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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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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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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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Bob Corker (R-TN) recently led a group of senators in introducing a bill that would require congressional approval of tariffs designated in the interest of national se...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this week it will award a $35 million federal grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for the development of a direct c...
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, along with seven other attorneys general, recently sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency’s failure to enforce a federal rule...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently announced its approval of temporary regulations that will preempt the nationwide legalization of sports betting. State Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Alleg...
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A recently held U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, entitled Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities, featured a Pennsylvania pilot program, which seeks to innovatively address t...
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Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) was signed into law by President Donald Trump this week, repealing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulation ...
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According to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production in 2017 averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), 3 pe...
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