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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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently praised the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s approval of legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (C...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently announced that it reached an all-time membership high of 62,017 members after increasing its overall membership this year for the 21st year in a row. “...
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The Economist recently released its 2018 latest assessment of top global executive master’s in business administration (EMBA) programs, and Penn State’s Smeal Executive MBA Program was ranked 7th ...
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The prices of cookout foods, such as spare ribs, hot dogs, cheeseburgers and potato salad, cost less than the national average in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and the ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law a bill that reverses the provisions of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Corporate Tax Bulletin 2017-02. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Corporate...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law last week a bill that allows utilities to propose alternative ratemaking approaches, which include decoupling, performance-based rates, formula rates, and multiyear rates...
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Gov. Wolf signed into law last week legislation that allows utilities to propose new rate-making approaches. "The option for utilities to propose new rate-making structures will benefit customers, ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation last week that updates the crime code to establish the crime of possession and use of skimmer devices. House Bill 1918 increases penalties for the possession and us...
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Pennsylvania’s hospitals contributed $128.9 billion toward the economy through wages and salaries and supported more than 650,000 jobs during fiscal year 2017, according to The Hospital and Healthsy...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently awarded $1 million in grants to nine wine industry projects to develop and promote Pennsylvania-made wines. PLCB is authorized by the Pennsylva...
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Pennsylvania Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera praised the fiscal year 2018-19 budget signed recently by Gov. Tom Wolf for increasing basic education funding and making investments in STEM and caree...
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