Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would require state government operations prioritize American-made products when items are purchased. House Bill 1917 would req...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to prepare young farmers for success. The PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants were awarded to 47 organizatio...
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Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine lander will carry out the first American mission the moon in more than 50 years, thanks to Pennsylvania’s investment, Gov. Josh Shapiro said. ...
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The state Department of General Services (DGS) updated the definition of a small business, effective Jan. 1. The change raises the revenue limit from $38.5 million to $47 million, putting the lim...
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New legislation filed in December by Pennsylvania Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) would require an analysis of geopolitical risk on any investments of public funds. The legislation comes in l...
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Penn State Extension plans to use a $50,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant to offer a progr...
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State officials recently toured the State Library of Pennsylvania to highlight $70 million in new funding for local libraries in the 2023-24 budget. First Lady Lori Shapiro, Secretary of Education ...
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The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has opened the application period for Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) awards. The awards are a one-time grant for eli...
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The Office of Administration (OA) has reduced the average time to hire state employees from 90 days to 66 days, a nearly 27 percent reduction. “We want to ensure that our Commonwealth agencies ha...
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This year, the state of Pennsylvania has made significant investments into workforce opportunities, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Secretary Nancy Walker said. "This has been a gr...
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Pennsylvania recently settled its lawsuit against with Florida-based marketing company RMC Direct Mail Services over allegedly deceptive warranty mailers. “This marketing company has sent its las...
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During fiscal year 2022-23, Pennsylvania spent a record more than $1 billion on small businesses (SBs), small diverse businesses (SDBs), and veteran business enterprises (VBEs), according to the Penns...
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Over the course of 2023, the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro invested more than $46 million to protect farms from residential or commercial development. In December alone, the adm...
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity joined PA Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21st District) and Rep. Tim Briggs (D-149th District) in announcing bipartisan, pro-taxpayer legislation to improve dispute reso...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the state’s largest broad-based business association, elected Manuel Mar as its new board of directors chairman at its Annual Membership meeting in...
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PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll recently attended an event celebrating Frontier Airlines expanding service out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). "I'm proud to be here on behalf of the Shapi...
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A resolution introduced by Pennsylvania Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to investigate the effectiveness of workforce development programs was approved by the state legislation Wednesday. Officials sa...
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On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate’s Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation establishing an Independent Energy Office (IEO), state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said. Yaw, the...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would expand start-up fee exemptions to more small businesses. The General Assembly provided for an exemption from c...
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Pending legislation in the State House of Representatives that would set more ambitious long-term targets for the commonwealth to address environmental and climate impacts and realize the economic pot...
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