May 3, 2010
Brubaker Legislation Would Dedicate Funding to Food Banks
HARRISBURG – Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36) introduced legislation today that would dedicate existing state tax credits to regional food banks. [Read More]
News Releases
May 3, 2010
Capitol Hunger Garden Groundbreaking Slated for Wednesday, May 5
HARRISBURG - Members of the Legislative Hunger Caucus will be joined by Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, students from the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, representatives of area food banks, the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania Ag Coalition, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, PennAg Industries Association, the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, the PA Association of Sustainable Agriculture and the Pennsylvania State Grange to hold a news conference to unveil the State Capitol’s new Hunger Garden. [Read More]
April 20, 2010
Hunger Caucus Plans Capitol Hunger Garden
HARRISBURG – The Hunger Caucus will establish and maintain a hunger garden at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg beginning this summer, according to Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36). [Read More]
March 18, 2010
Hunger Caucus Meeting Scheduled for March 24
HARRISBURG – The next meeting of the legislative Hunger Caucus will be held on March 24, according to Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36). [Read More]
February 10, 2009
Brubaker Launches Hunger Caucus Website
HARRISBURG – Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36) today announced the creation of a website to provide information on legislative actions to address hunger issues in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
February 9, 2009
Hunger Caucus Meeting Examines PA Food Insecurity Issues
HARRISBURG – The first meeting of the legislative Hunger Caucus highlighted the scope of food insecurity issues in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36). “The number one priority of this group is to educate members of the General Assembly on hunger issues facing our communities,” Brubaker said. “Once we educate our colleagues about the […] [Read More]
December 4, 2008
Brubaker Announces Formation of Hunger Caucus
HARRISBURG — State Senator Mike Brubaker (R-36) announced the formation of a legislative caucus to combat hunger and food insecurity today in Philadelphia at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Agriculture. [Read More]