A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently announced the introduction of legislation in the House and Senate aimed at removing employment barriers for formerly convicted people. The bills, H.B. 1477 ...
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The beer industry contributes $11.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy and supports 77,197 people, according to a study jointly commissioned by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Whole...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced Tuesday that it is accepting bids for the purchase of $2 million in mixed-use development tax credits. The funds collected from successful ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would eliminate local surcharges that customers are charged to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from local drinking water supplies. ...
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary Mark W. Menezes recently participated in a roundtable discussion with Pennsylvania lawmakers on economic development in the Appalachian region, toured t...
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Storage for liquified natural gas (LNG), improved infrastructure and sound public policy will catapult Pennsylvania forward in energy production and increase economic benefits for the commonwealth, st...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation introduced Rep. Tony Deluca (D-Allegheny) that would create a list of criteria for pharmacy technicians in Pennsylvania. “We’re ...
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State Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) and House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently held a press event near the Shell manufacturing facility in Beaver County to highlight Energize PA, a le...
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PA Chamber President and CEO Gene Barr recently issued a statement in response to the Wolf administration's calls for a severance tax on the natural gas industry to fund the ‘Restore PA’ initiativ...
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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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