By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Environmental Protection Agency wants to roll back regulations for controlling methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, but clean-air advocates say that’s going in the wrong direction. Yesterday in Dallas, Texas, the EPA held its only hearing on a proposal to loosen regulations designed to curb emissions […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for September 2019. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from August to 4 percent, two-tenths of a percentage point above the record low that was held from April through June. The national rate, at 3.5 […]
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Harrisburg – In an effort to continue the dialogue about the dangers of underage drinking, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is encouraging students from across the commonwealth to participate in the 28th annual Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest. “Research shows that one in three kids has tried alcohol by age 8, and by age 12 […]
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 Congressman Elijah Cummings has died. Also on the rundown: President Trump puts some distance between himself and policy on Syria. South Dakota awaits a SCOTUS ruling on the insanity defense, plus the focus remains on election security for 2020. Download QR 🡻
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Harrisburg, PA – Following a public comment period and extensive stakeholder outreach, the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today submitted the final regulation that will modernize Pennsylvania’s overtime rules to the state’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission and legislative oversight committees. The new regulation will expand eligibility for overtime to 143,000 people and strengthen overtime protections […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State, along with election officials in Mercer County and Philadelphia, are preparing a November post-election pilot of a cutting-edge security measure, the risk-limiting audit. Sometimes referred to as a “smart” audit, the risk-limiting audit is a scientifically designed and highly effective procedure conducted after an election to check the accuracy […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar announced an innovative new Opens In A New Windowlicense processing guideOpens In A New Window to help PennsylvaniansOpens In A New Window know what to expect when applying for a professional license. Guides for CosmetologyOpens In A New Window, NursingOpens In A New Window, and Osteopathic MedicineOpens In A New Window licenses are online. Additional […]
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HARRISBURG, PA – Permits that hunters can use to take additional antlerless deer within areas of Pennsylvania affected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remain available, though permits for some locations nearly are sold out. When CWD is detected in Pennsylvania in captive or free-ranging deer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission includes the area surrounding the detection site […]
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