Pennsylvania Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-46), Gene Yaw (R-23), and John Yudichak (R-14) joined with Jim Gallagher with Steamfitters Local 420 and Matt Toomey with the International Union of Operating E...
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The state recently awarded Cambridge-Lee Industries, a Berks County copper supplier, a $21,106 grant through the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program. The program works to increase appre...
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The Pennsylvania Senate’s Local Government Committee has approved legislation ensuring state residents and businesses have options for fuel availability, the legislation’s prime sponsor Sen. Gene ...
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The third annual StartUp Lehigh Valley pitch competition has been scheduled for Oct. 27. During the event, 10 aspiring entrepreneurs will pitch their products and businesses to a panel of judges in...
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Pennsylvania produces 10.6 billion pounds of milk annually, making it the seventh-largest milk producer in the nation. The dairy industry contributes $14.1 billion to the state's economy, supports...
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State Rep. Joe Webster (D-Montgomery County) plans to introduce a resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of utilizing abandoned mining locatio...
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Pennsylvania Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene) introduced a resolution Monday that would call on the U.S. Congress to oppose efforts by the Biden ...
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The state recently awarded seven Pennsylvania organizations more than $2 million in grants for research on issues critical to sustaining and growing the state’s agriculture industry. The project...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) and 14 of her colleagues wrote to the chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Wednesday, urging the commission to take stronger action against price-gouging and anti-co...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently announced it is accepting unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transportation p...
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U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) recently introduced legislation that would improve the safety, water efficiency and reliability of the country’s plumbing systems. Th...
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U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) introduced legislation in the House designed to tackle the student debt crisis, his office announced Friday. The Pay Down, Upskill Act would direct the U.S. Department ...
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A group of 20 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, recently sent the federal Postal Regulatory Commission a formal complaint to order the U.S. Postal Service to request an advis...
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The state Senate is considering legislation that would exempt vehicles five years and newer from emissions inspections requirements. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) opposes the bill and is ur...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introdu...
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The state House of Representatives recently approved legislation making it easier for teenagers to join the workforce. House Bill 1829 would amend the act of Oct. 24, 2012, known as the Child Labor A...
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Organized labor and the business community locked arms during a Republican-led state Senate hearing Monday against what they consider a concerted effort by radical environmentalists to choke off the P...
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Pennsylvania, home to the eighth-largest manufacturing industry in the United States, is celebrating National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 1 by highlighting the many career opportunities in the sector. ...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced two pieces of bipartisan legislation. Senate Bill 830 would establish a guaranteed loan program for vet...
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House Bill 1861, which includes nearly 500 regulations waived and suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday. In June, regulatory waivers and suspensi...
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