Pennsylvania Democrats worked to find solutions to provide students with quality, reliable internet access and equipment as a way to reimagine the education system and close the digital divide during ...
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State Sens. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) introduced legislation Monday to promote economic development and generate jobs while supporting alternative energy produc...
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Bills that would assist disabled veterans and at-risk youth passed in the Pennsylvania House Thursday, said state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming). The bills previously passed thro...
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Filterbuy, Inc., a leading air filter manufacturer, will expand its operations into Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday. The business's expansion is expected to create at least 120 new,...
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The Senate Finance Committee recently advanced the Taxpayer Protection Act, a bill that would ensure the state budget aligns with the economy and limit state spending. Senate Bill 286 would create ...
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The long-delayed Northern Access Pipeline in western New York is once again on track for eventual completion following a federal appeals court ruling that granted its approval to an agreement to exten...
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Pennsylvania’s chemical manufacturers were thanked Tuesday for their role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects over the last year. From disinfectant wipes to ventilators, test tubes...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) raised questions about Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to produce nearly 50 percent of the state government’s electricity through solar energy. Wolf’s Pennsylvani...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Friday that it has reworked the Green Energy Loan Fund (GELF) to make it easier to obtain low-interest loans for large-scale, high-im...
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce voiced its support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) designed to strengthen the healthcare workforce d...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently made available $2.6 million for Schools-to-Work program grants. Grants will be awarded in increments up to $250,000. Funding must be used to creat...
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A bill introduced this month in the U.S. House of Representatives could wallop Pennsylvania's burgeoning shale gas industry and related chemical sectors. Shale gas is the raw material driving major...
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Small business owners said the COVID-19 pandemic gives them a sense of optimism, but most say they still see a long road to recovery before business returns to normal, a new poll shows. According ...
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Pittsburgh-based Honeycomb Credit, a first-of-its-kind loan crowdfunding platform, will expand its community-based small business financing model nationwide after raising $1.75 million in seed funding...
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A group of Republican state senators announced Monday the launch of the Prioritize PA: Small Businesses initiative that includes a five-bill package designed to aid small businesses that are struggli...
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Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a 46 percent state income tax increase, a move state Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) said cannot be justified. Under the proposed increase, residents would see their tax ra...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would stop a proposed plan to toll bridges on Pennsylvania’s interstate system. The Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3), under the P...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced two bills in Congress that would spur federal funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. One is the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act, introduced alo...
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Lawyers for a $1 billion PennEast natural gas pipeline project will have the legal backing of the Biden administration when they head to the U.S. Supreme Court next month to overturn a 2019 lower-cour...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out against the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9. The PRO Act (H.R. 842), which passed in the Hou...
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