House committee chairmen and chairwomen, in conjunction with House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), recently sent letters to Gov. Tom Wolf administration cabinet secretaries askin...
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Dr. Scott Tinker, geologist and energy sector expert, spoke Tuesday to members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly about mitigating environmental impacts and how affordable and reliable energy could ...
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The Senate Finance Committee recently advanced the Taxpayer Protection Act, a bill that would ensure the state budget aligns with the economy and limit state spending. Senate Bill 286 would create ...
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Pennsylvania House Republicans have reintroduced a package of pro-jobs, pro-families, pro-growth legislation designed to get the state back on the road to recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Cal...
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The state House Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation that would modernize the Second Stage Loan program to create job opportunities and boost the economy. The Second Stage Loan program ...
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Pennsylvania’s chemical manufacturers were thanked Tuesday for their role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects over the last year. From disinfectant wipes to ventilators, test tubes...
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State Sen. John Yudichak (I-Carbon/Luzerne/Monroe counties) recently urged Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin to promote the use of energy tax credits to help...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) raised questions about Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to produce nearly 50 percent of the state government’s electricity through solar energy. Wolf’s Pennsylvani...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Friday that it has reworked the Green Energy Loan Fund (GELF) to make it easier to obtain low-interest loans for large-scale, high-im...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) recently met with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Yassmin Gramian and representatives from Gov. Wolf’s office to discuss PennDO...
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce voiced its support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) designed to strengthen the healthcare workforce d...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently made available $2.6 million for Schools-to-Work program grants. Grants will be awarded in increments up to $250,000. Funding must be used to creat...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would reform the public private partnership (P3) transportation law. House Bill 920 would amend Act 88 of 2012. It would require the P3 board to ...
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Small business owners said the COVID-19 pandemic gives them a sense of optimism, but most say they still see a long road to recovery before business returns to normal, a new poll shows. According ...
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The state House recently approved legislation that would give the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) dynamic scoring capability. Dynamic scoring would allow the agency to provide the Ge...
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Sens. Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Cambria County) and John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia), Senate Transportation Committee chairman and minority chairman, have been invited to sit on the Transportation Revenue...
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A group of Republican state senators announced Monday the launch of the Prioritize PA: Small Businesses initiative that includes a five-bill package designed to aid small businesses that are struggli...
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Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a 46 percent state income tax increase, a move state Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) said cannot be justified. Under the proposed increase, residents would see their tax ra...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford County) held an informational briefing on March 10 on deploying and utilizing carbon dioxide management technologies. Yaw serves as the majority chairman of the Se...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would stop a proposed plan to toll bridges on Pennsylvania’s interstate system. The Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3), under the P...
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