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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Borough Council will consider reorganizing two municipal parking lots and changing permit and recreational-use rules on Oct. 13, a proposal that would move the Wheatland Street …
Phoenixville Eyes Parking Lot Changes Ahead of Oct. 13 Vote Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania House passed legislation Tuesday that would require the state Public Utility Commission to weigh affordability, reliability and other public-interest factors when deciding utility matters, advancing …
House Passes Otten Bill to Add Public-Interest Test for PUC Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Pennsylvania House committee unanimously advanced legislation Tuesday that would bar data centers from obtaining public utility status, a move aimed at preserving municipal control over zoning …
Pielli Bill Would Block Utility Status for Data Centers Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers advanced proposed restrictions on artificial intelligence chatbots Monday, with the state House voting 133-70 to require safeguards aimed at minors and other users as the …
Pennsylvania House Passes AI Chatbot Safeguards, Sending Bill to Senate Read More
EAST FALLOWFIELD TWP, PA — East Fallowfield Township supervisors will consider an ordinance Oct. 27 that would allow the township to require certain properties with failing on-lot sewage systems to …
East Fallowfield Weighs Mandatory Sewer Connections Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Sept. 25 that would bar certain Chinese-made optical transceivers from U.S. national security systems, extending existing federal procurement restrictions as …
Senate Bill Targets Chinese Transceivers in Federal Networks Read More
BERWYN, PA — Tredyffrin Township supervisors unanimously adopted a new student-rental ordinance Sept. 21 that places greater responsibility on landlords to control tenant conduct, respond to violations and risk losing …
Tredyffrin Shifts Student-Rental Enforcement to Landlords Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Pennsylvania House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would clarify the state’s restrictions on law enforcement officers within 100 feet of polling places, moving the election-law proposal …
Pennsylvania Bill Would Clarify Police Limits Near Polls Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County will receive $1.35 million in state gaming-revenue grants for four projects spanning 911 infrastructure, security at the Downingtown Trestle Bridge, flood preparedness and heritage …
$1.35 Million Is Headed to Chester County for Four Key Projects Read More
CHADDS FORD, PA — Pennsbury Township supervisors unanimously authorized a $6.75 million purchase of roughly 98 acres Wednesday, advancing a major open-space acquisition that will use nearly $5 million in …
Pennsbury Commits $6.75 Million to Preserve 98 Acres Read More