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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania legislation that would require investor-owned electric utilities to participate in a regional transmission organization while eliminating financial incentives for doing so advanced from the state House …
Pielli Bill Targets Utility Incentives as Power Costs Rise Read More
EAST GOSHEN TWP, PA — Aqua Pennsylvania is seeking East Goshen Township approval to install PFAS treatment equipment at an existing groundwater well facility on two residential properties, putting a …
Aqua Seeks PFAS Treatment Expansion in East Goshen Read More
EAST MARLBOROUGH TWP, PA — East Marlborough Township supervisors voted Sept. 29 to advertise a proposed 1% earned-income tax for 2027 that the township estimates could generate about $1.7 million …
East Marlborough Advances 1% Earned-Income Tax Plan Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers advanced a package of menopause-related measures this week that would expand insurance coverage, workplace accommodations, preventive care and education, moving seven bills out of House …
Pennsylvania House Advances Menopause Care Legislation Read More
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