The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for November dropped from 7.3% to 6.6%, below the national unemployment rate of 6.7%. Over the past six months, Pennsylvania has recovered 57.7% of its total non-farm jobs lost in March and April. However, it should be noted that the new […]

PSATS has submitted comments to the state Department of Transportation about its PennDOT Pathways Program, which outlines ideas for filling the $8.1 billion annual highway and bridge transportation funding gap. To view the interactive PennDOT Pathways website and funding options, click here.    PSATS raised concerns that the program […]

The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) has released its Monthly Economic Update for December 2020. Articles include these headlines: refinancing activity breaks records, business travel could permanently decline, and Pennsylvania renters will owe $224 million by December 31.     In addition, the Independent Fiscal […]

Atty. Gen. Josh Shapiro announced the arrest of three former company executives from the engineering firm of Boucher & James, Inc., for allegedly repeatedly over-billing municipal and other clients for the cost of fictitious time and for covering up their […]

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a proclamation of disaster emergency in advance of a major winter storm to hit the commonwealth Wednesday into Thursday. In addition to freeing state resources and waiving normal procurement procedures, the proclamation frees the state Department […]

The state Department of Transportation has requested public feedback on its PennDOT Pathways Program, which outlines ideas for filling the $8.1 billion annual highway and bridge transportation funding gap. To view the interactive PennDOT Pathways website and funding options, click here.  The department is requesting […]

The 59th Pennsylvania Electoral College met today, during which the commonwealth’s 20 electors unanimously voted for Joseph R. Biden for president and Kamala D. Harris for vice president of the United States, in accordance with Pennsylvania’s popular vote results in […]

The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced the annually adjusted bid limits for townships based on the change in the Consumer Price Index. Beginning January 1, 2021, the minimum purchase amount that requires advertisement for sealed bids will […]

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Program, is soliciting Letters of Interest for the 2021 Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) Grants program. NFWF estimates awarding $7-10 million in […]

The state Department of Agriculture announced the preservation of 2,710 acres on 32 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nation-leading Farmland Preservation Program. In 2020, the state board, in collaboration with county boards, preserved 177 farms and 14,727 acres […]