Act 21 of 2026 increased the caps for equipment and facilities under the Fire and EMS Loan Program. The program provides 2% loans for fire and EMS companies to acquire, rehabilitate, or improve apparatus, facilities, and equipment. The new limits are $750,000 or…
Yesterday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order requiring data centers to comply with his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements and to follow local land use regulations. Developers of data centers with a peak demand of over 25MW must agree to comply with the GRID requirements as part of their permit…
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that 50 transportation projects in 27 counties across Pennsylvania have been selected for $54 million in funding through the PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund. This program is intended to provide financial assistance to improve transportation assets that enhance communities, pedestrian safety, and transit revitalization. Townships received more than half of the awards and will benefit from several more. PennDOT evaluated…
PennDOT’s southeast funding round for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Community Charging Funding Opportunities will close August 21. The funding opportunity will award $34 million to EV charging station projects in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. Applications are currently being accepted for a $25 million funding opportunity in the western region,…
PSATS Salary Survey Plus program has reopened with a new look and a more user-friendly interface. The platform features a more modern look and feel that will be easier to navigate. Salary Survey processors will easily see their progress when entering data and can more easily navigate between full and part-time positions within job categories. After completing the survey, users can readily view and…
The state Department of General Services will auction more than 300 vehicles on Tuesday, August 18, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville. There will be a variety of retired State Police vehicles, 4-wheel drive SUVs, pickups, and utility vehicles,…
U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) joined senators from Oregon and New York to introduce the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, designating the spotted lanternfly as a high-priority research initiative for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Spotted lanternflies…
The Commonwealth Drought Task Force recently moved three counties from drought watch to normal status: Blair, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. While some areas of Pennsylvania have seen strong improvement, significant recovery is still needed in many regions, which is why watch…
The state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) has new, free, self-paced online training to help Pennsylvanians learn how to use naloxone to help reverse opioid overdoses. In addition to explaining how to administer naloxone, DDAP’s training also provides instructions on overdose prevention, rescue breathing, compassionate overdose…
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2025 Detailed Population Estimates, which show shifting demographic makeups of the country, largely driven by the continued transition of baby boomers into retirement age, local migration, and fertility patterns. Nationally, our country’s senior population, aged 65 and up, has…
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