final State Budget]()
HARRISBURG — Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement in response to passage of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 state budget:
Jun. 30, 2022 /
![Ortitay Pleased Commonwealth Court Rules Against PennDOT’s Tolling Plan]()
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette and Collier townships against PennDOT, finding the agency has no authority to implement its plan to toll nine bridges across the Commonwealth. Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), who has spearheaded the fight against the tolling plan, issued the following statement:
Jun. 07, 2022 /
![Ortitay to Lead Hearing on Blockchain Technology]()
WHAT: Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny), chair of the House State Government Subcommittee on Government Operations, will lead a joint subcommittee public hearing with the Senate Communications and Technology Committee on blockchain technology and its impact on government operations.
May. 18, 2022 /
![Commonwealth Court Judge Halts PennDOT’s Tolling Plan]()
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler today issued a preliminary injunction ordering PennDOT to stop its work related to its plan to toll nine bridges throughout the Commonwealth until the full court can render a decision. In response, Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) issued the following statement:
May. 18, 2022 /
![Commonwealth Court Holds Hearing on Tolling Lawsuit]()
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today conducted a hearing on a lawsuit filed by South Fayette and Collier townships and Bridgeville Borough against PennDOT to halt its plans to include the I-79 bridge near the Bridgeville exit on its list of nine bridges throughout the Commonwealth that will be tolled under the public-private partnership (P3) bridge program, said Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny).