Harrisburg, PA – October 4, 2023, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 829 into law as Act 8 of 2023. SB 829 TEXT: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey certain easements through and across lands of the Commonwealth of […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that $3.5 million is now available to expand access to gifted education programming in schools and serve more students through the Pennsylvania Gifted Equity Initiative (PGEI). “This funding will enable schools to more equitably serve students identified as gifted and provide them with the tools […]
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Agreement Includes $8 Million For Use Towards Community Projects Across Impacted Communities In Pennsylvania 09/12/2023 Harrisburg, PA– The Shapiro Administration has secured $100 million through a consent agreement with the Monsanto Company, Solutia INC., and Pharmacia LLC to resolve claims related to their production of products containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which damaged waterways and other […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is urging Pennsylvania volunteer fire departments to ensure that a credentialed State Academy Fire Instructor is on site to supervise any live burn trainings that include 17-year-old junior firefighters – as required by an amendment to the Child Labor Act that went into effect in January. While […]
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HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Game Commission has closed the shooting range on State Game Lands 43 in relation to the ongoing manhunt for fugitive Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped Chester County Prison Aug. 31, and more recently was learned to be armed and in the area of the game lands. Aside from the shooting range, State […]
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HARRISBURG, PA – Protecting Pennsylvania’s deer and elk from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remains a priority, now as ever. That hasn’t changed. But the rules for hunters who harvest those or any other cervids outside of Pennsylvania or within parts of it have. Previously, hunters were prohibited from bringing “high-risk” carcass parts from such animals taken […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced the winners of Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2023. Art of the State is an annual juried exhibition that has showcased the work of Pennsylvania’s artists at The State Museum of Pennsylvania since 1968. This body of art reflects over a half-century of creative endeavor in the Keystone […]
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Consistent with the procedural and notice requirements of Sections 23.7(f) and (g) of the Commission’s regulations, 51 Pa.Code §§ 23.7(f) and (g), the Commission will be holding a special election to elect a Vice Chairperson at its October 4, 2023 Public Meeting, which will be held at 9 AM at the Grand Eastonian Hotel & […]
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