Rep. Matt Baker (R-Tioga)—who already announced he would not be seeking reelection—submitted his resignation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Monday in order to take a position with the federal government.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday he is issuing a statewide disaster declaration for the opioid crisis.

The declaration puts into action a 90 day state constitutionally-limited period where additional state resources can be coordinated and regulations waived en masse in order to jump start an offense against the heroin and opioid epidemic.

The House Health Committee on Monday advanced Senate Bill 3 along a party line vote despite a renewed promise from Gov. Tom Wolf to veto the legislation.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took a step Monday toward declaring pornography a public health crisis.

That step came when the House Health Committee approved by a 19-5 vote a resolution sponsored by Committee Majority Chairman Matt Baker (R-Tioga) that condemns the free, widespread availability of pornography as a public health crisis.

The House Insurance Committee Monday took a step to advance legislation that would require the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to study how to best implement the legalization of selling health insurance policies across state lines.