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Cookout foods cheaper in Pennsylvania compared to national average

By Melina Druga  |   July 3, 2018   |   Federal

The prices of cookout foods, such as spare ribs, hot dogs, cheeseburgers and potato salad, cost less than the national average in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and the ...

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New law maximizes benefits of federal tax law

By Kevin Randolph  |   July 3, 2018   |   News

Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law a bill that reverses the provisions of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Corporate Tax Bulletin 2017-02. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Corporate...

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Bill to allow alternative ratemaking options signed into law

By Kevin Randolph  |   July 3, 2018   |   Featured

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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Bill allowing new utility rate structures signed into law

By Kevin Randolph  |   July 2, 2018   |   Companies

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. Wolf signs legislation to ban skimmer devices

By Kevin Randolph  |   July 2, 2018   |   News

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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Hospitals contributed nearly $129 million to state economy

By Melina Druga  |   July 2, 2018   |   Featured

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 wine industry awarded $1 mln in grants

By Melina Druga  |   June 29, 2018   |   Companies

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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State budget invests in STEM, career tech programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 29, 2018   |   News

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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Agriculture secretary praises Pa. state budget for addressing industry challenges

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 29, 2018   |   Featured

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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Business, agriculture trade groups urge Senate to support Corker-Toomey tariff legislation

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 28, 2018   |   Companies

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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Rep. Quinn calls on New Jersey Gov. Murphy to sign income tax reciprocity protection into law

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 28, 2018   |   Featured

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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Farm bureau supports state’s budget

By Melina Druga  |   June 28, 2018   |   News

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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L&I secretary meets with API representatives to discuss job training, career readiness initiatives for Centre County

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 27, 2018   |   Local

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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Rep. Solomon applauds legislation to strengthen One-Stop Shop initiative

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 27, 2018   |   Companies

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 to build Lancaster e-commerce hub

By Melina Druga  |   June 27, 2018   |   Companies

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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PA House advances bill to enact reforms to state’s workers’ compensation system

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 26, 2018   |   Companies

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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New hires at Tobyhanna Army Depot to support development, maintenance of WIN-T communications system

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 26, 2018   |   Federal

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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Wolf releases budget focused on education, safety and the environment

By Melina Druga  |   June 26, 2018   |   News

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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Senate advances agriculture bills, holds hearing on dairy industry

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 25, 2018   |   News

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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Natural gas impact fee generated $210 million in 2017, Public Utility Commission reports

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 25, 2018   |   Featured

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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