Legislation requiring employers in the construction industry to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure that their employees are authorized to work in the United States recently became law. Rep. ...
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The state’s PAsmart initiative -- a $40 million initiative that provides job training, registered apprenticeships, and supports K-12 computer science and STEM education -- will provide $20 million i...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law legislation that updates Pennsylvania's Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act to allow operators to retain their permits during periods of temporary cessation of oper...
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The Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) recently launched its seventh annual "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" student video contest. This year PA Dream Team, a group of professionals employed ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals for projects designed to expand the sale or export of agricultural products or increase consumer awareness for those products. Submis...
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State Rep. David Delloso (D-Delaware) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing in Essington on jobs and the labor market. “The state of our unions and our skilled labor force i...
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Business and industry groups along with Republican leaders criticized Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order on Thursday instructing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to ...
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The Employment First Oversight Commission recently released its inaugural annual report highlighting goals and recommendations for prioritizing employment for people with disabilities. Employment g...
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The Pennsylvania State House advanced Monday House Bill 1410, known as the Transit Revitalization Investment District Act, which addresses PFAS drinking water contamination in the southeastern region ...
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The Pennsylvania State Senate recently advanced a comprehensive bill that aims to improve the state’s career and technical education system. The bill is designed to modernize the career and techn...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently released its 29th Economic Survey, in which employers expressed confidence about economic growth but cited workforce concerns. Many employ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would make certain credits students earn transferable to job-training institutions and make it easier for schools to establ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced Tuesday House Bill 1055, which would provide for the systematic review of Pennsylvania’s existing regulations. “There is no time like the pres...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the approval of new funding for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Electrical Apprenticeship Corporation’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC). The gra...
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The Senate Communications and Technology Committee completed a series of public hearings Monday on lack of broadband in rural Pennsylvania. The final hearing was held at the state Capitol and featu...
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The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) recently released a report which estimates that approximately $10 billion in natural gas royalties was paid to private landowners in Pennsylvania from 2010-2018. ...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently presented the third annual Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life in Pennsylvania award to the four members of the General Assem...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced House Bill 1100, which would provide for an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit, by a vote of 139-46. “I want to thank my co...
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A bill recently introduced by Rep. Robert Freeman (D-Northampton) would create three types of state tax incentives to promote redevelopment and reuse of vacant factory or mill buildings. The first ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill seeking to make it easier for privately licensed postsecondary institutions to open branch campuses. “Current law requires b...
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