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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Nonpartisan public-private partnership Team Pennsylvania confirmed five business leaders to its board of directors at its annual meeting at the governor’s residence on June 6. “Our new board me...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday that he is concerned about the results of a recent audit, which found an increase in unfunded liability and annual pension payments for Allentown’s Emp...
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During a hearing of the Senate Local Government Committee Tuesday, local government representatives and school business officials discussed alternatives to the current property tax collection system. ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1641 Tuesday, which turned a March 2016 executive order into law, opening up employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The Employment First Act req...
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State Rep. Patrick Harkins (D-Erie) announced Monday that the U.S. Treasury Department approved five areas in the 1st Legislative District, which he represents, as Qualified Opportunity Zones. Unde...
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State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-50th District) said Monday that the state Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) recent action to assume jurisdiction over utility pole attachments could help improve access to h...
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The state Senate recently approved three bills, which had been advanced last week by the Senate Judiciary and Appropriations committees, aimed at promoting agritourism activities and protecting dairy ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the approval of two apprenticeship grants, awarded to Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 12 and Steamfitters Local Union 449 in Pittsburgh, for classroom training for 60 ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Friday Act 27 of 2018, which allows contractors to suspend their work if they do not receive payment per contract terms. The legislation amends the Contractor and Subc...
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The $39 million GlassWorks Business Park in Clarion, Clarion County, broke ground last week, launching a project that will convert a 28.5-acre brownfield site that formerly housed the Owens-Illinois G...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (DoT) recently approved Pennsylvania’s nominations for designation of 300 census tracts across the state as Qualified Opportunity Zones. “Approval of our nom...
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Three agriculture bills, including two related to agritourism, authored by Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36th District) were approved by Pennsylvania Senate committees last week. Farmers are increasingly usi...
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The Chester County Commissioners recently announced it had surpassed 40,000 farm acres preserved on more than 500 farms. The preservation is part of the Commonwealth/County and the Chester County ...
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The Pennsylvania House today advanced Wednesday a bill that would require online booking sites, such as Airbnb and Home Away, to register with the Department of Revenue to facilitate hotel tax collect...
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The Pennsylvania Senate voted this week to approve a bipartisan resolution urging the U.S. Congress to support the development of an ethane storage hub in the Appalachian region. Sen. Camera Bartol...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and the Department of Education (PDE) recently announced their agricultural education report for schools across the state. The report is designed t...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved Tuesday a bill that would establish a commission to develop legislation and recommend improvements related to the transpor...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill Tuesday establishing a program designed to enable funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation upgrades to commercial and industrial properties. ...
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Possible contamination of groundwater by natural gas has occurred in no more than seven out of 1,385 shale wells studied in Bradford County, an area heavily drilled, according to researchers at Penn S...
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