Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would protect health care practitioners and facilities from predatory lawsuits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the bill, health care provider...
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington counties) is seeking cosponsors for legislation she plans to introduced that would increase broadband service to unserved and underserve...
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State House Democrats have written a nine-bill package that would provide financial relief to restaurants, bars and clubs and their employees negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The packa...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced it will be offering $1 million through the Small Business Advantage grant program. The grants are available to small...
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A proposal introduced in the state Senate provides a seven-point plan for providing emergency relief to bars and restaurants significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal includes t...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance (WPWA) a $272,828 award through the Rural Business Development Program. The awards are given to projects...
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Nine Republicans recently issued a joint statement disagreeing with Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions regarding House Bill 2463, a government transparency bill. The legislation would require state agencies...
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A bill that will grease the skids for the fledgling petrochemical industry in northeast Pennsylvania was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf. The Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit legis...
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State Rep. Fred Keller (R-Susquehanna Valley) recently met with small-business owners and employees to prepare for negotiations on COVID-19 economic relief legislation. “During the COVID-19 pande...
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Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voiced his opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) at a House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing Tuesday. “RGGI...
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Tuesday’s release of a racketeering complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office involving Ohio’s Speaker of the House alleging bribery and misconduct to secure power plant bailouts is not a su...
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The first project in Pennsylvania to use Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing closed Monday under a partnership between the Philadelphia Energy Authority, Twin Financial Partne...
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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded more than $2.1 million in 2019 Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to 18 cleaner fuel vehicle projects that aim to reduce greenho...
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Members of the Pennsylvania Republican Congressional Delegation admonished Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to withhold nearly $13 million in CARES Act funding for Lebanon County after two out of three coun...
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) requested last week answers from the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding why as many as 20 Philadelphia small businesses have been denied assistance. All of ...
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The state Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a General Assembly vote to extend the length of future emergency declarations. The approval on Wednesday of Senate B...
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) benefited 9,874 small businesses and retained 108,307 jobs in Pennsylvania’s 7th District, according to U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). Wild cosponsored the bip...
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Twelve alternative energy projects were approved this week through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) that will provide millions in funding to utilize, develop, and construct alternative energ...
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The Senate Majority Policy Committee recently released a report on committee meetings regarding the economic impacts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order to shut down businesses. There were four ...
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A bipartisan tax credit for Pennsylvania’s energy and petrochemical sector was awaiting Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature Wednesday after being approved by the state House of Representatives. The Local...
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