State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) recently discussed the proposed natural gas development severance tax and other legislative issues during the luncheon key...
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The recently introduced bipartisan The Family Care Act would establish a statewide family and medical leave insurance program. If the bill becomes law, employees will make small contributions from ...
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Pennsylvania suffers from a lack of skilled labor to fill numerous manufacturing job openings, a rising number that stakeholders across the Commonwealth say has resulted in a cap on the state’s econ...
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State legislation introduced last month that seeks to bring in government subsidies to keep local nuclear power plants from closing is being heavily criticized by The Heritage Foundation, which has ca...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently approved legislation which would exempt milk trucks from weather-related commercial vehicle travel bans. Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McK...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would require the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to conduct business six times per year to ensure timely action on...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry on Tuesday urged the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to “fully and carefully” evaluate a rulemaking petition that aims ...
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Walmart said recently that it expects to spend an estimated $83 million this year in Pennsylvania on the remodeling of 15 stores as well as the launch and expansion of several “customer-focused inn...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Monday that revenue from the combined play of slot machines and table games reached a record monthly high of $309,125,131 during March. March was the...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized Blomberg, Germany, based Phoenix Contact for contributing to job creation and economic growth in the United States. The manufacturer of automat...
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The House Majority Policy Committee recently held a roundtable policy discussion at the Penn Wells Hotel in Wellsboro, Tioga County which focused on the deployment of rural broadband, highway infrast...
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State Sen. Bob Mensch (R- Bucks, Montgomery and Berks counties) recently spoke at the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce “State of the State” event. Mensch discussed the re-introduction of severa...
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State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) recently announced legislation that aims to provide financial assistance to communities adversely impacted by power plant closures within their jurisdiction...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday approximately $2.6 million in Teacher in the Workplace grants supporting 59 grants programs across Pennsylvania. “These grants enable teachers to visit local em...
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The Zero Waste PA bill package, recently introduced by House Democrats, aims to reduce the environmental impacts of the world’s modern "throwaway" society. “We can no longer ignore the growing...
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Three FirstEnergy Corp. Pennsylvania utilities recently successfully solicited contracts for Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits (SPAECs) covering the 2020 and 2021 energy years. Metropo...
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The state House recently advanced legislation that would amend the 20-year-old Pennsylvania Construction Code Act to require municipalities to use at least two or more companies for inspection servic...
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Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene Counties) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland Counties) recently offered an alternative to Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA plan. The plan ...
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The state House of Representatives recently voted to advance House Bill 859, which would reauthorize Pennsylvania’s 911 system, scheduled to expire June 30, through 2023. “Four years ago, und...
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At the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP)’s annual spring conference held recently in Harrisburg, commissioners from across Pennsylvania re-elected Dauphin County Commissioner ...
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