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Transportation Department Proposes 100% Buy America Rule for EV Chargers, Tightens CDL Standards and Airline Hiring Oversight What This Means for You Federally funded EV chargers could soon be required to be 100 percent domestically produced. Foreign commercial […]

Labor Department Highlights Job Growth, AI Skills Plan, And $145 Million Apprenticeship Expansion What This Means for You The January jobs report shows 172,000 new private-sector jobs, including gains in construction trades. The Labor […]

More Than 750 PASSHE Faculty Complete National Teaching Certification What This Means for You More than 750 professors in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education have completed a nationally recognized t […]

Interior Launches ‘MABA 250’ Conservation Agenda, Eases Access to Construction Materials What This Means for You A new federal initiative will guide conservation and public lands policy as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. […]

Pennsylvania PUC Advances Renewable Gas Resolution, Backs $4.2B LIHEAP Funding What This Means for You National utility regulators adopted a resolution recognizing renewable natural gas as a potential energy resource. […]

War Department Expands AI, Restructures Arms Sales, Invests $35M in Industrial Base What This Means for You The War Department is integrating ChatGPT into its enterprise AI platform, making advanced AI tools available to 3 […]

State Reminds Residents: Many Heart Screenings Covered at No Cost What This Means for You Most health insurance plans in Pennsylvania must cover key heart health screenings with no out-of-pocket cost when using […]

PennDOT Opens Traffic Safety Survey, Announces $40M in Safety Investments What This Means for You Drivers have until February 28 to complete a five-minute traffic safety survey at pa.gov/dotsafety. PennDOT is […]

Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Network, Expands Farm and Fraud Enforcement Efforts What This Means for You Treasury sanctioned companies and individuals accused of helping Hizballah raise and move money. U.S. and U.K. […]

Lower Chichester Man Charged with DUI After Alleged Pursuit Through Linwood LINWOOD, PA — A 31-year-old man has been charged following an alleged impaired driving incident and pursuit in Lower Chichester Township. According t […]

Wyomissing Police Cite Drivers, Investigate Narcotics Seizure and Shots-Heard WYOMISSING, PA — Wyomissing police handled 13 incidents on February 14, including multiple traffic stops, a narcotics-related seizure and a report of s […]

USDA Announces New Farm Security Pact, $2.9B in Livestock and Crop Aid What This Means for You USDA launched a new national framework tying agriculture more directly to national security and signed a formal agreement […]

State Seeks Organizations to Serve Free Summer Meals to Children What This Means for You Nonprofit and public organizations must apply by May 1, 2026, to serve free summer meals to children in low-income […]

West Chester-Based Verrica Partner Launches YCANTH in Japan WEST CHESTER, PA — Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRCA) said its partner, Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., has launched YCANTH in Japan for the t […]

State Invests $7.1 Million to Preserve 1,905 Acres of Pennsylvania Farmland What This Means for You Twenty-five farms totaling 1,905 acres are now permanently protected from housing or commercial development. The […]

Education Department Announces Policy Changes, Investigations, and FAFSA Updates What This Means for You K–12 Schools: Districts may use existing federal funds to adopt team-based “strategic staffing” models that pair multi […]

Super Bowl Betting Drops 41% in Pennsylvania, But Revenue Rebounds What This Means for You Pennsylvanians wagered $59.3 million on this year’s Super Bowl, down 41.6 percent from last year. Sportsbooks g […]

More Than 100 Million Americans Now Have My Social Security Accounts, Agency Says What This Means for You Faster Service: Many common Social Security tasks can be handled online at any time instead of waiting on the phone or […]

CMS Proposes Major Exchange Rule Changes Aimed at Lowering Premiums and Tightening Eligibility What This Means for You Premiums and Plan Options: CMS is proposing changes that could expand catastrophic plan availability, eliminate […]

HHS Moves to Eliminate Mercury Fillings, Review Food Preservatives, Expand Health Tech, and Restructure Leadership What This Means for You Dental Care: The Indian Health Service will phase out mercury-containing dental fillings by 2027 and shift to […]