May
03
2010
May 03, 2010
HARRISBURG – Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36) introduced legislation today that would dedicate existing state tax credits to regional food banks. [Read More]
May
03
2010
May 03, 2010
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]
Apr
20
2010
April 20, 2010
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]
Mar
18
2010
March 18, 2010
HARRISBURG – The next meeting of the legislative Hunger Caucus will be held on March 24, according to Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36). [Read More]
Mar
30
2009
March 30, 2009
Feb
10
2009
February 10, 2009
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]
Feb
09
2009
February 09, 2009
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]
Dec
04
2008
December 04, 2008
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]