The state Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a drought watch for ten counties, including Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Erie, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, and Mifflin counties. A drought watch remains in effect for Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, […]
Pennsylvania Announces Record Turnout for Nov. 3 Election
The Pennsylvania Department of State reported that turnout in the November 3 election appears to have set a record, exceeding turnout in every presidential election since at least 1960, with more than 6.9 million Pennsylvanians voting by mail ballot or […]
Reminder: Townships May Apply for Alternative Fuels Grants
The Energy Programs Office of the state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting grant applications under the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program for innovative, advanced fuel and vehicle technology projects until December 11, 2020. Townships, as well as school districts, municipal […]
PennDOT Toll Plan Could Fund Major Bridge Improvements
The state Public Private Transportation Partnership (P3) Board has approved a new transportation initiative, the Major Bridge P3 program, to help accelerate the reconstruction and rehabilitation of major bridges in partnership with the private sector. The program would help shorten bridge restrictions […]
PSATS Mourns the Loss of Tim Horner
It is with deep sadness that PSATS announces the passing of Tim Horner, the current Chair of the PSATS Trustees. Tim passed in the hospital Saturday, November 14 from non-Covid complications from pneumonia. Tim was a township supervisor from Chapman […]
Wolf to Nominate New Secretary of Labor and Industry
Gov. Tom Wolf intends to nominate current state Department of Labor and Industry Deputy Secretary for Safety and Labor-Management Relations Jennifer Berrier to serve as department secretary when current L&I Secretary W. Gerard “Jerry” Oleksiak retires December 4. Click here for more.
DEP Orders ETC Northeast to Keep Natural Gas Out of Unstable Pipeline
The state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC to not put natural gas in unstable sections of the Revolution Pipeline in Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, and Washington counties. In September 2018, a landslide occurred along the Revolution […]
October 2020 CPI Released
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the October 2020 Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, which was unchanged in October. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 1.2 percent. The bureau also released the CPI-U […]
Commonwealth Court Rules Against Ballot Extension
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that mail-in ballots not verified by November 9 cannot be counted regardless of direction provided by Commonwealth Secretary Kathy Boockvar. The court found that Boockvar did not have the authority to extend the statutory deadline. The case could be appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme […]
DCED Approves Local Government Grants
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the approval of projects through the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). MAP funding may be used for shared services, community planning, and floodplain management. Approved projects include $23,000 to Upper […]
