State Rep. David Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) recently sent a memo to all House members about updating the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. In 2004, the state General Assembly passed t...
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Eric Hagarty, acting secretary of education, recently went to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts to tour its PNC Innovation Zone. The PNC Innovation Zone addresses gender and equity barri...
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Since taking office in 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf has signed 2,098 pardons, including 326 that were part of an expedited review of nonviolent marijuana-related offenses. A pardon means a person receives c...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Monday the opening of its draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan for public comments. The plan identifies regional and sta...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently opened the application period for PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants. The Ag and Youth Program awards grants of up to...
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The state’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in July to 4.3 percent, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) report. Nationally, the unemploymen...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Farmland Preservation Program announced Friday that it won a $7.85 million competitive top grant to support climate-smart conservation on Pennsylvania fa...
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The Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded the Agency for Community Empowerment of NEPA (ACE) a $200,000 Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) grant. ACE adminis...
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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently presented U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA 12th District) with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award. The award recognizes members of Congress who support t...
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The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently purchased 5,600 acres in the Weiser State Forest that will be developed into a motorized recreation area. The parcel is ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) nearly $23.4 million in grant funding through the Low-No Grant Program and Grants ...
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Guardian Booth, a manufacturer of prefabricated structures, will relocate its headquarters to Waynesboro, Penn. The move from Orangeburg, N.Y., to Franklin County will create new jobs, Gov. Tom Wo...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has invested $3.7 billion in public education over the past eight years. This year’s budget includes $1.8 billion in education investments. Funding includes: ...
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Pennsylvania has invested $375 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to address the affordable housing crisis. The investments are contained in the 2022-23 budget. Funding will be awa...
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Advance Central PA, an organization overseeing programs designed to assure businesses in Central Pennsylvania remain competitive, recently received an $80,058 Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Trainin...
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U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean met with members of the Pottstown Hospital – Tower Health in Pottstown, Pa., and other health care advocates during a roundtable discussion regarding the rise in violence an...
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The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee recently held a hearing in Pittsburgh entitled Developing a Hydrogen Hub. The purpose of the hearing was to examine the benefits and obstacles o...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), and the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) of Southwestern PA are partnering to pla...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently awarded Philadelphia Works of Greater Philadelphia (PhilaWorks), a nonprofit workforce organization, a $22.8 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge g...
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The House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing at Penn State University to discuss the critical mineral and rare earth element industry. Critical minerals and rare earth elements are u...
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