This year, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued more than 300 permits to grow hemp on nearly 600 acres at more than 800 locations around the state, according to a press release.

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a Republican-backed bill to essentially bar any local municipality from enacting bag bans for at least one year to allow time for studying the impact of such bans.

Ohio-based Carter Lumber, one of the nation's leading building products suppliers, will open a manufacturing facility near Hanover in York County.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is receiving a state grant of $195,000 to expand its short-term training programs for adults.

The Wolf administration continues to stump for a severance tax on natural gas to pay for a proposed $4.5 billion state infrastructure plan, dubbed Restore PA. But Republican leaders and business groups oppose the tax and say they want to wait until after the state budget to discuss the governor's proposal.

In his budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf stated to applause, “This proposal asks for no new taxes. Not one dime. Not one penny.” Yet, as the General Assembly combs through the governor’s proposal, we find that there are, in fact, tax increases. One specific tax being proposed by the administration is a “double tax” on ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) like the ones in my district. 

Joined by state senators and representatives, Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday unveiled a new climate action plan for Pennsylvania and the state's entry into the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of 24 states that are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Two Republican state senators are co-sponsoring a bill that they describe as an alternative to Gov. Tom Wolf's Restore Pennsylvania infrastructure plan.

Gov. Tom Wolf is hoping to spend $4.5 billion on an infrastructure plan called Restore Pennsylvania that goes beyond the typical road and bridge projects traditionally tied to infrastructure initiatives – from removing blighted buildings to expanding walking trails. Another idea calls for increased funding to a state program that helps build new natural gas lines: the “last mile” initiative ...

From an employer's perspective, long-term opioid use will likely equate to a high exposure claims with costly medical expenses, sometimes totaling thousands per month.