Legislation recently introduced in the state House would permit public school students in grades 9-12 to apply up to one credit earned for completing a personal finance course to satisfy social studie...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently released a statement applauding the exclusion of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed phased-in $15 minimum wage from the 2019-2020 state budget. ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently amended House Bill 265, which is designed to improve access to information about the transfer policies of educational institutions, to include a bipa...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would eliminate the inheritance tax for children under the age of 21 and allow other tax exemptions as part of the 2019-20 ...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently applauded Gov. Tom Wolf and the state General Assembly for supporting the bipartisan “Pennsylvania Farm Bill” legislative package. The package includ...
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Lancaster County Sens. Ryan P. Aument (R-36) and Scott Martin (R-13) recently voted for a budget bill that includes a $33.97 billion spending plan, no new taxes, and increased funding for education an...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will distribute a total of $251,830,900 in impact fees this year. The PUC posted detailed information about the distribution of $242,964,000 in impa...
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An almost $8 million federal grant awarded jointly to the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will be used to develop industry-driven strate...
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The Pennsylvania State Senate recently advanced legislation introduced by state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) that would update several laws related to public utilities. “This is commonsense ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that North American Höganäs High Alloys, LLC (Höganäs), which manufactures powdered metal products, will expand its operations in Cambria County, supporting the c...
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The state House recently passed legislation that would allow Lancaster County municipalities to prohibit video gaming terminals (VGTs) at local truck stops. A 2017 law authorized VGTs as the expans...
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The state Senate approved a bipartisan bill this week expanding job-training programs by allowing Private Licensed Schools to create branch campuses in different counties. Currently, technical scho...
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The House advanced a bill Tuesday authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield) to create a consolidated permit to encourage the remediation and reuse of abandoned sites previously contaminated by indust...
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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 state House recently advanced a resolution that urges the federal government to make the resiliency of the country’s infrastructure a priority. The resolution asks the federal government to r...
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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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Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) said he is pleased with the announcement Monday of a long-term resolution between UPMC and Highmark that will give many H...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded $1.7 million in grants to 26 projects intended to spark new processes and technology in the manufacturing sector. The projects focus o...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University with a $400,000 grant to study the use of blockchain to improve grid security. Rahul Panat is 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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