The Brookings Institution recently released a report titled Ideas for Pennsylvania’s Innovation Policy, which examines innovation policy in Pennsylvania and other states. The report noted that Pe...
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The House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees held on Wednesday as part of Penn State’s annual Ag Progress Days a joint meeting focusing on animal health and biosecurity initiatives ...
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State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong County) announced Monday that he would soon introduce legislation designed to reduce the amount of funding diverted from transportation improvement projects to stat...
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State Sen. Maria Collett (D-Bucks/Montgomery) recently introduced a bill memo for co-sponsorship to establish a Public Works Impacted Business Tax Credit, which would aim to mitigate short-term advers...
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Continental Cup Company (CCC), a manufacturer of high-end graphic paper cups, will establish its first manufacturing operation in the City of Bethlehem in Northampton County, Gov. Tom Wolf recently an...
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Texas-based AirBorn, an industrial electronics manufacturer, broke ground Wednesday on the 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Lake City, Pa., location. The $3.7 million investment will double the ...
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The Senate Communications and Technology Committee held a public hearing Wednesday in Indiana County on the role and impact high-speed internet plays in today’s economy. The public hearing, reque...
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Pennsylvania state officials and Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) President and CEO David N. Taylor recently visited Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) to offer help and advice relat...
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Williams recently announced that its Transco interstate pipeline filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization for its Leidy South project. The pro...
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The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners recently approved two five-year and one 10-year non-surface agreements to develop natural gas and oil beneath three state game lands. Snyder Brothers In...
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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) recently introduced a bill that encourages colleges and universities to co-sign student loans with their student borrowers. H.R. 3786, the Student Loan Reform Act aims to lo...
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State Reps. Michael Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) introduced this week unprecedented legislation to establish an anti-indemnity statute regarding construction contracts. ...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently urged Congress to maintain funding for the Chesapeake Bay program and the Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities program in fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills...
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In a letter sent to Gov. Tom Wolf Tuesday, the Associated Petroleum Industries of Pa., Marcellus Shale Coalition, and Pa. Independent Oil & Gas Association presented science-based evidence that the gr...
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Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced their intentions Tuesday to offer a constitutional amendment designed to create a more transparent process for government sp...
Read MorePennsylvania House Republicans recently formed a new task force that will work to identify the next phases of infrastructure improvements needed to help grow the state’s economy without an increase ...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) said last week that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Commonwealth and Allegheny County courts and uphold Pittsbu...
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Pennsylvania Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently expressed his support for the 14 state-owned universities that are freezing tuition for the 2019-20 school year....
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) recently introduced a bill that would prevent federal dollars from being used to help insolvent state, territory or local governm...
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Office of Broadband Initiatives Acting Executive Director Sheri Collins and representatives from Pennsylvania’s business, education, and municipal sectors recently joined Gov. Tom Wolf at a press co...
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