The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced the General Appropriations bill, House Bill 790, Tuesday by a vote of 140-62. The $33.9 billion budget includes no new or increased taxes and devo...
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The House Appropriations Committee advanced Monday the 2019-20 General Fund budget introduced by the House Republican Caucus. The proposal features no new taxes, tax increases or additional fees an...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced legislation authored by Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk) designed to protect coal jobs during periods of economic downturn. House Bill...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for advancing 10 bills related to the governor’s PA Farm Bill, a proposal to provide support for and investments in Pennsylva...
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The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee approved Wednesday two bills designed to protect the residents of communities affected by natural gas pipelines. Senate Bill 284,...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the approval of a $199,781 grant for the Northampton Community College (NCC) to help unemployed and underemployed workers gain entry-level skills required for in-demand...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced Monday legislation by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) that aims to enhance Pennsylvania’s ability to respond quickly and effectively t...
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Reps. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne), Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) highlighted the benefits of the proposed Energize PA legislative package at a recent press c...
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Gov. Tom Wolf discussed Pennsylvania’s workforce development strategy and touted the state’s accomplishments at a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and a group of governors at the ...
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Two resolutions sponsored by Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), chairwoman of the Senate Communications and Technology Committee, were advanced by the committee Wednesday in an attempt to address th...
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The state House Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance the Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit, which seeks to encourage manufacturing companies to invest in Pennsylvania. The bill a...
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Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) announced Tuesday the advancement of House Bill 1103, PIPE Investment Program legislation, by a vote of 14-6 by the House Finance Committee. As the legisla...
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The Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Majority Policy Committee jointly will hold a workshop in Harrisburg Wednesday to discuss the work requirements for able-bodied, nonelderl...
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Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Scott Perry (R-PA-10) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) recently toured the Philly Shipyard and pledged to redouble their efforts to secure new federal shipbuilding work f...
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API-PA, a division of the American Petroleum Institute, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued responses to Restore PA, Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fund infrastruct...
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More than 90 state and local chamber representatives from across Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg Tuesday for the 2019 Chamber Day at the State Capitol to discuss workforce development, the state budget...
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Pittsburgh International Airport saw passenger traffic increase 3 percent in April, the 36th consecutive month of year-over-year passenger growth, marking the longest streak of passenger growth since ...
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Senator Camera Bartolotta (R- Beaver/Greene/Washington), other lawmakers and good government advocates participated in a news conference in support of the Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA) on Monday in th...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently awarded Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, a nonprofit community development entity (CDE) created by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), $55 milli...
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) highlighted the benefits of the natural gas impact tax and spoke out against Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed natural gas severance tax at a meeting of representatives fr...
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