State Secretary of Environmental Protection Patrick McDonnell will leave the administration in July after 25 years of service with the commonwealth. Gov. Tom Wolf announced his intention to name Ramez Ziadah, P.E. to serve as acting secretary. Ziadeh served as…
Reminder: Act 13 Grants Applications Due to DCED May 31 
The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is accepting applications for Act 13 program grants until May 31, 2022. There are several specific grant programs funded from impact fees from natural gas wells under Act 13 of 2012….
Standard Offer Electric Plan Rate Savings… Sign Up by June 1 
According to the PUC, a savings option consumers may want to explore immediately is their utility’s voluntary Standard Offer Program – which is another alternative for default service customers not participating in the competitive electricity market. For the next 12…
Legal Advertising Reform Bill Scheduled 
The House Local Government Committee is scheduled to consider HB 955, legal advertising reform, this Wednesday. HB 955 would give municipalities the option of placing public notices on their own website or a shopper and would expand the types of…
PA Unemployment Rate Still Above National Average 
The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for April was 4.8%, down from 4.9% in March. In comparison, the national unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.6%. Click here for more information.
PennDOT Bridge Tolling Plan on Hold 
Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler granted a preliminary injunction halting the state Department of Transportation’s plans to toll and rebuild nine major bridges under the Major Bridge P3 Initiative across the state until further court action occurs. The injunction is…
IFO Sees PA Economy Trending Worse Than National Average 
Independent Fiscal Office released its Monthly Economic Update, which examines the consumer price index for the Philadelphia metro region and other economic factors. Click here for more.
PHMC Grant Opportunity for Archival Records 
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) are accepting applications for the Historical & Archival Records Care grant program. Local governments may request funds for surveying, inventorying, preserving, arranging, describing, and,…
DEP Grant Opportunity for Municipal Recycling Program Performance 
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting applications for recycling performance grants under Section 904 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988. This application period is for eligible materials recycled and marketed in…
Fall Election Pairings Set….Almost!
Yesterday’s primary election finalized the Shapiro/Davis vs Mastriano/DelRosso race for Governor/Lt. Governor. US Senate race is still not complete with Fetterman vs. XXX as a result of 22,000 mail-in ballots in Lancaster County not able to be counted due to…
