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The state Senate Appropriations Committee recently held a hearing with the PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to discuss how Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget cuts potentially co...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), chair of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, was joined by 14 of his Republican college in urging Gov. Tom Wolf to ban the importation ...
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A resolution introduced in the state House of Representatives Monday would encourage Pennsylvania public entities to stop doing business with Russia and invest funds elsewhere.
The entities would b...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Seth Grove (R-196) called on the Pennsylvania Legislature to increase natural gas drilling and distribution in the state to reduce America’s reliance on Russian natural gas.
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On Friday, Pennsylvania Sens. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), Joe Pittman (R-41), and Gene Yaw (R-23) announced they would be introducing a resolution that urges President Joe Biden to restart the Keyst...
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The Rural Broadband Infrastructure Expansion in the Alleghenies project will receive more than $20 million to expand broadband and access to high-speed internet in the Southern Alleghenies region.
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Pennsylvania Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) announced Monday that he will introduce a resolution urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to end policies banning the construction o...
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Pennsylvania Senate Republicans last week gave a one-two punch to the Wolf administration’s plan to have the state join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
RGGI, a multi-state compact ...
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The United States must build a more sustainable global future and write energy policy that no longer accommodates and enriches Russia, said Gene Barr, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry pre...
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According to a new report from Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), the state bested gas production states when it came to growth last year.
Pennsylvania recorded 7.9 percent growth t...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Millcreek Township School District $99,730 to expand its McDowell Senior High School manufacturing program.
By e...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed Act 12 of 2022 (House Bill 764) into law, removing a double standard in hiring practices for licensed childcare centers and other businesses providing services for minors...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate would make the months of June and July sales tax holidays.
The state normally collects a 6 percent sales tax.
In the United States,...
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. Noe Ortega visited Dauphin County Technical School (DCTS) Thursday to celebrate CTE Month and highlight the importance of career and technical education.
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Four members of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the U.S. House Small Business Committee expressing their support for the Certified Development Company 504 (CDC/504)...
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As the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer, Pennsylvania is in a unique position to aid America’s European allies during the current Ukraine crisis and beyond, Pennsylvania House Republic...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced Tuesday his new “Business & Economic Roundtable,” which seeks to help local business leaders work together and navigate his economic policy.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf launched Pennsylvania’s Broadband Development Authority to manage the more than $100 million in federal aid that will be used to roll out broadband across the state.
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Venture Connection, a matchmaking event between capital-seeking startups and venture capital investors, is currently accepting applications.
Participants are pre-matched based on numerous criteria...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education will award up to $10 million in PAsmart Advancing grants to prepare students for computer science (CS) and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) ca...
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