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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania property owners will face new transparency requirements under legislation signed into law Monday that requires municipalities to maintain contact information for property owners, a measure intended …
Pennsylvania Enacts Property Owner Disclosure Law to Combat Blight Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget directs $958.5 million toward road, highway and bridge work, including $775 million for shovel-ready projects statewide over the next two fiscal years, as lawmakers …
Pennsylvania Budget Directs $958.5 Million to Roads, Bridges Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has enacted a law requiring county veterans affairs personnel to receive additional training in trauma-informed care, military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, …
Pennsylvania Enacts Veterans Trauma Training Law Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has introduced legislation requiring the Federal Communications Commission to review its broadband mapping and challenge process, an effort aimed at improving …
Senate Bill Targets FCC Broadband Maps to Refine Funding Decisions Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation that would remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances, reviving an effort to end the federal prohibition of marijuana while …
Senate Democrats Renew Push to End Federal Cannabis Ban Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County has approved more than $1.7 million in grants for park improvements and open space preservation, directing funding to eight projects that expand public recreation, …
Chester County Awards $1.7 Million for Parks, Land Preservation Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has expanded its National Guard tuition reimbursement program to include Judge Advocate General officers, chaplains and additional medical specialties, a move state lawmakers say is intended …
Pennsylvania Expands National Guard Tuition Incentives Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing to consolidate information technology operations across the General Assembly’s four partisan caucuses, arguing that a single system could reduce taxpayer costs and …
Bill Would Consolidate Pennsylvania Legislature IT Read More
ROYERSFORD, PA — State Sen. Katie Muth will hold a virtual town hall Monday, July 20, to examine the enacted 2026-27 Pennsylvania budget and pending data center legislation, two issues …
Muth Sets Town Hall on Budget, Data Center Policy Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — More than $2.5 million in state capital funding has been awarded to four Chester County projects supporting healthcare, emergency services and municipal infrastructure, says state Sen. …
State Awards $2.6M for Chester County Health, Fire Projects Read More