Legislators from Pennsylvania and Ohio met this week to discuss the reliability of the mid-Atlantic power grid on Monday. Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Ohio General Assembly met...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order creating the Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program (CWTP). The job-training program will provide work force development grants of up to ...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania state Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) introduced legislation that would require Pennsylvania publicly funded projects to “Buy American.” The set of three bills would exp...
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors recently approved $675,000 in funding for seven companies. The organization invested $350,000 in early-stage com...
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On Tuesday, the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s Business Energy Forum highlights the job and economic growth in Northcentral Pennsylvania powered by the natural gas industry. In partnership with the...
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Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture secretary, and Gov. Josh Shapiro recently visited the Rodale Institute in Kutztown to celebrate the institute’s Annual Organic Field Day. T...
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A total of 90 percent of voters believe natural gas and oil play an important role in strengthening the U.S. economy, according to a recent survey Morning Consult conducted on behalf of the American P...
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Drastically increasing Pennsylvania’s state minimum wage could lead to significant job losses, income reductions, and small businesses closures, according to a recent report commissioned by NFIB, an...
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Natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin remained flat in 2022 as production from four key Pennsylvania counties fell, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Those four co...
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State officials recently discussed plans for the more than $1.16 billion in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding Pennsylvania will receive. The Pennsylvania Bro...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $45.5 billion state budget for the fiscal year that began on July 1 after Gov. Josh Shapiro vowed to give a line-item veto to the PASS s...
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In order to move the state budget process forward after Pennsylvania started its new fiscal year on July 1 without a budget in place, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday he would veto a $100 million appr...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently granted an administrative disaster declaration for businesses impacted by the R.M. Palmer factory explosion in West Reading. The agency’s Eco...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) joined federal and state officials to announce a new pension plan for workers and retirees in the state using American Rescue Plan funds. The investment of $860 million...
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Work done by Penn State University helped boost the amount of federal funding the state received for broadband service by more than $100 million, officials said Thursday. According to the universi...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded nine local workforce development boards (LWDBs) more than $5 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants. The p...
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) said it is making progress on overhauling the state’s unemployment compensation system in a report released on Wednesday. The department was...
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Three bills addressing education in Pennsylvania recently advanced through the General Assembly. Senate Bill 843 would enter Pennsylvania into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. Teachers appl...
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Federal bipartisan legislation protecting employees who have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions went into effect on Tuesday. The Pregnant Workers Fair...
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.16 billion in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding to expand...
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