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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
BRYN MAWR, PA — Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3426 per share, extending a dividend record the company says now spans 80 consecutive years …
Essential Utilities Declares $0.3426 Dividend as 80-Year Streak Rolls On Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania labor investigators handled a flood of more than 7,000 workplace complaints in 2025 — a nearly 23% jump from the year before — recovering more than …
Wage Complaints Spike 23% as Pennsylvania Recovers $5.3M for Workers Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT) has finalized the tax status of its 2025 dividend distributions on common stock, detailing how each quarterly payout will be reported to …
IRT Breaks Down 2025 Dividends as Tax Time Puts Investors on Notice Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this past Monday launched a rapid-fire slate of policy moves spanning drug price negotiations, Medicare Advantage payments, organ …
CMS Blitz Targets Drug Prices, Medicaid Integrity, And U.S.-Made Supplies Read More