The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announced Wednesday the release of a study of the economic impacts of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system, titled Economic Impacts of Maritime Ship...
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Several state representatives oppose Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed change to the Basic Education Funding Formula, which went into effect during the 2015-2016 school year. Announced during a recent eve...
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More than 70 nonprofit organizations in central and eastern Pennsylvania recently received $450,000 in grants from the PPL Foundation. The foundation provides grants to organizations that support e...
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State Reps. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Seth Grove (R-York), and Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) are urging the advancement of House Bill 1704, a cybersecurity bill. The bill has been in...
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PA Heavy & Highway recently received approval for a grant for $99,000 over three years to expand its apprenticeship program. The program trains workers in construction labor, construction form carpent...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a June joint settlement agreement between the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate and Aqua America, a water and wastewater utili...
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Two Pennsylvania companies recently received more than $3 million in low interest loans from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. Astley Precision Machine Co., a precision machined co...
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Board Member and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-28th District) voted against a 2.99 percent increase in tuition for in-state students at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) sch...
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FirstEnergy Corp. announced last week that it would expand its Energizing the Future Initiative, which aims to modernize the power grid, into the Met-Ed and Penelec service areas in Pennsylvania. S...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) denied last week an application filed by Laurel Pipeline Company L.P. (Laurel) to reverse the direction of petroleum products transportation service to...
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The Wolf Administration recently announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) would provide grants to Enterprise Rideshare and the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA)...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Wednesday at a press conference in York an executive order aimed at cutting red tape and improving coordination between several state agencies to improve the delivery of workforce...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its draft plan to increase in-state solar energy development and invited the public to submit comments on the plan. T...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that his administration received a three-year grant totaling $422,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to simplify excessive occupational licensing requirements and ex...
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Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) recently introduced legislation to centralize the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors, following a Legislative Budget ...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently reported a $16 million increase in slot machine revenue for the 2017/2018 state fiscal year, a 0.7 percent increase compared to the previous fiscal year....
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State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington) will speak today at the Pennsylvania Telephone Association’s annual conference in Hershey to discuss various broadband initiatives. “Represe...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law a bill that requires all companies with life insurance policies in Pennsylvania to participate in a life policy locator service and respond to search requests fo...
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Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives, aimed at ensuring that the staff of the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) in Boyers, Penn...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a statement this week, saying that if turnpike toll rates continue to rise, “middle-class families are going to be forced off the roadway.” The statemen...
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