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Dennis Davin, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), and local officials recently took a walking tour of downtown Bedford, in Bedford County, to highlig...
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Reps. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) and Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) applauded the recent announcement that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will require 17 major utilities...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-67) recently introduced a resolution requesting that Auditor General Eugene DePasquale conduct an audit of approximately 118 nonpoint source management transactions approved by t...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary Eileen Cipriani highlighted Gov. Tom Wolf’s PAsmart proposal during a visit to the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) in Scr...
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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission conducted an organizational meeting to initiate a review of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the Pennsy...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently announced its approval of temporary regulations that will preempt the nationwide legalization of sports betting.
State Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Alleg...
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Following recent plans by the Pennsylvania Parking Authority (PPA) to impose a 50-cent fee on all ridesharing trips, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a statement advising the authority to reco...
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The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) recently welcomed the arrival of the port’s first two super post-Panamax cranes, a major milestone celebrated Tuesday by Gov. Tom Wolf, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA...
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Introduced by Rep. Doyle Heffeley (R-Carbon), House Bill 1810, which seeks to ensure that online rental websites, such as Airbnb and Homeaway, pay the appropriate taxes, was approved last week by the ...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary Eileen Cipriani visited JP McCaskey High School in Lancaster Wednesday during the Junior Achievement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and M...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week a campaign launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to accelerate repaving work on interstates and refill potholes across the commonwealth ...
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Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) was signed into law by President Donald Trump this week, repealing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulation ...
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Legislation sponsored by Sens. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette) unanimously passed the state Senate this week, clarifying that government entities and non-profits are eligible ...
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Charges were brought against 10 people for their use of home computers to write fake prescriptions, allowing them to obtain more than 3,500 pills for Oxycodone, Alprazolam, and Flexeril across 17 Penn...
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Seven new low-interest loans were approved to will help small family farms make necessary capital improvements to sustain and grow their properties and livelihoods, Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week.
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Pennsylvania will become the 14th state to the present the Leopold Conservation Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes voluntary conservation by farmland owners, in partnership with the Pennsylvan...
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Rob Matzie
Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Allegheny) sent a letter last week to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, urging the entity to act quickly in issuing necessary regulations to implement sports betting pro...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) revealed last week that the commonwealth’s unemployment seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 4.7 percent in April, with the number of jobs reachi...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced last week that, in addition to six applications previously received, the board has received four more applications from companies seeking to operate Fan...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) commended this week a decision made by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) requiring 17 major electric, natural gas, and water and wastewater utilities to return ...
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