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This Year’s Budget Overturns Local Bans on Rodeos. No Pa. Lawmaker Will Take Credit
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. HARRISBURG — Under a little-noticed provision in the new state budget, Pennsylvania municipalities will be forced to allow rodeo events to take place in their borders even if local lawmakers have voted to restrict them. Only one place in the commonwealth appears to fit this description: Pittsburgh, which more than 30 years ago banned the use of some tools to control animals, including electric prods and spurs. The language is tucked into the nearly 140-page fiscal code, an...
FOX56 Community Calendar through July 21
NORTHEAST & CENTRAL Pa. (WOLF) — Here’s what’s happening in your community with FOX56’s Alyshia Hercules. Happening now through Saturday is the 98th Annual Pocono Mountain Carnival in Mount Pocono. It’s food, rides, games, bingo, live music, raffles, a beer tent, and a lot more.
Community calendar: Week of 7/18/24
All Saints Orthodox Church, 211 Willow Ave., Olyphant, offers a frozen pierogi sale from 9 to 11 a.m. every Friday and 10:30 a.m. to noon every Sunday in the basement of the church. Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware St., Forest City, will be accepting donations of new or gently used...
$500 million going towards site development across NEPA
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Governor Josh Shapiro (D) made a stop in Luzerne County Friday to highlight a major investment toward business expansion across the Keystone State. Friday morning, Governor Josh Shapiro joined local lawmakers and business leaders at Production Systems Automation Incorporated, a manufacturing company in Duryea, to discuss the newly signed bipartisan budget […]
State senators announce plans to bring back Flagship Niagara license plates
(WJET/WFXP)— After the announcement of new license plates matching the Commonwealth’s welcome sign, two Pennsylvania state senators will be introducing legislation to bring back a popular license plate. State Senators Dan Laughlin and Wayne Langerholc announced Friday they’ll be introducing the legislation soon, calling now the perfect time...
A Startling 20% Toll Increase Likely Coming to Four Philly-South Jersey Bridges
In this economy, it’s not surprising anymore, but the cost of yet another local toll could be going up… by quite a bit… and soon!. The Delaware River Port Authority is eyeballing rate increases on their four toll bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey this summer. In fact, we could be about two weeks away from the 20% increase at the tolls.
What happens to unclaimed Pennsylvania Lottery winnings?
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A $100,000 Powerball ticket recently expired in Dauphin County. Somebody had the winning ticket, but never cashed it in. So, what happens to that unclaimed money, and how often does this happen in Pennsylvania? This week is Lottery Week, but, every week, the Lottery cheers its winners. There have been close […]
As National Pennsylvania Day Approaches, Here’s What to Know About The Keystone State
As National Pennsylvania Day approaches, it's the perfect time to celebrate the remarkable features that make this state unique. As National Pennsylvania Day approaches, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the remarkable features that make this state unique, according to The Keystone Newsroom. Philadelphia is renowned for its historical...
Crozer Health Gets Potential Buyer If State Chips In Up to $500M
Prospect Medical wants state funds to help seal a deal with a potential buyer for Crozer Health. There’s a prospective unnamed buyer for Crozer Health, but Crozer’s owner, Prospect Medical Holdings, wants the state to put up between $100 million and $500 million to finance the deal, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.
After Years Out Of The Spotlight, Tiffany Trump Highlighted At RNC Following Assassination Attempt On Her Dad
Tiffany Trump has been featured in TV coverage at the RNC this week in Milwaukee following the assassination attempt on her father at a Pennsylvania rally last Saturday. The former president was shot in the ear during the rally on Saturday around 6:15 p.m. EST. Eyewitness video showed blood streaming from his ear while Secret Service agents rushed to surround him.
Texas company purchases Highway Materials
Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America recently announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Philadelphia-based Highway Materials, an aggregates and asphalt producer. “The addition of the Highway Materials business, with its broad range of products and more than 80 years of history in Pennsylvania, is a great opportunity to strengthen the company’s aggregate reserves […] The post Texas company purchases Highway Materials appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
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