The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and state Department of Revenue have released January 2022 revenue reports. State General Fund collections totaled $3.6 billion in January and were 14% higher than estimates. The overage was primarily due to stronger-than-anticipated collections for the sales and…
The White House released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook to help state and local governments learn more about the programs available under the new law. The guidebook contains information on more than 375 infrastructure programs. Click…
Pennsylvania has received $25 million of its $104 million allocation from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug orphaned and abandoned wells in the state. Pennsylvania is set to receive the second largest allocation of funding, after Texas. It costs about…
The 50 yr. old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last Friday had been recently inspected in September of 2021 and the steel infrastructure scored a “4” rating on the 0-9 scale. A 26-ton weight restriction had been in place since…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine under its normal process. Moderna was approved through an emergency use authorization in 2020. The vaccine will now be known as Spikevax and is fully approved for use…
Township officials are reminded that several reports and forms are due today, January 31, 2022: PennDOT Actual Use Report DCED Report of Elected and Appointed Officials W-2 and W-3 forms are due to employees and Social Security Administration 1099-NEC forms…
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission set the Act 13 of 2012 producer fees for Calendar Year 2021, with a high of $54,000 for horizontal wells and $10,800 for vertical wells in producing year one and $21,600 for horizontal and $4,300…
New case rates of COVID-19 dropped for the second week in a row to 76,747, or a 32.5% drop compared to the previous week. Percent positivity also dropped for the second week in a row from 31% to 25.4%. Likewise,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $16 million in 30 essential rural community facility projects and equipment in rural Pennsylvania through USDA Rural Development. Awardees include townships, fire companies, libraries and EMS throughout rural Pennsylvania. Click here…
Gov. Tom Wolf announced that state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis M. Davin will resign his position with the commonwealth on February 11. The governor also announced his intention to name DCED Executive Deputy Secretary Neil…
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