Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) announced Tuesday the advancement of House Bill 1103, PIPE Investment Program legislation, by a vote of 14-6 by the House Finance Committee. As the legisla...
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The Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Majority Policy Committee jointly will hold a workshop in Harrisburg Wednesday to discuss the work requirements for able-bodied, nonelderl...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), approved on Wednesday a series of bills aimed at helping farmers across Pennsylvania. “...
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API-PA, a division of the American Petroleum Institute, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued responses to Restore PA, Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fund infrastruct...
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A poll recently commissioned by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) found that 68 percent of participants are not supportive of proposed legislative action that would provide governmen...
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More than 90 state and local chamber representatives from across Pennsylvania met in Harrisburg Tuesday for the 2019 Chamber Day at the State Capitol to discuss workforce development, the state budget...
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Senator Camera Bartolotta (R- Beaver/Greene/Washington), other lawmakers and good government advocates participated in a news conference in support of the Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA) on Monday in th...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently awarded Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, a nonprofit community development entity (CDE) created by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), $55 milli...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chair of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Rapid Response Disaster Readiness A...
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) highlighted the benefits of the natural gas impact tax and spoke out against Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed natural gas severance tax at a meeting of representatives fr...
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Testifiers at a public hearing held recently by state Rep. Steve Barar, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness (VAEP) Committee, highlighted the need for an emergency respon...
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A group of state Senate Republicans recently announced a bill package designed to reform the Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program. The program requires motorists in 25 counties to h...
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The Fund Our Facilities Coalition announced Wednesday legislation sponsored by State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D), which would invest a total of $250 million in repairs to Pennsylvania’s school buildings...
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Reps. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), as well as CTE caucus co-chairs Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), recently introduced legislation to encourages partnershi...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that $5.5 million from the New PA Venture Capital Investment Program would be reinvested into four venture capital funds to support the growth of early-stage companies...
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A bill recently introduced in the state House would ensure the boards overseeing licensure for 30 occupations use fair, consistent methods when licensing people with criminal records. The bipartisa...
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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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