Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) visited Guy Chemical Co. in Somerset on Thursday to speak about the nation’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. “It was a p...
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Letters supporting Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have been linked to ICF International, a Virginia-based global consulting and technology services com...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would protect health care practitioners and facilities from predatory lawsuits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the bill, health care provider...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House would expedite forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less. Loan forgiveness would apply to approximately 86 per...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would provide job training opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act temporarily would all...
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A proposal introduced in the state Senate provides a seven-point plan for providing emergency relief to bars and restaurants significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal includes t...
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A bill that will grease the skids for the fledgling petrochemical industry in northeast Pennsylvania was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf. The Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit legis...
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Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voiced his opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) at a House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing Tuesday. “RGGI...
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Tuesday’s release of a racketeering complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office involving Ohio’s Speaker of the House alleging bribery and misconduct to secure power plant bailouts is not a su...
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The first project in Pennsylvania to use Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing closed Monday under a partnership between the Philadelphia Energy Authority, Twin Financial Partne...
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Members of the Pennsylvania Republican Congressional Delegation admonished Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to withhold nearly $13 million in CARES Act funding for Lebanon County after two out of three coun...
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) requested last week answers from the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding why as many as 20 Philadelphia small businesses have been denied assistance. All of ...
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) benefited 9,874 small businesses and retained 108,307 jobs in Pennsylvania’s 7th District, according to U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). Wild cosponsored the bip...
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U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) were among nine Congress members who are urging House Leadership to provide additional relief to the hardwood industry. The industry i...
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A bipartisan tax credit for Pennsylvania’s energy and petrochemical sector was awaiting Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature Wednesday after being approved by the state House of Representatives. The Local...
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A bipartisan tax credit for Pennsylvania’s energy and petrochemical sector was nearing final passage by the state House Tuesday after the Senate approved the measure the night before. The Local R...
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Pittsburgh Works Together, a coalition of labor, business, and civic leaders, released a five-part policy agenda outlining the steps needed to make western Pennsylvania a powerhouse for the nation’s...
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Republicans in the General Assembly recently presented Gov. Tom Wolf with a resolution that would end the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration. The Wolf administration previously had tried to b...
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to advance House Bill 2025, which would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could enter into any multi-state program, such as the Regi...
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Exporting Appalachia’s bountiful natural gas supplies continues to be a challenge, but the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said in a new report that the still-developing petrochemical industry would...
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