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Pennsylvania gets $20 million in uncashed checks — hard part is finding owners
An interstate saga that stretched to almost a decade finally came to an end as Delaware agreed to a settlement to send over $20 million back to Pennsylvania.
Polls inching toward Harris as focus turns to Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris averages a 1.8 percentage point lead across that nation for the race to the White House.
Potential for ‘modern Silicon Valley’ to come to Pennsylvania
A new law designed to boost high-value manufacturing through engineering firms and universities took center stage on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania criminals ‘more scared of their mom’ than the police
(The Center Square) — As Philadelphia and Pittsburgh see a drop in murders, public safety and crime remain high priorities across the state. To make communities safer, legislators want to figure out best practices for punishing crime and deploying policing.
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NJ business groups warn about Murphy’s ‘extreme’ new taxes
A coalition of New Jersey chamber of commerce groups are pushing back against proposals in Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan they say would hurt employers and the state's economy.
Ooh la la! New Jersey mayor accuses Murphy of political payback
A New Jersey mayor is suggesting a state agency's move to pull funding for a French museum project was in retaliation for his refusal to endorse First Lady Tammy Murphy's U.S. Senate candidacy.
Report: New Jersey’s energy plan built on ‘magical thinking’
(The Center Square) — As state and federal policy offers more subsidies to renewable energy like wind and solar, skeptics warn that the money is wasted and undermines the stability of America’s energy system.
Mark Mills, director of the National Center for Energy Analytics and a faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s school of engineering, argued in a new report that New Jersey’s approach to
Power companies antsy for electric vehicle build-out rules in Pennsylvania
By all accounts, Pennsylvania’s plans for the electric vehicle transition and its impact on the power grid lag far behind other states.
Pennsylvania plugs 200th orphan well
The Shapiro administration celebrated 200 orphan oil and gas wells plugged on Tuesday.
Manufactured homeowners in PA rally against rent gouging
(The Center Square) – The growing trend of large corporations imposing exorbitant rent increases after acquiring manufactured home communities is limiting affordable housing options and threatening the financial security of those on fixed incomes – especially seniors.
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