Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th District) introduced legislation Monday seeking to establish a program to support rural hospitals by creating a more predictable payment plan and improving rural hospitals’ a...
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The state General Assembly recently approved a bill amending the state's Unclaimed Property Law to make the Pennsylvania Treasury's internal 'lost contact' policy into standard law. The law aims t...
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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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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently published on its website an updated 12-Year Transportation program, which now foresees $63.9 billion will be available over the next 12...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that it accepted requests for modifications to permits for parts of the Mariner East 2 pipeline for two sites in West W...
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State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-PA) wants the Keystone State to become known not just as one of the nation’s original 13 colonies where precious founding documents are stored in historic Philadelphi...
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Thirty-two members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus recently expressed concern about a proposed rulemaking changes that would increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit...
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State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) hosted this week a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the economic impact on tourism in Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined a six-point plan to strengthen the state’s agriculture industry at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ annual Ag Progress Days event. The plan is aimed...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently appointed Gary Fechter to its board of directors, succeeding Blaine Forkell. Fechter is senior vice president for Wegmans’ Pennsylvani...
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Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities - California, Mansfield and Slippery Rock - will offer a combined eight new degree programs geared toward meeting specific wor...
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Enhancements to the online job-matching PA CareerLink system will create an effective and condensed website experience for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers, according to Department of Labor and ...
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Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board has permanently preserved 2,303 acres in 16 counties on 30 farms for agricultural production, according to Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. ...
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Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) recently spoke with members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, an organization with 345 member companies, about policies, regulations and o...
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Penn State Extension said recently that it has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on a program to help produce growers comply with the new requirements of the Food Safety Modern...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) recently introduced a bill designed to ensure consumers don't fall prey to deceptive contracts. The legislation creates penalties for comp...
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House Republican leaders recently appointed Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) to be a member of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) Advisory Board. PASBDC p...
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The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) will host a disability Business-to-Business Summit on Aug. 14 at the S. Wilson Pollock Center for Industrial Training in Mechanicsburg. The summit wil...
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State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D-Delaware) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on connecting workers to good jobs at Neumann University. She was joined by Mike S...
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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman recently sent a letter to the U.S. departments of Labor and Health and Human Services describing the Insurance Department’s position on the impleme...
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