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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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) joined federal and state officials to announce a new pension plan for workers and retirees in the state using American Rescue Plan funds. The investment of $860 million...
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Work done by Penn State University helped boost the amount of federal funding the state received for broadband service by more than $100 million, officials said Thursday. According to the universi...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded nine local workforce development boards (LWDBs) more than $5 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants. The p...
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Hazleton-based EAM-Mosca Corp., an automatic strapping systems provider, plans to invest $20.6 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Luzerne County. The company will expand from 165,000 s...
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) said it is making progress on overhauling the state’s unemployment compensation system in a report released on Wednesday. The department was...
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Three bills addressing education in Pennsylvania recently advanced through the General Assembly. Senate Bill 843 would enter Pennsylvania into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. Teachers appl...
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Federal bipartisan legislation protecting employees who have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions went into effect on Tuesday. The Pregnant Workers Fair...
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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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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Senate confirmed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s cabinet nominations to lead the Department of Education, Department of Insurance and Office of Fire Commissioner. Shapiro’s off...
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The state Senate Judiciary Committee recently advanced bipartisan legislation that would reform the state’s probation system. Senate Bill 838 would establish a mandatory probation review conferen...
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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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The head of one of Pennsylvania’s teachers’ unions said Friday that a tuition voucher program proposed by Senate Republicans is not responsible governing. Rich Askey, president of PSEA, said t...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently advanced two bills addressing carbon capture sequestration and reporting requirements for accidental spills, The first bill, ...
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The Senate recently approved legislation aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry opportunities through collaboration and innovation. Senate Bill 497, Max Manufacturing Initiative...
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Pennsylvania Reps. Dawn Keefer (R-Dillsburg) and Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) said the state will lose as many as 143,000 jobs if a bill to raise the minimum wage is passed. Keefer and D’Orsie, ...
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The Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee recently held a hearing on the integrity and reliability of Pennsylvania’s electric grid at the Back Mountain Regional Emergency Management Agency ...
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Penn State Extension has been working to develop and update state broadband maps for the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, which will help Pennsylvania maximize its federal funding allocat...
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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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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would establish an Independent Energy Office. The office would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). The IFO analyz...
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