The Pennsylvania Senate will convene remotely on Wednesday and will consider legislation that will safely re-open the state’s economy following “flawed” government responses to the COVID-19 cris...
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A coalition of 23 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General John Shapiro, recently demanded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforce the CARES Act and require credit re...
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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recently urged Gov. Tom Wolf to relieve hospitals of revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by making available Quality Care ...
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The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board of Directors voted last week to authorize up to $450 million for financially strained hospitals and health systems. The Hospita...
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Recently introduced legislation that would require the Department of Community and Economic Development to issue a waiver allowing all car dealerships to open during the coronavirus pandemic has passe...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) recently sent a letter to Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, urging the Wolf administration to support the General Assembly’s COVID-19 pandemic economic...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) on April 9 denounced a newly signed order by Gov. Tom Wolf to commandeer personal protective equipment (PPE), pharmaceuticals, and other medical res...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved Tuesday legislation that includes emergency measures to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bill 841, sponsored by Sen. Scott Martin (R-...
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Two bills recently introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly aim to provide emergency paid sick leave for employees affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The companion bills, introduced in ea...
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State Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) this week introduced House Bill 2386, which seeks to aid businesses closed by Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 order to suspend operations conducted by “non-essential...
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Triumph Group and the Triumph Group Foundation recently announced they will expand support for nonprofit organizations serving communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Triumph, through its f...
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Fulton Bank recently agreed to join the PA CARE Package, the state’s consumer relief initiative. The initiative requires banks and financial institutions to work with the Office’s Bureau of Con...
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The PA Senate State Government Committee recently advanced legislation that would authorize remote notarization of documents. The bill would modernize the state code for the notarization process by...
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The House State Government Committee recently approved a bill designed to enable small businesses to serve customers while complying with public health officials’ recommendations for social distanci...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is urging banks licensed in the state to help small businesses facing financial challenges that are the result of the coronavirus pandemic. There is a lack of clea...
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A legislative plan recently introduced in the state Senate would help manufacturers retrofit their facilities to begin producing personal protection equipment for those combating the coronavirus pande...
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Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin announced Saturday the creation of the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Call to Action Portal to mobilize the state’s manufac...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would provide certain individuals with the tools necessary to maintain mental and physical health as they work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ind...
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First Commonwealth Bank recently agreed to join PA CARE Package, Pennsylvania’s consumer-relief initiative. The initiative ensures banks and financial institutions work with the Bureau of Consum...
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Sens. Dave Arnold (R-48) and Camera Bartolotta (R-46) announced Tuesday their plan to introduce legislation that would allow for waivers for construction operations that use appropriate mitigation mea...
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