A group of state representatives said Tuesday that the cybersecurity legislation they co-authored, House Bill 1704, should be voted on in the upcoming legislative session. “This issue needs to be...
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Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement Monday applauding the Senate’s advancement of a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act. “This legislation is...
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The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturers’ Accountability Project (MAP) recently released principles for reform aimed at protecting manufacturers from climate change-related l...
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Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) participated last week in a roundtable discussion in Harrisburg with Tom Rossomando, manufacturing and technology advocate at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Rossoma...
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Several state representatives oppose Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed change to the Basic Education Funding Formula, which went into effect during the 2015-2016 school year. Announced during a recent eve...
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Air Products, an industrial gas company, recently announced the location of its new global headquarters, which will be just over one mile from its existing Lehigh Valley location. A groundbreaking ...
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State Reps. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Seth Grove (R-York), and Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) are urging the advancement of House Bill 1704, a cybersecurity bill. The bill has been in...
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PA Heavy & Highway recently received approval for a grant for $99,000 over three years to expand its apprenticeship program. The program trains workers in construction labor, construction form carpent...
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Four Democratic U.S. senators recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the agency to stop its delay finalizing a regulation that would require keyles...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) denied last week an application filed by Laurel Pipeline Company L.P. (Laurel) to reverse the direction of petroleum products transportation service to...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Wednesday at a press conference in York an executive order aimed at cutting red tape and improving coordination between several state agencies to improve the delivery of workforce...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its draft plan to increase in-state solar energy development and invited the public to submit comments on the plan. T...
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Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) recently introduced legislation to centralize the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors, following a Legislative Budget ...
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State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington) will speak today at the Pennsylvania Telephone Association’s annual conference in Hershey to discuss various broadband initiatives. “Represe...
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Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives, aimed at ensuring that the staff of the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) in Boyers, Penn...
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Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) released a statement regarding issues surrounding Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA). “The PWSA, in its current form, has been grossly mism...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently praised the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s approval of legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (C...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law last week a bill that allows utilities to propose alternative ratemaking approaches, which include decoupling, performance-based rates, formula rates, and multiyear rates...
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Pennsylvania’s hospitals contributed $128.9 billion toward the economy through wages and salaries and supported more than 650,000 jobs during fiscal year 2017, according to The Hospital and Healthsy...
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding on Wednesday applauded the fiscal year 2018-19 budget signed by Gov. Tom Wolf last week for its investments in addressing challenges facing the st...
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