Pennsylvania Republicans were joined by labor, manufacturing and business leaders this week to champion the House-led Energize PA initiative, a legislative package that aims to attract new businesses ...
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Eureka Resources received a $280,000 grant through Pennsylvania’s Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) to expand a natural gas pipeline in Standing Stone Township, Bradford County, Rep. Tina Pickett (...
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State Reps. James B. Struzzi, II (R-Indiana), Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington) recently issued a memorandum on the potential economic impacts ...
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Established businesses in Pennsylvania received a welcome boost from the Trump administration’s corporate tax cuts, but there are additional steps state lawmakers could take that would increase the ...
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State Rep. Mike Tobash (R- Schuylkill County) recently sent a memo to House members seeking cosponsors for a bill that would eliminate the State Apprenticeship Council. The council was established ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting applications through Nov. 8 for improvement projects under the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Projects must combine local land ...
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A recently introduced bill aims to reform the standards used for the Department of General Services’ (DGS) Small and Disadvantaged Business Program. The program provides small and disadvantaged b...
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The House Liquor Control Committee held a public hearing Tuesday to gather feedback on a proposal to repeal Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) flexible pricing provision. The flexible pri...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would re-authorize the Abandoned Mine Land trust fund. The fund was created in 1977 in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and is used ...
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House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster County) recently appointed Lisa Graybeal and Doug Harbach to the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission. The commission was created in a package of bil...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority recently approved low-interest loans to six businesses in five counties. The authority offers lines of credit and low-interest loans to Pennsylva...
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Researchers from Penn State University are testing a new method for exploring natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. Natural gas hot spots are traditionally found using a combination of current well p...
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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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