U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently sent a letter to Janet Yellen, U.S. Department of the Treasury secretary, and Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy secretary, urging the departments to clar...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced bipartisan legislation that would establish an Ireland Trade Commission. Senate Bill 1121 would create ...
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The Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Washington), held on June 11 the first in a series of hearings to discuss the House Republican tax cut bill, House Bill...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation that would improve workforce development programs. Senate Bill 761 would amend the Workforce Development Act of 2001 to require the Department of Labor ...
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Legislation under consideration in the Pennsylvania legislature raises serious consumer privacy concerns and could unduly burden small businesses, a statewide coalition of bankers and credit unions sa...
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On Wednesday, State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Blairsville) announced he had introduced legislation that would review the permitting process for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)....
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Legislation that would enhance Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry was approved by the state’s House of Representatives, state Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Pittsburgh) said. Robinson’s bill, Se...
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A coalition of more than 70 chambers of commerce statewide recently sent a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro and General Assembly members, asking them to improve Pennsylvania’s tax treatment of Net Operat...
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On Tuesday, PA State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) joined members of the Friends of Taiwan Caucus to meet with Taiwan Ambassador James K. J. Lee of the Republic of China in celebration of the stateâ€...
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On Tuesday, PA House Republicans called for the immediate vote and passage of a bipartisan Senate-passed tax cut plan. The plan would reduce the Personal Income Tax and eliminate the Gross Receipt...
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The Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee heard testimony Monday in regard to legislation aimed at modernizing the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA)...
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Energy Future PA, a nonpartisan coalition focused on securing Pennsylvania’s leadership in a decarbonized energy economy, recently named former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) to serve as co-chairman wi...
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Legislation recently reintroduced in the state Senate would expand access to solar power through a local voluntary program. Senate Bill 1227 would create the PA Local Solar program. The program wou...
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The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and the U.S. Department of Defense plan to invest $4.4 million in Penn State’s Behrend and University Park campuses. Fundi...
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State Reps. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks County) recently issued a memo to all members of the House of Representatives seeking co-sponsors for legislation that would un...
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According to a new report, clients of Ben Franklin Technology Partners generated $2.8 billion in revenue and secured $1.2 billion in post-Ben Franklin financing last year. The report, “2023 Annu...
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The Department of General Services (DGS) recently launched the Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP), a program that will help small businesses, small diverse businesses, and veteran business enterprises com...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has given its final approval to a settlement addressing service issues with Frontier Commonwealth, lawmakers said last week. The settlement was in r...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded Berks County-based Rodale Institute, an agricultural research and education nonprofit organization, with a $350,000 grant for the...
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Several House Republicans oppose Gov. Josh Shapiro’s energy plan, saying it would close local electric power plants and cripple mine land remediation efforts. One of two new bills in Shapiro’s ...
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