State Sens. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland), Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), and John Yudichak (D-Luzerne/Carbon) recently announced a legislative package that focuses state eff...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that CorrChoice LLC, a producer of industrial corrugated paper packaging products, will expand in central Pennsylvania through a project supported by state funding. ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) approved more than $84 million in loan financing in 2018, Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday. “Providing access to capital is one of the best wa...
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The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) announced Tuesday that it joined the Coalition to Protect and Promote Association Health Plans. The recently formed coalition works with federal and s...
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PharmaCann Penn Plant LLC, a PharmaCann Company, will construct a 36,000 square-foot, pharmaceutical-grade medical marijuana growing and processing facility in Lackawanna County, Penn. The company ...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) raised rates Sunday by 6 percent increase for cash, E-ZPass and PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE users. The increase was approved by commissioners in July and a...
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The owner of a ShopRite grocery store in West Philadelphia announced recently that the store will close in March, blaming Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages for the decrease in...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently introduced a program to make it easier to navigate Pennsylvania’s new Clean Slate law, which seals low-level criminal records after 10 years without a subsequent criminal arre...
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Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) took the oath of office Tuesday to begin the 2019-20 legislative session in the state House of Representatives and noted that he would focus on problems facing small busi...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey, which found that approximately 18,500 households in Pennsylvania that had their utilit...
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State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-Chester) reminded residents Wednesday to check whether the Pennsylvania Treasury’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property is holding property for them to claim. Last year, the T...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would give municipalities the option to allow video gaming terminals (VGTs) at truck stops within their borders. Under Act 42 of 2017, the state was p...
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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission recently released a report that provides recommendations for improving the management and transparency of investment expenses and r...
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Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner, recently urged insurance companies that provide workers’ compensation insurance to reimburse any Pennsylvania businesses that were overcharge...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits for 255 early-stage technology companies to encourage entrepreneurship in and around Pennsylvania’s colleges and universiti...
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New York State politics is preventing Pennsylvania natural gas producers from gaining economic and competitive ground in the market, a situation that’s unlikely to improve in the near-term without s...
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The Montgomery County Commissioners voted last week to adopt a $420 million budget for 2019 with no tax increases for the second consecutive year. The budget will increase the county’s general ...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently released his most recent performance audit of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which found that the Port Authority’s 97 bus routes are on schedule 6...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) recently received the STAR Achievement Award from the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) for its efforts to engage businesses and ...
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The Dauphin County Commissioners approved Wednesday a $247 million budget for 2019, which includes no property tax increases for the 14th year in a row. “We never forget that the taxpayers are re...
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