The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently awarded more than $4 million in Competitive Equipment Grants to 55 career and technical centers (CTCs) and school districts statewide for the pu...
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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) criticized President Joe Biden's recent pause on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, while touting Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry, during a...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding recently highlighted areas of Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget that focus on agriculture and rural communities. Proposed investments include...
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The state Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would establish an Independent Energy Office. Under Senate Bill 832, the office would be modeled after the state’s Ind...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax, which was enacted through executive order in 2019. The bill would repeal a...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his 2024-25 budget to the General Assembly on Tuesday, a $48.3 billion proposal that relies on the state’s surplus reserves to invest in education, economic d...
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Allentown, PA-based PPL Corporation announced Friday that it and its research partners have been awarded $72 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to fund ...
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On Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, members of the Pennsylvania Senate and the Ohio General Assembly held a hearing on energy reliability, sustainability and affordability. Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw (...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) announced it will provide support to more than a dozen life sciences startups in the state. Part of PABC’s initiative, the Academic Innova...
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Republican Candace Cabanas is facing off against Democrat Jim Prokopiak in a closely watched Feb. 13 special election to fill a state representative seat for House District 140 in Bucks County. T...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded $2.232 million in research grants for project proposals statewide. Research grants address issues critical to sustaining and growing Penn...
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On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Rick Siger, Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development in announcing the first comprehensive economic development plan for the ...
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On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it was implementing a new policy that would require fracking companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in the...
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Philadelphia will benefit from a $20 billion investment TD Bank is providing through its three-year Community Impact Plan to support lending, philanthropy, and banking access in diverse and underserve...
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In response to several high-profile events across the country, Pennsylvania House Republicans said Wednesday they were planning to introduce a bill that would protect critical state assets from unfrie...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded Ralph S. Alberts Co., a multifaceted custom molding company, a $72,000 Pennsylvania First grant to offset a portion of the ...
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On Tuesday, PA State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) introduced legislation that would provide amnesty for businesses disciplined by the Wolf administration for staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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A bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), would give states flexibility when it comes to capping abandoned oil wells. The Orphan ...
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On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Rep. Joe Hamm (R-84) announced the state had awarded Muncy Township in Lycoming County more than $552,000 for a natural gas line expansion. Funded...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded Penn State a $3.305 million grant to implement electric vehicles (EV) and infrastructure at University Park. The gran...
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