Laid off workers battle outages, jammed phone lines as Pa. unemployment system buckles from coronavirus surge
By Rebecca Moss HARRISBURG — Each day last week, Shawn McCreary settled into a new and strange routine. Instead of […]
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Trump declares federal disaster in Pennsylvania
By Michael Rubinkam, Mark Scolforo and Claudia Lauer HARRISBURG -— The president declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday […]
COVID-19 – Funding Update – FEMA Grants
On March 30, 2020, President Trump declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania, which allows additional federal funding to be dispersed […]
COVID-19 – Funding Update – SBA Loans
We have received numerous inquiries regarding what is included in the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) […]
Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans play long game on voting laws
By: John Baer It isn’t often, in fact it’s rare, that politicians anywhere play the long game when shaping public […]
Federal report faults state’s oversight of group homes for the disabled
By: Kate Giammarise Pennsylvania’s human services agency should improve its monitoring of group homes where people with developmental disabilities live, […]
Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%
By: Laura Legere HARRISBURG — Permit fees for shale gas wells in Pennsylvania will more than double under a rule […]
House passes ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving, but provision limits police
By: Ford Turner HARRISBURG — A ban on using a hand-held cellphone while driving in Pennsylvania was approved by the […]
Pa. churches, nonprofits can get grants to improve security
By: Stephen Huba Religious organizations such as churches and synagogues looking to improve security can now get help from the […]
DEP orders Range Resources to fix leaking Marcellus well ‘once and for all’
By: Laura Legere The state Department of Environmental Protection ordered Range Resources on Monday to fix “once and for all” […]
Republicans ‘got greedy’ in drawing Pennsylvania congressional maps, new documents say
By: Claudia Vargas A trove of documents recently released by the daughter of a deceased GOP strategist includes some clues […]
Online education in Pennsylvania could get more competitive thanks to state community colleges
By: Susan Snyder Graduates of Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges can go on to earn their bachelor’s degrees online from a […]