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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania officials have awarded more than $4.1 million in grants to expand career training programs that connect high school students with hands-on work experience and pathways to …
State Awards $4.1 Million to Expand Schools-to-Work Programs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Communities across the United States could soon receive expanded funding to address youth mental health, suicide prevention, and treatment for serious mental illness after the federal government …
Mental Health Grants Target Suicide Prevention and Youth Care Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania environmental officials have ordered that two warehouses proposed for use as federal detention facilities cannot receive water or sewage service or be occupied until the projects …
State Blocks Water, Sewage Service to Proposed Detention Centers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration this past week took several actions that could affect patients, telehealth providers, drugmakers, and state regulators, issuing warning letters over compounded weight-loss …
FDA Escalates Drug Crackdown While Advancing New Policies Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania officials have released new online resources aimed at helping educators and families recognize the signs of problem gambling among young people and understand where to seek …
State Launches Resources to Help Identify Youth Gambling Risks Read More
UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA — Whitewater boating conditions will return to Tohickon Creek later this month as state officials prepare to release water from Lake Nockamixon during a scheduled event …
Whitewater Release Set for Tohickon Creek Draws Paddlers Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — A spirited campus competition tied to Super Bowl weekend helped West Chester University students collect more than 2,500 food items to support classmates in need.
WCU Students Collect More Than 2,500 Items in “Soup-er” Bowl Food Drive Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal officials have begun removing hundreds of companies from a major small-business contracting program while also promoting new manufacturing partnerships and financing tools aimed at boosting domestic …
SBA Targets Hundreds of Contractors as Oversight Expands Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Three Pennsylvania businesses will receive more than $4.1 million in state-backed loans to support expansion projects expected to create jobs and inject more than $15 million into …
Pa. Approves $4.1 Million in Loans for Business Expansion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Taxpayers filing 2025 returns will see new deductions for tips, overtime pay, car loan interest, and seniors under updated Internal Revenue Service forms and instructions, while the …
IRS Unveils New Tax Break Forms, Scam Warnings, and Child Savings Rules Read More