Under the new law, the commonwealth’s 29 occupational licensing boards could only deny a license if the applicant's criminal history is directly related to the licensed occupation. Boards are required to create a public list of criminal offenses that could prevent licensure from being granted to applicants.

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UPMC Pinnacle was awarded more than $705,000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance telehealth services at its hospitals.

Pennsylvania State Police said its Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will be out over the Independence Day holiday weekend, visiting businesses with liquor licenses to make sure they are doing their part to prevent the spread of COVID 19.

Pennsylvania’s top court ruled against Republican lawmakers’ attempt to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration without his approval. The Supreme Court in its July 1 opinion cited the constitutional requirement that lawmakers present any resolutions with “legislative effects” to the governor’s office.

“These laws will pay a critical role in helping our hospital families feel protected from violence in their workplaces,” said Andy Carter, president and CEO of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.

Lancaster County Commissioners approved the first round of grants for the Small Business Recovery & Sustainability Fund.

The U.S. economy added a record 4.8 million jobs in June as states continued to allow businesses shuttered by the coronavirus to reopen and more Americans went back to work, even as massive layoffs have persisted. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is now accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector.

A handful of Republican state lawmakers and industry leaders this week discussed the prolonged economic damages of the Wolf administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some advocating defiance of the governor’s orders.

The Press & Journal is among more than 2,000 community newspapers that have closed nationwide. And those that have survived, no longer provide the level of hyper-local coverage they once did because of staff cuts.

The move comes as Univest increases its presence in the competitive financial services industry in Berks County, Univest President Mike Keim said in an interview this week.

Beginning today, anyone leaving their homes are required to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to an order issued by Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.

Philip Andreoli, a college student entering his junior year at University of Pittsburgh, was accepted for an internship at TE Connectivity’s Middletown campus in December.

As businesses begin to return to operations, recalling employees, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce is pushing for what it calls Safe Harbor protections for businesses against COVID-19 related lawsuits.