PFB supports federal 2018 Farm Bill
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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Energy Department releases report on developing ethane storage hub in Appalachian Region
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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Toomey, Jones and Carper request formal review of steel, aluminum tariff exclusion process
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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Insurance companies should reimburse small businesses for overcharge, NFIB says
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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PA Senate Majority Policy Committee held hearing on U.S. Supreme Court public sector union decision
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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Gordon Denlinger
NFIB names next state director
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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Business organizations call for loan program to address pension crisis
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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Toomey asks Trump Administration to exempt Pennsylvanians from tariffs
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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Shapiro leads coalition to urge FCC to take action on illegal robocalls
Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently led a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys generals in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules that allow telephone service pro...
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Farm Bureau optimistic about new trade agreement
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently said it is cautiously optimistic about the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement and hopes it will benefit farm families nationw...
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PA Bankers official testifies about state of fintech before US House panel
T. Michael Price, first vice chair of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PA Bankers) and president and CEO of First Commonwealth Bank, recently testified on behalf of PA Bankers before the U.S. Hou...
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Secretary Zinke speaks at Consumer Energy Alliance Summit in Pittsburgh
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke at an energy and manufacturing summit on Sept. 28 hosted by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) in Pittsburgh where he highlighted the positive impact domest...
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association joins coalition to support Kigali Amendment
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association announced Tuesday that it joined the Let America Lead coalition, an organization that is urging President Donald Trump to send the Kigali Amendment to the...
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Lamb, Stefanik introduce Military Learning for Credit Act
Reps. Conor Lamb (D-PA) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently introduced the Military Learning for Credit Act, which would help veterans obtain college credit for prior military learning and training. ...
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Lou Barletta
Rep. Barletta recognized by National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, recently presented U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) with its “Hero of Main Street” award. Barletta was recogn...
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Toomey applauds administration’s action to ease quotas on steel, aluminum imports
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently praised the Trump administration’s decision to ease quotas on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina, Brazil and South Korea for large infrastructure projects...
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State regulators urge Congress to remove barriers for marijuana-related businesses
Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...
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PA Chamber of Business and Industry, Ontario Chamber of Commerce call for NAFTA renewal
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently joined the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to call for the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to strengthen cross-border ...
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Agricultural organizations discuss importance of free trade
Several agricultural stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and Farmers for Free Trade (FFT), recently spoke at Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days on how strong trade agree...
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Centre County celebrates federal grant for for I-99/I-80 interchange
The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC) and supporters of the ‘DRIVE Forward’ transportation initiative recently hosted an event to celebrate a federal grant for the highspeed ...
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