The Pennsylvania Coal Alliance recently announced the winners of its annual mine safety and reclamation awards. The Keystone Mine Safety Awards recognize outstanding safety records at mine sites. T...
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The State House Republican Policy Committee recently held a hearing in the Hempfield Township Municipal Building to discuss the impact of energy policies on Pennsylvania companies. The hearing was ...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax. RGGI, a multi-state compact enacted through executive order by the W...
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The Commonwealth Foundation’s newly released energy policy platform, EnergyVisionPA.org, endorses eight guiding principles to advance market-driven energy policies and five policy solutions for Penn...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a Peoples Natural Gas Co. (Peoples Gas) rate increase request. PUC Administrative Law Judge Mary D. Long recommended the decision,...
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With many companies facing or expecting to face a skills gap in the coming years, help could come from a Pennsylvania Republican’s proposed federal legislation, which would create a pilot program to...
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The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC), the organization responsible for final approval of all state government regulations, recently adopted recommendations from six House committees to ...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state House of Representatives would require expanded gaming revenue to be deposited exclusively into the Property Tax Relief and Motor License funds. Under...
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A new study released on Monday supports the Section 199A deduction for small and family-owned businesses, mirroring a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) that would make the deductio...
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State Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) on Thursday said plans by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to raise rates to address its budget deficit warrants serious r...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers serving in both houses of Congress joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in supporting the Penn State Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Hub (MASH) Digital Twin Institute (DTI) ...
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Alongside the growing reliance on electricity from Pennsylvania’s PJM Interconnection, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s electricity proposals could further destabilize the PJM grid, which supplies power to 65 ...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia recently launched a search for its next president and CEO. A committee composed of eligible members of the Philadelphia Fed’s board of directors, and led ...
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Pennsylvania Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and several other attendees Sept. 3 celebrated implementation of the enacted Max Manufacturing Initiative Act, which promotes innovation and economic growth by...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to establish a Pennsylvania Baseload Energy Development Fund. The proposed fund would provide low-interest...
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With Election Day mere weeks away, one policy topic is supported on both sides of the aisle in the Keystone State: natural gas, which is considered by lawmakers and voters alike as being critical to a...
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Participants in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee roundtable and tour examined obstacles for small businesses, particularly those in rural areas across the state. “I’m gr...
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The Shapiro administration and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have partnered to launch a new registered apprenticeship program to train workers to plug oil and gas wells. The new program...
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Rick Siger, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s bipartisan 2024-2025 budget supports downtown business districts, creates ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Aug. 19 that more than $51 million in funding from the Multimodal Transportation Fund has been awarded to 66 transportation projects in 32 counties in the s...
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