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On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Fitch Ratings had upgraded the state’s credit rating from “AA-“ to “AA.”
The upgrades were a result of “recent use of revenue surplu...
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Pittsburgh-based CorePower Magnetics, Inc. will receive $20 million in federal funding aimed at strengthening clean energy supply chains and accelerating clean energy manufacturing in former coal comm...
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The Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Pipeline Investment Program recently awarded a $1.2 million grant to Jackson Township and Peoples Natural Gas to provide natural gas service to the Jackson Tow...
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U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) joined U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and other members of the Pennsylvania delegation to outline their co...
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Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers and a coalition of labor, management and consumers have denounced Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans to appeal a recent state appellate court ruling pulling the commonwe...
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On Friday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced there were numerous arrests and convictions over the past few weeks in regard to a Medicaid fraud case of over $800,000 in fraudulent ...
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Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained at 3.4 percent in October, according to Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s (L&I) preliminary employment situation report released on Friday.
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On Wednesday, Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives urged Gov. Josh Shapiro to not appeal a recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decision that found the state’s enrollment in th...
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The state Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee recently approved legislation that would create a three-year regulatory reduction pilot program.
The program would be created in the Pennsylv...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee unanimously approved a resolution Monday that calls for an investigation into the effectiveness of workforce development programs in the ...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced details about the latest round of federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The funding, from the N...
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A&G Real Estate Partners, the real estate adviser to Rite Aid Corp., plans to sell a tranche of 92 neighborhood pharmacy leases, including 17 in Pennsylvania, as part of Rite Aid's financial restructu...
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On Friday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) said he is committed to investing in the region’s river communities.
In a letter to that region’s business leaders and elected officials, Casey reaffirmed...
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Canonsburg-based CNX Resources Corp., a major natural gas producer, and the Gov. Josh Shapiro administration recently committed to increase the company’s operational disclosures with state environme...
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On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his administration had launched an online money-back guarantee system that would provide increased accountability and transparency for the state’s permittin...
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Sen. Joe Pittman
The majority caucus in the Pennsylvania Senate is trying its hardest to bring bipartisanship agreement to numerous issues critical to the commonwealth’s future, said Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittm...
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During a partisan hearing on proposed energy policies, Republicans lashed out at proposed Democratic energy policies.
The hearing, “Stopping Economic Disaster: The Democrats and their Green New ...
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Pennsylvania cannot participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade program intended to cut carbon emissions from the power sector, according to a new ruling issued by a ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) said increasing the setback requirements for drilling natural gas wells threatens the state’s energy production, jobs, and consumers.
Th...
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Pittsburgh-based steel producer United States Steel Corp. (U. S. Steel) contributed $3.6 billion to the local and state economy and supported or sustained 11,417 jobs during fiscal year 2022, accordin...
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