U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) introduced a bill Monday to strengthen the pediatric workforce within the healthcare industry. The Strengthening Our Pediatric Workforce Act would pr...
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U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently introduced legislation to repeal the medical device tax enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The 2.3...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently released its list of state and federal regulatory priorities for 2019. The state list includes seven regulations PFMA supports and five ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently imposed antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties on imports of plastic decorative ribbon from China. The ITC and the U.S. Department o...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider the Philly Shipyard for a national ship...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved American Paper Bag for a $1.4 million, 10-year loan at a 3.75 percent interest rate, Rep. Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) announce...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce food standards regarding the labeling of dairy products and prohibit the labeling of nut-based and plant-...
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently introduced a bill that would require the president to obtain Congressional approval before taking trade actions under Section 232 of the Tr...
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The Education and Labor Committee announced Tuesday that Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) will serve as the Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Inv...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected a team of Penn State researchers to compete in the first challenge of its Grid Optimization Competition. The Penn State team of researchers is ...
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced last week that Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman would serve as chair of the NAIC Health Insurance and Managed Car...
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The American Miners Act of 2019, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, would secure retired miners’ pensions. The bill would provide three guarantees. Miners, who are at risk of losing their...
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) announced last week that its strong support of the federal 2018 Farm Bill. The bill removes industrial hemp from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controlled su...
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The U.S. Department of Energy released on Tuesday a Report to Congress highlighting the potential for the development of an ethane storage hub in the Appalachian Region. Ethane, a natural gas liqui...
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Doug Jones (D-AL), and Tom Carper (D-DE) wrote Monday to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request a formal review of the t...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently said that it is seeking a solution for its small business members that were overcharged for workers’ compensation premiums due to a da...
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The Pennslyvania Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing on the recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to ...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently named Gordon Denlinger as its Pennsylvania state director. Most recently, Denlinger was managing partner in a firm that raised capit...
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Approximately 30 organizations recently sent a letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans endorsing a loan program to fix the multiemployer pension ...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently sent letters to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer on behalf of 13 companies with facilities in Pennsylvania that have filed or intend to file excl...
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