A new set of rules governing states of emergency were approved by Pennsylvania voters Wednesday. More than 2 million ballots were cast in the vote on a pair of amendments to the state constitution ...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently joined three other lawmakers in a statement urging Congress to replenish the relief fund for local restaurants. The U.S. Small Business Administration an...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would support advanced manufacturing technologies by incentivizing investments in equipment, infrastructure, and retention of top-...
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The state Senate recently advanced legislation that would transform the Banking Fund into a trust fund. Senate Bill 432 would amend the Department of Banking and Securities Code to convert the Ban...
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The Department of Agriculture plans to use $500,000 from the Pennsylvania Farm Bill to provide 57 agriculture education and workforce development grants in 33 counties. The Ag and Youth Program fun...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative recently awarded the Indiana County Broadband Deployment Initiat...
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As Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s deadline to shutdown the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline was reached on Wednesday and defied by the company, the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) this week released a ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) will soon launch an updated Unemployment Compensation (UC) system. The old system will be offline for several days to transfer information be...
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Penn State researchers will lead a $1.2 million Department of Energy (DOE) project to find critical minerals in coal mining byproducts in northern Appalachia. The Consortium to Assess Northern Appa...
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A bipartisan group of 21 state senators recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking that he repeal COVID-related restrictions on employers before the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Wolf plan...
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The list of supporters continues growing for amendment questions slated for the May 18 ballot in Pennsylvania that would limit the governor’s emergency disaster declaration powers and give the state...
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A bill that would create a National Infrastructure Bank would rebuild, replace and revolutionize infrastructure in Pennsylvania and the United States without raising taxes, four Pennsylvania legislato...
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Rick Bloomingdale and Frank Snyder, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO president and secretary-treasurer, recently sent a letter to David B. Burritt, United States Steel Corp.'s president and CEO, disagreeing with ...
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The House Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation that would provide relief for specific businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 878, known as the Entertainment Venue Indu...
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House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) announced this week the committee’s approval to send a warning letter to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) board of directors recently approved $207,200 in early-stage company investments in five companies. BFTP/NEP provide...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved more than $11 million in low-interest loans for seven companies in five counties to create and retain employees, grow operati...
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On Tuesday, state Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) and Pam Snyder (D-Green/Fayette/Washington) urged the state legislature to pass a bill that would expand business interruption policies for bu...
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Pennsylvania’s Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program recently awarded more than $650,000 to three programs in two counties that connect apprentices with classroom training. The program ...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would create an enhanced review process of proposed regulations that would have a large financial impact on businesses and taxpaye...
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