Sally Kozak, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, recently testified in front of a state Senate committee on the critical role broadband access plays in healthcare. Th...
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Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny County) recently sent a memorandum to House members seeking co-sponsors for legislation would grant land banks the same protections given to redevelopment authorities wh...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently approved a July settlement between Houston-based Buckeye Partners, that operates the Laurel Pipeline, and a group of complainants. The pipeline o...
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The 19-member Higher Education Funding Commission recently held its inaugural and organizational meeting and began working on reviewing and making recommendations on higher education funding, affordab...
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The state recently awarded 29 airports in 24 counties $13.7 million in grant funding, which will be used for infrastructure and equipment upgrades. The grants are through the Pennsylvania Departme...
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State Reps. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), Seth Grove (R-York) and Justin Walsh (R-Westmoreland) recently drafted the Reinventing Government bill package, which would merge several state agenci...
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State Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) said Monday that the Senate Communications and Technology Committee would discuss the impact of high-speed internet on the agriculture and educ...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) is seeking proposals for mixed-use projects seeking financial support through the Community Revitalization Fund Program. Mixed-use projects combine r...
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Port of New York and New Jersey officials and marine terminal operator representatives recently briefed more than 100 people at Wind Creek Bethlehem in Bethlehem on the port’s plans, cargo activity,...
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Natural gas production in Pennsylvania increased by 14.5 percent from the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 to Q2 2019, according to the latest Natural Gas Production Report from Pennsylvania's Independent ...
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The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee recently toured several southcentral Pennsylvania employers to learn about the challenges businesses face creating good jobs and about any government-i...
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The House Majority Policy Committee toured several businesses in southcentral Pennsylvania this week to learn more about the workforce challenges they face, Policy Chairman Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) unveiled Tuesday a proposal to eliminate school property taxes at a Capitol press conference. House Bill 13, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, would replace 100 p...
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The Wolf Administration announced Monday the second Dairy Innovation Forum, which will be held during the 2019 All-American Dairy Show in the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg on Sept...
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The Edinboro University Foundation and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Foundation have been awarded grants through Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative. Fundin...
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Wolf Administration officials, local officials, and legislators recently celebrated the grand opening of PA CareerLink Blair County, which recently relocated to the Altoona Area Public Library, and di...
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Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria and Somerset counties) recently attended the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit in Nashville. At the conference, Burns met with Anya Malkov, Amaz...
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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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