After serving the Pennsylvania Bankers Association for more than 38 years, Daniel J. Reisteter will retire from his position July 15 as vice president of government relations.
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Governor Tom Wolf extends maximum capacity for outdoor and indoor events
Both indoor and outdoor events and gatherings will be able to increase their maximum occupancy limits beginning Monday, May 17.
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$1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is light on help for small business, state officials say
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed by President Biden includes a number of federal programs that will funnel millions into Pennsylvania businesses but despite its expensive price, it doesn’t allot enough money to keep the state’s businesses impacted by COVID-19 open.
Read More »Federal and state orgs warn against unemployment assistance scams
The theft of more than $44 million in federal funds meant for unemployed Pennsylvanians was thwarted by government agencies and banking institutions, the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday.
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Purina to invest $167 million in Cumberland County factory, add 94 jobs
Nestle Purina intends to expand its Cumberland County operations with a $167 million investment in new processing and packaging lines at its Hampden Township manufacturing plant.
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Saxton & Stump launches regulatory and government affairs practice
Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump hired two new employees to lead the firm’s new regulatory and government affairs practice.
Read More »Wolf extends school closures to the end of the school year.
Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all Pennsylvania schools are to remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year.
Read More »Nurse practitioners ask Wolf to relax regulations so they can return to work
Nurse practitioners finding themselves unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic could have to wait months to wade through state regulations necessary to get back to work.
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Schreiber Center will need ‘significant community support’ to stay open
Relying on Medicaid reimbursements and fundraising to keep the lights on, Lancaster County-based Schreiber Center for Pediatrics has a difficult path ahead of it, depending on when it can reopen to patients.
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PA Brewers face 100% tax increase unless Congress acts
In fewer than 30 days, the revised federal excise tax rate for more than 350 small and independent brewers in Pennsylvania will expire.
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Are publicly owned banks in Pennsylvania’s future?
The establishment of publicly owned banks – those owned by some form of government -- could give rise to a new lending entity in Pennsylvania that some say would directly compete with traditional banks.
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Deadline approaching for REAL ID compliance
Business travelers and government contractors have until Oct. 1, 2020 to obtain a REAL ID, a federally mandated standardized identification that will essentially replace a driver’s license as the de facto ID on which many have relied when traveling.
Read More »Pa. releases climate action plan
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.
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Government agencies hoping to boost nascent hemp industry
Changes adopted under a federal farm bill passed in late 2018 declassified hemp as a Schedule 1 drug and allowed for wider cultivation across the country. But after an 80-year hiatus, much has changed in the world of commercial hemp farming. So, interested producers are taking baby steps towards what they hope will become a ...
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Auditor General says PennDOT payments have Turnpike on the road to bankruptcy
Flanked by a sign that read “Road to Ruin” Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today said the Pennsylvania Turnpike, currently $11.8 billion in debt, needs legislative help to prevent tolls from continuing their annual rise.
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