Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers and Jerry Oleksiak, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), introduced five bills designed to reform state standardized testing policies...
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State Rep. Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to discuss promoting technical education and career readiness among ...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a Tentative Implementation Order for Act 58 of 2018, which would allow for alternative ratemaking for natural gas distribution, elect...
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Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) recently met with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson in Western Pennsylvania to visit local leaders, tour designated Opportunity Zones an...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-York County) recently sent a letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, urging the agency to reapprove the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniaâ...
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Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently announced the completion of a pilot public-private initiative through which more than 20 students from Pennsylvania colleges and univers...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25th District) announced Wednesday that the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford received $2 million in state funding for the development of...
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Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R) is working diligently to advance pro-business legislation aimed at growing the Commonwealth’s economy to benefit its residents and businesses, the s...
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St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) recently launched its Family Medicine Residency Program, aimed at addressing the needs of rural communities, at St. Luke’s Miners Campus in Tamaqua. ...
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Air Products, an industrial gases company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it would supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd for a multi-billion dollar mono-ethylene glyco...
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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent in July, according to the Department of Labor & Industry, compared to June, marking the lowest rate since May 200...
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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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