Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promotes $2.3 trillion infrastructure package in Pittsburgh
By: Natasha Lindstrom U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent Thursday morning on a two-hour ferry ride along the Ohio River, […]
Dentons 50
Analysis and observations from all 50 states from Dentons’ public policy experts and members of the Dentons 50 network.
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 […]
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 […]