The state House of Representatives recently advanced a bill authored by Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton), which would allow for ballot referendums to authorize “dry” municipalities to...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently released a statement in support of the state Senate passing a farm bill package. “Three major challenges facing Pennsylvania farmers are prohibitive re...
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A GOP workers’ rights proposal sponsored by State Rep. Kate Klunk (R-District 169) soon may see more committee action in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The House Labor and Industry Co...
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The average statewide operating margins at general acute care hospitals fell from 5.15 percent during fiscal year 2017 to 4.76 percent during fiscal year 2018, according to a financial analysis conduc...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee recently advanced Senate Bill 91, which would require the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) to collect and publish forward-facing employment d...
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The National Science Foundation recently awarded Pennsylvania College of Technology to address the manufacturing skills gap, which could total 2.4 million through 2028, according to estimates from Del...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a natural gas pipeline expansion plan for Bradford County-based Valley Energy Inc. under which the company will construct a pipeline ...
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The state Senate Finance Committee advanced last week a tax bill to fight state blight as well as a bill to support the state’s threatened coal refuse jobs. The first bill extends the Coal Refuse...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced two bills aimed at reducing the commonwealth's debt and protecting Pennsylvania taxpayers. House Bill 24, sponsored by Rep. John Lawrence...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday five new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) for five businesses in Berks, Cumberland, Lancaster, Somerset, a...
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The state Senate this week approved bipartisan legislation that would revise language in the Public School Code. If the bill becomes law, it will replace references to “vocational-technical schoo...
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Exelon Generation confirmed Wednesday that Three Mile Island Generating Station Unit 1 (TMI) in Middletown, Pa., will shut down by Sept. 30, as previously announced in May 2017. “With only three...
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The Senate Education Committee approved on Tuesday a bill aimed at expanding job training opportunities to more Pennsylvania residents. Under current law, Private Licensed Schools can only create b...
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The state Senate approved five bills included in the “Farming First” legislative package. The bill package includes Senate Bill 478 that would provide a personal income tax credit for landowne...
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State Sens. John Blake (D) and Vincent J. Hughes (D) unveiled on Monday a package of two bills that would create financial incentives to help small businesses succeed. One bill would create tax-def...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently suggested that Pennsylvania consider placing all excess revenue in the Commonwealth’s Rainy Day Fund, which is among the smallest in the nation. The Department of Revenue r...
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An event last month highlighted the significant barriers to technology and telemedicine access caused by the lack of connectivity to broadband internet. Lisa Davis, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Hea...
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Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) revealed this week a bill to establish a registry for abandoned manufacturing sites as part of the “Energize PA” bill package. House Bill 1104, of which Toohil is ...
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Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, sent a letter Wednesday to House leadership and leaders on the House Transportation and ...
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Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM), an institute for the advancement of transformative robotic technologies and education, recently announced it would provide $2.2 million in funding toward 11 ...
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