WHAT: Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) will attend the Robeson Township Board of Supervisors meeting to recognize local firefighters who responded with extraordinary courage during a deadly house fire on April 9. Gillen will present House certificates of recognition to those who risked their lives to protect others during the tragic emergency.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) is pleased to announce that state grant funding totaling $750,000 has been awarded to support key transportation and infrastructure projects in the 128th District.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) is pleased to announce $128,572 in grant funding has been awarded to six fire companies in the 128th District to assist with critical operational needs.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) responded to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget address on Tuesday, expressing his concerns over its affordability and emphasizing that the proposal is only the beginning of the budget process.
DOUGLASSVILLE - On Friday, April 12, from 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m., representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will visit the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness & Activity Center (2144 Weavertown Rd., Douglassville, PA 19518) to assist Berks County residents with filing their Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PA-1000) applications and/or their Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax (PIT) returns (PA-40).
By State Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) | In the wake of Hamas’ well-coordinated and unprecedented terrorist attacks on Israel that have already left over 1,000 dead and over 1,500 wounded – mostly noncombatants – I stand with Israel, and I unequivocally condemn Hamas’ heinous actions.
By Mark Gillen (R-Berks)
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) issued the following statement regarding his vote against the $45.55 billion state budget proposal.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) today announced the awarding of more than $825,000 in state funding for community improvements in the 128th Legislative District. Gillen played a key role in securing the Local Share Account (LSA) grants for the projects.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks) attended a joint session of the General Assembly today to hear Gov. Josh Shapiro outline his budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
HARRISBURG – After the state House today in Harrisburg approved a balanced state budget with no new or increased taxes, local state Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) – who voted for the spending plan – issued the following statement:
HARRISBURG – After Gov. Tom Wolf today delivered his final annual state budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate, local state Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) issued the following statement:
HARRISBURG – Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) announced today that the Wyomissing Public Works and Safety Facility project in Wyomissing Borough was awarded $1 million in state grant funding from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
FLYING HILLS – After recently testing positive for COVID-19, state Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) today issued the following statement:
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) today in Harrisburg voted for the balanced state budget bill approved by the state House that includes no new or increased taxes, would spend nearly $40 billion in state funds and another $1 billion federal relief money, and would set aside $2.5 billion in the state’s Rainy Day Fund while also preserving $5 billion in federal relief funds to be used in future budgets. Gillen issued the following statement after the vote:
HARRISBURG – After the governor today in Harrisburg delivered to the Legislature his annual budget proposal, which called for a 46% increase in the state income tax, state Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) offered the following statement:
HARRISBURG – State lawmakers earlier this year approved a short-term stabilizing budget to fund state government through the end of November. State Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) and his colleagues in the House today passed a balanced supplemental budget with no new taxes or borrowing that would fund state programs and services through the end of the fiscal year in June 2021. Gillen released the following statement after the vote:
WHAT: A ceremony to unveil a new highway sign officially marking the newly designated Cpl. Mahlon L. Fink Iwo Jima Memorial Highway Interchange in Cumru Township. Fink was a Cumru Township resident and World War II veteran who served in the Marines and received a Purple Heart for his service at the Battle of Iwo Jima.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) today issued the following statement after voting for the temporary state budget bill that was approved by the House and would fund most of the state government for five months while providing a full year of funding for Pennsylvania schools, colleges and universities:
HARRISBURG – After Pennsylvania’s governor delivered his annual budget address today in Harrisburg to a joint session of the state House and Senate, state Rep. Mark Gillen (R-Berks/Lancaster) issued the following statement:
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