State Rep. Joe Webster (D-Montgomery County) plans to introduce a resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of utilizing abandoned mining locatio...
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The state recently awarded seven Pennsylvania organizations more than $2 million in grants for research on issues critical to sustaining and growing the state’s agriculture industry. The project...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently announced it is accepting unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transportation p...
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The state Senate is considering legislation that would exempt vehicles five years and newer from emissions inspections requirements. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) opposes the bill and is ur...
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The state House of Representatives recently approved legislation making it easier for teenagers to join the workforce. House Bill 1829 would amend the act of Oct. 24, 2012, known as the Child Labor A...
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Organized labor and the business community locked arms during a Republican-led state Senate hearing Monday against what they consider a concerted effort by radical environmentalists to choke off the P...
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Pennsylvania, home to the eighth-largest manufacturing industry in the United States, is celebrating National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 1 by highlighting the many career opportunities in the sector. ...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced two pieces of bipartisan legislation. Senate Bill 830 would establish a guaranteed loan program for vet...
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House Bill 1861, which includes nearly 500 regulations waived and suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday. In June, regulatory waivers and suspensi...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, speaking at a press conference, praised proposed legislation that would establish policies and programs designed to support small, diverse and veteran-owned businesses in s...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced the Max Manufacturing Initiative Act to the full Senate for consideration. The bill, introduced by st...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would commit $100 million in federal stimulus funding to bring additional high-speed internet service to ru...
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Legislation soon to be introduced by state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Allegheny) would amend the Tax Increment Financing Act. Under the current law, financing direct improvements of real property is permitt...
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ReImagine Appalachia, an organization of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia labor leaders, policy experts and community leaders, urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to support President Joe...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently voted down a proposed regulation that would impose a tax on Pennsylvania energy producers by entering the state into the Regional...
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor on Sept. 14 released a performance audit criticizing the Wolf administration’s waiver process for businesses that asked to remain open during the start of...
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Two committees chaired by Pennsylvania Sens. John Yudichak (I-14) and Scott Hutchinson (R-21) toured the Iron Mountain Data Center on Thursday before discussing sales and use tax exemptions approved i...
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State Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver) plans to introduce a bill designed to spur business growth and investment in Pennsylvania. Specifically, Kail is looking to increase the corporate net loss deduction...
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The U.S. Treasury Department recently awarded the Pittsburgh Urban Initiatives (PUI) $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC). PUI invests in office, retail, mixed-use, and community facility ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved three new low-interest loans. One of the loans is for Weaver’s Sanitation Service in Bedford County, through the Souther...
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