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PHILADELPHIA, PA — PA Humanities on Monday announced the recipients of its first-ever Rain Poetry Grants, awarding funding to 10 youth-serving organizations statewide to develop public humanities projects that put …
Rain Poetry Grants Bring Youth Voices to Streets and Sidewalks Across PA Read More
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA — Pennsylvania’s most famous prognosticator delivered his verdict early Monday, and winter is not done yet.
Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow, Calls for Six More Weeks of Winter Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Diversified is pleased to announce that Renae Ransdell, CFP®, has earned partnership at the firm, reflecting her leadership, values, and long-term commitment to clients, colleagues, and the …
Diversified LLC Proudly Announced New Partner, Renae Ransdell, CFP® Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury moved on multiple fronts last week, canceling all contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, promoting a new savings initiative dubbed “Trump Accounts,” …
Treasury Blitz Targets Consultants, Pushes “Trump Accounts,” Tightens Screws on Iran Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is investing $2.2 million in 17 new research grants aimed at helping the state’s farm economy keep pace with shifting technology, climate pressures, emerging diseases, and …
Pennsylvania Drops $2.2M on Farm Research as Tech, Disease Shift Read More
MALVERN, PA — Meridian Corporation (Nasdaq: MRBK) reported higher fourth-quarter earnings and raised its quarterly dividend as the community bank capped a year of sharply improved profitability, wider interest margins …
Meridian Raises Dividend as 2025 Profit Jumps 34% on Stronger Margins Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture this past week rolled out a trio of announcements that stretch from drilling rules on national forests to expanded ethanol sales and …
USDA Pushes Energy Permitting Overhaul, Backs E-15, Warns Fans Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — With tax season underway and the Wednesday, April 15, 2026, filing deadline approaching, Pennsylvania is urging workers and families to claim new and expanded state tax credits …
New $805 PA Credit Targets 940,000 Taxpayers as Filing Deadline Looms Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rapid-fire week of moves touching everything from college accreditation to student loans, the U.S. Department of Education signaled it intends to remake the rules that …
Education Department Rolls Out Broad Higher-Ed, Title IX Crackdown Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, Leon Smith, has been named one of five finalists for 2026 National Teacher of the Year, putting a veteran Haverford High …
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Lands in National Teacher of the Year Finals Read More