Since being signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided Pennsylvania with billions of dollars in support for projects.
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Long-term care facilities receive sizeable investment from DOH
To help long-term care facilities provide quality care as the population ages, the Department of Health (DOH) announced plans Tuesday to distribute approximately $11.7 million in federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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Lancaster among Pa. counties receiving investments in Water Projects
Lancaster is listed among the Pennsylvania counties receiving investment funding for drinking water, storm water, and non-point source projects through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), Gov. Tom Wolf announced.
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PA working families to benefit from new child care tax credit
To help ease child care costs for working families, the Wolf Administration and General Assembly is investing $25 million in the new child care tax credit program.
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PA health information goes cloud-based
Pennsylvania Patient and Provider Network (P3N), the statewide federated health information exchange (HIE), has been modernized to a cloud-based solution to improve health care delivery across the state, the Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Monday.
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PA dairy farmers encouraged to manage risk with federal coverage
Pennsylvania dairy farmers were encouraged Monday by Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to enroll in USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program and take advantage of federal risk-management protection.
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Fulton Bank facing data breach lawsuit
Lancaster-based Fulton Bank is facing a class-action lawsuit over a security data breach that struck one of its vendors, Georgia-based Overby-Seawell Company, on July 5, 2022.
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Potential federal bill includes retirement provisions for young workers
As saving for retirement becomes more challenging or less of a priority for many workers across the country, a provision in the SECURE Act 2.0 will help make effective retirement contributions a reality for many younger workers.
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Child slavery lawsuit dismissed against Hershey Co., others
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., this week dismissed a lawsuit by eight citizens of Mali who sought to hold The Hershey Co. and six others liable for child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms, Reuters news agency reported.
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Wolf joins four Democrat governors to request pause on federal gas tax
Gov. Tom Wolf, along with four other Democratic governors, is urging Congress to pass legislation that would pause the federal gas tax until the end of the year.
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Harrisburg’s federal courthouse sells for $10.01 million
The Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse located in Harrisburg’s central business district sold for $10.01 million to a Delaware LLC with an office in New York City.
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Four midstate agriculture businesses awarded grant funding
Seven businesses in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are receiving grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a larger, $32 million investment in rural Pennsylvania.
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State legislature approves establishment of new Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority
The creation of a new state authority tasked with rolling out broadband internet access across the state was approved with the passage of a bill in both the House and Senate this week.
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US small businesses received $44.8 billion in funding through SBA loans in 2021
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has distributed $44.8 billion in funding to small businesses across the country through 61,000 loans in fiscal year 2021.
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Highmark, Capital Blue Cross offer new products for Medicare Advantage shopping period
Area insurers have rolled out their Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2022, boasting a wide range of offerings for a growing base of Medicare beneficiaries seeking new options in the space.
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