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Federal legislation would extend section of the tax code

By Melina Druga  |   August 7, 2023   |   Federal

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 199A, which was adopted as part of the 201...

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Meuser U.S. business sovereignty bill passes House Financial Services Committee

By Liz Carey  |   August 1, 2023   |   Companies

On Friday, legislation aimed at protecting the sovereignty of American businesses authored by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) passed the House Financial Services Committee. The Protecting U.S. Busines...

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Supreme Court approves completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline

By Hil Anderson  |   July 28, 2023   |   Featured

The U.S. Supreme Court this week upheld a controversial move engineered by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to open the door to the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), which will ship large ...

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Bill introduced to screen U.S. investments in China passes Senate

By Liz Carey  |   July 27, 2023   |   Featured

On Tuesday, a bill introduced by Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) to screen U.S. investments in national security sectors that are part of countries of concern, like China, passed in the U....

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Federal legislation would keep tax deduction from expiring

By Melina Druga  |   July 27, 2023   |   Federal

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) introduced legislation that would keep Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code from expiring in 2025. Section 199A allows for a 20 percent pass-through income deduc...

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Members of Congress file amicus briefs on restarting Mountain Valley Pipeline construction

By Hil Anderson  |   July 20, 2023   |   Companies

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) led filings of amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court thi...

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Pennsylvania firm awarded $75.5M contract from DoD

By Liz Carey  |   July 19, 2023   |   Companies

Johnstown, Pa.-based Concurrent Technologies Corporation announced it had been awarded a $75.5 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide a comprehensive safety and occupational h...

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Rep. Meuser introduces bill that directs SEC to study impact of EU mandates

By Dave Kovaleski  |   July 18, 2023   |   Companies

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) introduced legislation recently that directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study the effect that certain mandates in the European Union will have on compa...

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Pennsylvania Congressional lawmakers introduce bill to lower RFS compliance costs

By Dave Kovaleski  |   July 13, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), along with U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Mark Kay Scanlon (D-PA), are among a group of lawmakers sponsoring a bill that seeks to reduce comp...

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Disaster funds to be awarded to businesses affected by West Reading explosion

By Melina Druga  |   July 5, 2023   |   Companies

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently granted an administrative disaster declaration for businesses impacted by the R.M. Palmer factory explosion in West Reading. The agency’s Eco...

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Pennsylvania awarded more than $1.16B in federal broadband funds

By Melina Druga  |   June 28, 2023   |   Federal

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.16 billion in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding to expand...

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USDOT awards $25M federal grants to SEPTA, North Philadelphia school zones

By Melina Druga  |   June 27, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) two $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE...

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Rep. Smucker supports legislation addressing restitution from China trade cheating

By Liz Carey  |   June 22, 2023   |   Federal

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) helped introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would distribute Chinese duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). The legislation, the China Tr...

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PA Chamber’s Sunday testifies before U.S. Senate on environmental regulations

By Liz Carey  |   June 20, 2023   |   Featured

Kevin Sunday, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s Director of Government Affairs, told U.S. senators that federal policy must expand opportunities for all citizens while supporting e...

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Rep. Meuser leads Congressional effort to improve tax code for small businesses

By Dave Kovaleski  |   June 15, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Reps. Dan Meuser (R-PA) and Roger Williams (R-TX) are urging the House Ways and Means Committee to consider the impact on small businesses of specific proposed changes to the tax code. Meuser ...

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Reps. Reschenthaler, Deluzio introduce bill to reduce mine methane emissions

By Dave Kovaleski  |   June 14, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Reps. John Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) are among a bipartisan group of lawmakers that introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to reduce mine methane em...

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Mountain Valley Pipeline moves forward with passage of debt limit bill

By Liz Carey  |   June 6, 2023   |   Featured

Canonsburg, Pa.-based Equitrans Midstream said the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) will move forward thanks to language in the national debt limit bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturda...

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Westinghouse, spacecraft company to collaborate on technology programs for federal agencies

By Melina Druga  |   June 5, 2023   |   Companies

Westinghouse Electric Co., a nuclear and clean power technologies and services company, and Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic, a producer of computing systems for spacecraft, recently announced they have ag...

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PA Chamber joins coalition raising concerns over proposed EPA water rule

By Liz Carey  |   June 5, 2023   |   Federal

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry joined 23 other state chambers to voice concerns over a controversial water quality rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag...

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Natural gas industry can meet demand, study says

By Melina Druga  |   May 24, 2023   |   Federal

The natural gas market in the United States is robust and can satisfy growing domestic consumption and export demands at relatively low prices, according to a recent American Council for Capital Forma...

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