State House approves Cox pension bill
The state House recently advanced legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) that would prohibit future employees of a multi-state commission from participating in the state’s publi...
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McDonnell says natural gas helped Pennsylvania reach clean power plan goals
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell said during a recent state hearing that natural gas has helped Pennsylvania to meet its Clean Power Plan goals. “We were ...
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Homebuyers savings account legislation advances State House
The state House advanced last week legislation that would establish first-time homebuyers savings accounts. Pennsylvanians would be permitted to contribute $50,000 over a 10-year time period to th...
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Harrisburg Regional Chamber voices opposition to proposal to repeal venue shopping rule
The Harrisburg Regional Chamber recently submitted comments to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee in opposition of its recent proposal to repeal Pennsylvania Rule ...
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Snyder introduces bill to expand high-speed Internet service
Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Westmoreland) recently introduced legislation to address several issues related to lack of access to reliable high-speed internet access in underserved and unserved ...
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Killion, Dinniman introduce bill to extend family medical leave provisions
Sens. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) and Andy Dinniman (D-Chester County) have introduced a bill to expand family medical leave rights to siblings, grandparents and grandchildren. Under...
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House Education Committee unveils career and technical education package
Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chair of the House Education Committee, led a press conference in Harrisburg this week to reveal a bipartisan package of eight bills that aim to improve career and technica...
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House Republicans launch #GoodJobs4PA initiative
House Majority Leader Bryan Cuter (R-Lancaster) announced Tuesday the House Republican plan to reform and improve workforce development in Pennsylvania. “Every Pennsylvanian deserves to the opportu...
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Gov. Wolf signs executive order to create Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center
Gov. Tom Wolf signed Tuesday an executive order to create the Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center, which will work to expand collaboration between government and the private se...
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Ben Franklin Technology creates, retains nearly 6,000 jobs in 2018
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a program that partners client companies with resources that help them prosper through innovation, was responsible for creating 480 ...
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Air Products wins contract for Texas LNG export project
Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...
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Five Pennsylvania locations top nation’s worst bottlenecks
Five Pennsylvania locations made the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) top 100 most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the United States. The locations are I-76 at I-676 in Ph...
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More electric vehicles in the state would produce multiple benefits
If three in 10 vehicles in Pennsylvania were electric, the state would gain nearly $2.8 billion in benefits, according to a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan. Benefits includ...
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Supreme Court delays medical malpractice case
The state Supreme Court recently agreed to suspend work on voiding medical malpractice reform. Work will stop until the court receives a report by the Legislative Finance and Budget Committee, acc...
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Farm bill addresses the industry’s challenges
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding unveiled last week the PA Farm Bill, which addresses the challenges the state’s agriculture industry faces by allocating $24 million in ad...
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Sen. Casey cosponsors federal family-leave bill
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) recently cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. The bill ensures employees nationwide would be guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and m...
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Legislation would allow first responders to form union
A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow public safety officers to form and join a labor union to collectively bargain with their employers on hours, wage...
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Rep. Smucker to serve on three transportation infrastructure subcommittees
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently announced he would be a member of three House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee subcommittees. Smucker will serve on the Hazardous Materials and th...
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Dairy industry leaders win excellence awards
Pennsylvania’s dairy industry leaders recently were recognized at the 2019 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster. The Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award recognizes dairy producers w...
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Legislation will require Medicaid work requirements
A recently introduced state Senate bill would create work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Under the bill, recipients would be required to either volunteer, attend job training pro...
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