On Tuesday, the state Senate held the third consideration of and voted to advance legislation that would establish decommissioning and financial requirements for solar generation projects. Senate B...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) recently applauded the House vote in favor of his bills to boost energy production and decrease reliance on Russia for oil and gas. On Tuesda...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (GJCTC) would receive new funding through the states’ Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC). Th...
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A new report from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has found that the affordable rental housing problem Pennsylvania faced prior to the pandemic is only worse now. The report looked at wh...
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The Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded $2.3 million in grants to 36 student research projects at 17 universities statewide. The initiative fosters collaboration and partnerships to accele...
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U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) voted this week to secure relief for restaurants and small businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scanlon said she supported the “Relief for Restaurant...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced legislation Thursday recognizing Pennsylvania’s natural energy resources as the U.S. addresses its energy security and works to decrease its depen...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would create a sales tax holiday for restaurant supplies and construction materials. State Sens. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County) and John T...
Read MoreLegislation recently introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would provide an additional $200 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year for road and bridge projects. House Bill 2495 wo...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for the state to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) suffered a setback this week when the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania stopped the final regu...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Chester County Economic Development Foundation (CCEDF) $200,000 to create the “Bridging Agriculture and Manufactu...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) said he will introduce a bill that would spur the development of small modular nuclear reactors to produce clean energy despite weather conditions and sunshi...
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State Senate Republicans vowed to fight Pennsylvania from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in court after the Senate on Monday came one vote shy of overriding Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of a r...
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Pennsylvania Rep. James Struzzi (R-62nd District) announced last week that he would introduce legislation to prioritize using Pennsylvania companies when it comes to plugging orphaned and abandoned we...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) announced Wednesday that his resolution urging New York and New Jersey to end their states’ policies banning new natural gas pipelines passed in the state Hous...
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A bill that would head off Gov. Tom Wolf’s controversial order to bring Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was passed in the state House of Representatives Wednesday. ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh in pointing out the importance of apprenticeship programs during the opening of the Yellow Corporation’s new tr...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in Pennsylvania. The P...
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The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee recently advanced House Bill 2447, which would provide for divestiture by the state treasurer, the State Employees' Retirement System, and the Public ...
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Pennsylvania’s proposed participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state compact designed to enact a carbon tax on energy producers, would nearly quadruple new electrici...
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