Filing for unemployment benefits will be paused May 30 due to conversion to new system
By: Jan Murphy The long-awaited transition to a modernized computer system to file and process unemployment compensation benefits begins the week of […]
Dentons 50
Analysis and observations from all 50 states from Dentons’ public policy experts and members of the Dentons 50 network.
Pa. COVID relief: The money is coming, but where is the state’s plan to spend it?
By: Candy Woodall Pennsylvania will receive more than $7 billion in COVID relief next week, but there’s no plan yet […]
Ex-Pitt chancellor Nordenberg to chair redistricting panel
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The panel that will redraw the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s legislative districts amid public […]
Iowa 2021 Legislative Update – Week 16
State push for road-funding reform remains focused on tolling some bridges
By: Ed Blazina Pennsylvania continues to move ahead on parallel paths as it attempts to overhaul how it funds road […]
State university system advances consolidation plan a step
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The board of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education voted Wednesday to […]
Senate moves new bill to keep Pa. out of RGGI without General Assembly’s OK
By: Rachel McDivitt State lawmakers are advancing a new attempt to prevent the commonwealth from joining a regional cap and […]
Tougher penalties take effect today for Pennsylvania drivers who fail to move over for emergency vehicles
By: Tom Shortell Pennsylvania is bolstering a law intended to protect people in disabled vehicles and the first responders who […]
Iowa 2021 Legislative Report – Week 15
Pa. businesses receive extended deadline on state corporate taxes
By: Cassie Miller In an effort to mirror the federal tax deadline of May 17, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a […]
State greenlights $48 million in transportation infrastructure projects
By: Deb Erdley The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority on Wednesday approved more than $48 million for 116 new multi-modal transportation […]
Pa. lawmakers identifying ways to kickstart Pa.’s economic recovery
By: Jan Murphy Employers from across Pennsylvania say the best way to kickstart the state’s economy is for the government […]