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HONEY BROOK TWP, PA — Honey Brook Township supervisors are considering an 80% reduction in the municipality’s dedicated open-space income tax, a proposal that would lower residents’ tax bills beginning …
Honey Brook Township Proposes 80% Cut to Open-Space Tax Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers have approved legislation reducing the minimum number of workers required to establish a cooperative business from five to three, lowering a legal barrier for employee-owned …
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Vote to Ease Worker Co-op Formation Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Monday to restrict government use of automated license plate readers, advancing legislation that would require agencies to delete most vehicle-tracking data within 72 hours …
Pennsylvania House Passes Limits on License Plate Surveillance Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives voted 202-1 Monday to prohibit data centers from obtaining public utility status, advancing legislation intended to prevent private developers from gaining eminent domain …
Pennsylvania House Votes to Deny Data Centers Utility Status Read More
EAST BRANDYWINE TWP, PA — East Brandywine Township supervisors will consider new restrictions on structures within required rear yards in age-qualified residential communities on November 5, alongside a separate ordinance …
East Brandywine Weighs New Restrictions on Residential Decks Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require healthcare providers to receive education about inflammatory breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that can be mistaken …
Pennsylvania Bill Targets Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnoses Read More
WILLISTOWN TWP, PA — St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church of Delaware Valley is seeking zoning approval to renovate and expand its building at 130 Grubb Road in Willistown Township, a …
Willistown Church Expansion Faces October 28 Zoning Hearing Read More
NEWLIN TWP, PA — Newlin Township supervisors are considering a 20% increase in the municipal earned-income tax rate to help finance fire protection and emergency medical services, a proposal that …
Newlin Township Proposes 20% Earned-Income Tax Rate Increase Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an executive order today, October 19, establishing a new women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House task …
Trump Reshapes Federal Women’s Health Research Programs Read More
MALVERN, PA — Every property in Malvern Borough could become subject to a new zoning framework as Borough Council prepares to consider a comprehensive replacement of its zoning ordinance and …
Malvern Weighs Boroughwide Zoning Overhaul Ahead of Vote Read More