Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro delivered his 2024-25 Budget Address to the General Assembly. The following is the address as prepared: Thank you. Lieutenant Governor Davis, Madam Speaker McClinton, Madam President Pro Tem Ward… Leader Pittman, Leader Costa, Leader Bradford, Leader Cutler… Thank you for convening this special session and giving me the honor of addressing […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Nonprofits, including churches, community centers and other organizations or facilities that could be targets for hate crimes, will have an additional 20 days to apply for state grants to upgrade their security through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which today announced the deadline is extended until October 30, 2023. “No […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker today announced the availability of $800,000 in grant funding to support Veterans Employment Program (VEP) projects committed to connecting veterans with competitive job opportunities and helping address barriers to gainful employment. The VEP initiative is designed to help veterans, members of all Reserves units […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced changes made by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to SNAP income and benefit limits. “SNAP is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program that helps more than 1.9 million Pennsylvanians to afford food for themselves and their families, and these updates to SNAP […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced the launch of the 2023-2024 PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program, with $1 million in funding available to help institutions of higher education (IHE) better serve their school communities. “One of the best ways we can support our learners is by ensuring their basic needs are […]
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Farms Protected in Berks, Butler, Chester, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Westmoreland, York counties Harrisburg, PA – The Shapiro Administration announced today that Pennsylvania preserved 1,336 acres on 18 farms in 13 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. The investment of more than $3.1 million in state dollars and $433,433 […]
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Submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure Harrisburg, PA – The PennDOT Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) announced today that it is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through Nov. 10. The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure. During this period, the private sector can submit proposals offering innovative […]
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(WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide. The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages for all workers, creates more full-time jobs, and includes dozens of workplace protections and improvements. The UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee unanimously […]
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