Lancaster, PA – Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, Lancaster reminds the motoring public to be safe during the summer travel months. During the summer months, many in the Commonwealth will be traveling, and the State Police will be working with local police to help maintain safety. The summer travel period is a time for vacations […]
By: Danielle Smith A new report is sounding the alarm on Pennsylvania’s juvenile-detention capacity challenges, citing understaffing and long wait times for the young people awaiting placement. The report says five of the 13 youth detention facilities are used by just five counties, and that 57 counties must vie for beds at only six facilities statewide. […]
By: Danielle Smith For Pennsylvanians on the hunt for employment opportunities, the Keystone State offers a favorable landscape. The state’s jobless rate stayed at a record low 3.4% in April, better than the national rate of 3.9%. Maisum Murtaza, research associate at the Keystone Research Center, said the positive trend has been ongoing for months, with the […]
By: Danielle Smith A proposed pumped-storage hydroelectric facility for Cuffs Run near the Susquehanna River in York County has been challenged by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The foundation filed a motion to intervene in the proceedings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is considering granting a preliminary permit to build a 1.8-mile-long dam for the project. […]
Harrisburg, PA – In the past week, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll were joined by transit-agency officials and local leaders across the Commonwealth to highlight how Governor Shapiro’s budget proposal to invest in transit agencies is a commonsense way to create good-paying jobs, spur economic development, and help Pennsylvanians reach their destinations safely. The […]
Harrisburg, PA — With the tax filing season opening today, the Department of Revenue is encouraging taxpayers to use a free online option to file their Pennsylvania personal income tax returns. Taxpayers can visit mypath.pa.gov to file their PA tax returns through the department’s state-only filing system. myPATH is user friendly and can also be used to make income […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) today announced that nearly $4.5 million in funding has been awarded to 17 libraries in 14 counties for the construction and rehabilitation of public library facilities. Supporting public libraries is part of the Shapiro Administration’s work to invest in Pennsylvania communities and create […]
The company, which designs, engineers, and makes all of its residential and commercial heating products in the Commonwealth, will construct a new 45,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lancaster. Pennsylvania is open for business, and the Shapiro Administration is committed to strengthening our manufacturing industry. Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the Commonwealth is investing more than $3.2 […]