Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would make it easier to file taxes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many states, income taxes are paid according to where an employee works, not t...
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced last week their recent partnership establishing a job-training program to help create a high-te...
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Dan Weaver, president and executive director of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA), last week commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reform of methane...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Philadelphia following the civil unrest that occurred May 30 to June 8, which resulted...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Hazleton a $10 million federal grant through Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Program for site improvements and new ...
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Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak released a statement last week, reminding state residents to heed the warning signs of a widespread identity theft ring targeting COVID-19 unemp...
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Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) visited Guy Chemical Co. in Somerset on Thursday to speak about the nation’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. “It was a p...
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A bipartisan bill introduced on Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives would extend the period when amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund can be spent. A total of $150 billion in corona...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House would expedite forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less. Loan forgiveness would apply to approximately 86 per...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would provide job training opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act temporarily would all...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House provides safety guidelines for mine workers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act would require the Depart...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently gave Williams, a natural-gas-infrastructure provider, approval to advance its Leidy South Project. The project will transport natural gas from Penn...
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Twenty-seven highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties recently received $30.2 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund funding. Many of the projects involve the re...
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U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) were among nine Congress members who are urging House Leadership to provide additional relief to the hardwood industry. The industry i...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced last week the Essential Workforce Parity Act, H.R. 7538, which seeks to extend the paid leave required by the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) to he...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) recently said he will co-sponsor five bills aimed at boosting the nation’s medical supply chain. “We saw the risks early on in this crisis as state and local of...
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The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI) recently received $10 million as part of the PA CARES appropriation being distributed to eligible food retailers in the form of one-time grants....
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) recently introduced bicameral legislation that would assist small-business owners whose establishments were damaged by civil unrest follow...
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Pennsylvania’s food security programs and dairy industry recently each received $20 million in federal funding through the CARES Act, totaling their federal funding to $40 million. A total of $5 ...
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David Graybill, a Juniata County dairy farmer, recently was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC). Estab...
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