Jan. 12, 2022 / Editorial
![Where’s the Treatment for COVID-19?]()
Where is the treatment? Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and people remain paralyzed by fear, many not even questioning the lack of effective preventative or universal outpatient treatment for the virus.
Nov. 10, 2021 /
![York County House Members React to Court Decision on Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – State Reps. Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), Seth Grove (R-Dover), Mike Jones (R-Dallastown), Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg), Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) and Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion), majority chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to today’s Commonwealth Court decision to invalidate the mask mandate imposed on Pennsylvania’s schools by Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam:
Oct. 28, 2021 /
![Keefer Encourages Residents to Speak Out Against Bridge Tolling Proposal]()
HARRISBURG - Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced virtual public and in-person meeting options for community members to discuss the proposed replacement project of the I-83 John Harris Memorial South Bridge.
Sep. 21, 2021 /
![Keefer Shawn’s Law Bill Sent to Governor for Signature]()
HARRISBURG ¬– Rep. Dawn Keefer’s (R-Dillsburg) Shawn’s Law (House Bill 184), to hold accountable people who instruct, cause or solicit another person to take his or her own life, is going to the governor for his signature after being approved by the House on concurrence today.
Sep. 15, 2021 /
![Keefer Joins Committee in Call to Review Mask Mandate]()
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the means in which Gov. Tom Wolf, through the Department of Health, issued a statewide mask mandate for students and school staff, exceeded his authority, Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) joined members of the House Health Committee to call on the Joint Committee on Documents to review the mandate.
Aug. 05, 2021 /
![Fairness in Women’s Sports Hearing Shows Significant Male Advantages in Athletics Not Erased by Hormone Regimes]()
Saving Title IX in Pennsylvania
May. 04, 2021 /
![House Approves Keefer’s Bill to Rein in Regulations]()
HARRISBURG –Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) has remained steadfastly committed to reining in government and, specifically burdensome regulations. In keeping with the idea that unneeded regulations harm businesses and residents, and hinders economic growth, the House today approved her legislation to establish an enhanced review of proposed regulations that would have a great financial impact on businesses and taxpayers.
Apr. 07, 2021 /
![House Sends Keefer Shawn’s Law Bill to Senate for Approval]()
HARRISBURG ¬– The House today approved legislation by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) to hold those who instruct, cause or solicit another person to commit suicide accountable for their actions.
Apr. 05, 2021 /
![Protecting Female Athletes’ Right to Compete]()
Decades ago, woman fought hard to be treated as equals in the wide world of extracurricular sports, the culmination of which was Title IX to require schools that receive federal dollars to provide equal athletic opportunities to male and female athletes. The emphasis was girls should not have to complete with boys for their chances to follow their passions to fairly compete in athletics against other girls.
Apr. 05, 2021 /
![State Reps Introduce Bill to Keep Women’s Sports Fun and Fair]()
HARRISBURG – Today, five women members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives – Reps. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland), Martina White (R-Philadelphia), Valerie Gaydos (R- Allegheny), Dawn Keefer (York/Cumberland) and Stephanie Borowicz (R- Clinton/Centre) – held a press conference introducing House Bill 972, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
Apr. 02, 2021 /
![House Members to Introduce Fairness in Women’s Sports Act]()
WHAT: Coalition of House members to introduce The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act in response to the current administration’s nationwide executive order requiring that biological males be permitted to compete on women’s school sports teams.
Mar. 01, 2021 /
![York County Lawmakers Applaud Investigation into COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths]()
HARRISBURG – It was announced today that the House Government Oversight Committee will investigate the Wolf administration’s handling of nursing homes and long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the York County House Republican delegation, consisting of House Appropriations Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) and Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), Seth Grove (R-Dover), Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) and Mike Jones (R-York Township), issued the following statement:
Feb. 03, 2021 /
![Wolf Out of Touch, Continues Mismanagement in Budget Address]()
HARRISBURG – The Cumberland County delegation to the state House of Representatives Wednesday were dismayed Gov. Tom Wolf’s annual budget address made no mention of fixing his dysfunctional unemployment system or addressing the economic distress his unilateral decisions to shut some business down is causing.
Feb. 03, 2021 /
![After Universal Shutdowns of the State’s Economy, Wolf’s offers a Budget that Crushes Pennsylvania’s Working Families]()
HARRISBURG – In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal, the York County House Republican delegation consisting of House Appropriations Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion), House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) and Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam), Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) and Mike Jones (R-York Township) issued the following statement:
Jan. 28, 2021 /
![House Committee Advances Keefer Shawn’s Law Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Seeking to bring those who encourage others to commit suicide to justice, the House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 184 by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg).
Jan. 06, 2021 /
![Local Republicans Issue Statement on Storming of U.S. Capitol]()
HARRISBURG – In response to the storming of the United States Capitol by protestors, local Republicans, Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion), House State Government Chairman Seth Grove (R-Dover) and Reps. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover), Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) Mike Jones (R-York Township), Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) and Keith Gillespie (R-Hellam); and Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Dave Arnold (R-Lebanon/Dauphin/York) and Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) issued the following statement:
Dec. 28, 2020 /
HARRISBURG – A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf. These findings are in addition to prior concerns regarding actions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Secretary, and others impacting the conduct of the election.
Dec. 08, 2020 /
![House Republicans React to Colleagues Support Of No-Fault Limited Liability Protection Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – Four members of the House Economic Growth Caucus – Reps. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland), Mike Jones (R-York), Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Dawn Keefer (R-York) – today applauded the efforts of House leadership for voicing support for House Bill 1737 at a press conference in Hanover on Monday.
Nov. 25, 2020 /
![Keefer Pension Review Bill Becomes Law]()
HARRIBURG – Legislation by Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) to protect investments made in Pennsylvania’s retirement systems by requiring each to undergo yearly stress tests is now law.
Nov. 10, 2020 /
![State Lawmakers Call for Legislative-Led Election Audit]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland) led a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers today in calling for investigatory hearings and a legislative-led audit of the 2020 General Election, demanding that election results not be certified until a comprehensive audit is completed. Members delivered the following statement: