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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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Credit: AirBorn
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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Credit: Sen. Joe Pittman's office
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...
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Pennsylvania 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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Following a two-week exchange trip to Taiwan, Carl Marrara, vice president of government affairs at the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, said the Office of Trade and Investment in Taipei is ...
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Two bills, one in the state House and one in the Senate, would alleviate the burden placed on drivers and businesses whose tolls are used to build roads and bridges statewide.
The bills would pr...
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State Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) hosted Tuesday a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on career and technical education (CTE) at the IBEW Local 375.
Hearing participants discussed ...
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