The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) recently welcomed the arrival of the port’s first two super post-Panamax cranes, a major milestone celebrated Tuesday by Gov. Tom Wolf, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA...
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Introduced by Rep. Doyle Heffeley (R-Carbon), House Bill 1810, which seeks to ensure that online rental websites, such as Airbnb and Homeaway, pay the appropriate taxes, was approved last week by the ...
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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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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary Eileen Cipriani visited JP McCaskey High School in Lancaster Wednesday during the Junior Achievement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and M...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week a campaign launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to accelerate repaving work on interstates and refill potholes across the commonwealth ...
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Reading Area Community College (RACC) will be able to provide young adults with basic manufacturing production and employability skills under new funding approved by the Wolf Administration. “On...
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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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Legislation sponsored by Sens. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette) unanimously passed the state Senate this week, clarifying that government entities and non-profits are eligible ...
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Charges were brought against 10 people for their use of home computers to write fake prescriptions, allowing them to obtain more than 3,500 pills for Oxycodone, Alprazolam, and Flexeril across 17 Penn...
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Saint Vincent Hospital opened a new location last week for the Saint Vincent Chest Diseases physician practice, the hospital’s pulmonary rehab services, and the Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center ...
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Seven new low-interest loans were approved to will help small family farms make necessary capital improvements to sustain and grow their properties and livelihoods, Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week. ...
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Pennsylvania will become the 14th state to the present the Leopold Conservation Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes voluntary conservation by farmland owners, in partnership with the Pennsylvan...
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Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Allegheny) sent a letter last week to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, urging the entity to act quickly in issuing necessary regulations to implement sports betting pro...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) revealed last week that the commonwealth’s unemployment seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 4.7 percent in April, with the number of jobs reachi...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced last week that, in addition to six applications previously received, the board has received four more applications from companies seeking to operate Fan...
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New funding for a manufacturing training program through Workforce Solutions of North Central Pennsylvania was approved this week, according to an announcement made by Gov. Tom Wolf. Workforce Solu...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) commended this week a decision made by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) requiring 17 major electric, natural gas, and water and wastewater utilities to return ...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) introduced legislation Thursday to establish the Rural Pennsylvania Broadband Deployment Act in an attempt to bring broadband infrastructure and connectivity to the ...
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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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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the approval of a $60 million investment for 12 water infrastructure projects across 12 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST...
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