Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group. 

Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry has been nominated by Gov. Josh Shapiro to serve as Attorney General.

Kyle Sampson became the first African American member of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission.

The Pennsylvania Senate Wednesday passed key legislation, which will now move to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Invoking the history of Pennsylvania, its founder William Penn, and various chapters of its storied past and present, Democrat Josh Shapiro was inaugurated Tuesday as the state’s 48th Governor. 

Elizabethtown College, Millersville University, Penn State University - Harrisburg, and York College of Pennsylvania are Central Pennsylvania institutions receiving grants to support teacher and principal preparation, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced Friday. 

A new scholarship program providing $5 million for Pennsylvania employees and their dependents who are pursuing higher education at a State System university was announced Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). 

Franklin County’s Hopewell Manufacturing, Inc. has been approved for a 10-year, $354,742 loan to purchase machinery and equipment to expand production at its facility in Waynesboro Borough.

Pennsylvania collected $4 billion in General Fund Revenue in December 2022, which was $319.9 million more than anticipated, Gov. Tom Wolf and the Department of Revenue announced Tuesday.

It has been described by some as the “Bank of Mom and Pop,” the “Family Bank” by others. It’s an intra-family loan, and like the 1966 Clint Eastwood Western, it can be a case of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. “It’s a strategy we’ve used for our clients,” said Joseph Marmorato, CPA, and Manager of Tax Planning for Domani Wealth, which has offices in Lancaster, Hanover, York, and Wyomissing.

Approximately $8.5 million in earned wages have been returned to Pennsylvania workers by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) following investigations of more than 4,500 complaints of alleged labor law violations. 

TikTok, the China-based social media app which the head of the FBI recently deemed a national security concern, has been banned from all Pennsylvania Treasury-issued devices.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure pregnant workers are treated fairly on the job and have reasonable accommodations at work, passed Thursday in the United States Senate as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 federal appropriations bill. 

Workforce development projects across Pennsylvania are receiving $5.5 million in Industry Partnership Grant funding aimed at meeting local and regional workforce needs. The announcement was made Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf.  Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley projects will receive approximately $2 million combined funds in grants. 

Career Technical Centers in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are among the 33 CTCs and two school districts to receive competitive grants to purchase new equipment aligned to training students in high-demand occupations.