Gov. Wolf signed into law last week legislation that allows utilities to propose new rate-making approaches. "The option for utilities to propose new rate-making structures will benefit customers, ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation last week that updates the crime code to establish the crime of possession and use of skimmer devices. House Bill 1918 increases penalties for the possession and us...
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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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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently awarded $1 million in grants to nine wine industry projects to develop and promote Pennsylvania-made wines. PLCB is authorized by the Pennsylva...
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Pennsylvania Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera praised the fiscal year 2018-19 budget signed recently by Gov. Tom Wolf for increasing basic education funding and making investments in STEM and caree...
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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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Fifty-one national trade groups, 222 state and local chambers, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. senators urging them to support a bill that would require the president to...
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) sent a letter Tuesday to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to sign into law a bill that would protect the income tax reciprocity agreement between Pennsylv...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently announced its support of the state budget’s funding of agriculture programs. “We are pleased that adequate funding to support programs and people, wh...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak recently met with leaders of API Technologies Corp. (API) and the PA CareerLink Centre County to discuss the Wolf Administration’s job t...
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State Rep. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia) recently commended the advancement of his House Bill (H.B.) 1284 amendment, which would protect the Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop initiative in a statut...
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GIANT Food Stores recently announced it would invest $22 million creating an e-commerce hub in Lancaster County. The company also announced that it would remodel four stores, open a Lititz fuel st...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced House Bill 1840, authored by Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), to institute reforms to the state’s Workers’ Compensation system. “I ...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) recently announced that Tobyhanna Army Depot’s planned hiring of new personnel would support a $150 million increase in spending during federal fiscal year 2019 on t...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined the state’s budget, focusing on investments in education, safety, and the environment. “This year’s bipartisan budget continues to increase opportunities for a...
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The Pennsylvania Senate recently advanced several measures aimed at supporting farmers and held a hearing on potential ways to promote the dairy industry, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47th District) said....
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently announced that natural gas impact fees reached nearly $210 million for drilling activity occurring in 2017 and provided details about its disb...
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The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) recently received a $102,805 Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant for manufacturing career training, which will be provided to the underemplo...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved Wednesday a resolution urging Congress to support the development of an ethane storage hub in the Appalachian region. Senate Resolution 375 calls on Congress to adv...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved Wednesday the Fiscal Year 2018-19 General Appropriation bill (House Bill 2121) by a vote of 188-10. The budget is expected to be sent to the gove...
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