(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“2024 presents great opportunities for Pennsylvania.”

Those were the words of Pennsylvania State Representative Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) that kicked off an announcement made Friday that Kail–the Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee–will be hosting a pair of hearings regarding the opportunities for rural Pennsylvania and the obstacles that will be approached along the way.

The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 16 at the Bailey Ballroom at the Bailey Building in Huntingdon, PA, which will focus on broadband expansion in rural communities. The meeting, beginning at noon, will be co-hosted with Rep. Rich Irvin (R-Huntingdon/Franklin) along with other local speakers.

The second meeting will take place the next day, Wednesday, January 17, at the Penn Northwest Development Corp building in Hermitage at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be co-hosted with Mercer County Rep. Parke Wentling and other Committee members to focus on strengthening the workforce of rural communities across Pennsylvania.

Both meetings will be livestreamed on the Policy Committee’s website, and further details can be found at Rep. Kail’s website.