Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) voiced their disagreement with Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto last week of a bill that would have exempted milk ha...
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Beemac Trucking, LLC will construct a new full-service maintenance and repair facility in Ambridge Borough, Beaver County, creating 24 full-time jobs and retaining 190 full-time jobs within three year...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently issued a statement expressing disappointment with Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of a bill that would have provided an exemption allowing milk truck haulers to ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 478, sponsored by Sen. Elder Vogel (R- New Sewickley Township), into law last week. The “farming legacy” bill provides a personal income tax credit for landowne...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday legislation by House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) and House Republican Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to establish a sta...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday legislation introduced by state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to reform public utility laws. “These are commonsense reforms for the Commonwealth’s publi...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Monday a package of bills designed to support Pennsylvania farmers and grow the Commonwealth’s agriculture industry. “Agriculture is such an important part of our ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Monday a bill authored by state Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), a member of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, that will create a program to ...
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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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