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Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R-York) revealed at a news conference Wednesday a plan to improve Pennsylvania's financial situation.
Ryan and Grove noted that the plan aims to prevent...
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The state Senate recently advanced legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24) that would support the development of electric vehicle infrastructure.
The Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infra...
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A bipartisan group of state legislators on Tuesday is seeking approval from the General Assembly before Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration can enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), r...
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House Bill 49, legislation that would require a financial literacy graduation credit at state high schools, is currently waiting for Senate concurrence before moving to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for sign...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is the most recent organization to join a coalition of business groups in support of the Small Business Tax Fairness Package.
The three-bill package, cu...
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Senate Bill 456, which expands, the availability of job training programs by Private Licensed Schools to open a branch campus in a neighboring county or any other location within 60 miles of the main ...
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Project SEARCH recently launched in Pennsylvania to provide disabled students with hands-on job-skills training at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie.
Project SEARCH was developed in Cincinnati in 1996...
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Recently introduced legislation would give municipalities stronger powers when combatting abandoned and dilapidated properties.
Senate Bill 940 would enable municipalities to issue condemnation or...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently toured West Shore School District’s new aquaponics lab at Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, funded by a $250,000 Strategic Innovation grant from the state’s Department o...
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More than 140 new transportation infrastructure improvement projects in Pennsylvania will receive approximately $79.3 million in funding after receiving approval from the state’s Commonwealth Financ...
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Three bills introduced by Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin), which aim to improve intergovernmental cooperation and reduce costs for taxpayers, were recently signed into law.
“House Bills 510, 511 a...
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The recently introduced House Bill 2032 would exempt businesses that employ foreign workers from paying state unemployment compensation.
The workers also would be exempt and would be required to b...
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PJM Interconnection, which operates part of the East’s transmission grid, said it is prepared to meet electricity demands this winter.
PJM operates more than 84,236 miles of transmission lines, ...
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State Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) recently participated in a discussion with financial experts and Nicklas Plumbing in Cranberry Township on Employee Stock Ownersh...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced legislation to ensure that retired miners receive th...
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Alex Baloga, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), submitted written testimony this week to the Pennsylvania State Senate Law & Justice Committee expressing support ...
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The $90 million Lafayette Street Extension, from Conshohocken to Dekalb streets in Norristown, recently opened to traffic.
The extension is the state’s largest local infrastructure project.
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Geisinger, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Jefferson Health were selected to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Chal...
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State Rep. Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) recently announced that he introduced legislation to help protect Pennsylvania employers and workers from payroll processing fraud and mistakes on the part of...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday the creation of the PA Business One-Stop Shop Registration Checklist, which small businesses and entrepreneurs can use to quickly access necessary licenses, permits, for...
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