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Two Chester County Breweries Make Food & Wine’s List of Best Craft Breweries to Visit in Pennsylvania
Two Chester County breweries are among the thirty best craft breweries to visit in Pennsylvania, according to Food & Wine. Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, including Exton and West Chester locations, has been around for a while. However, despite its age, its beers should not be ignored. Each of the brewpubs features its own equipment and brewmasters who brew on-site.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Subsidizing State Public Transit, and Drivers Are Ones Paying For It
The tolls drivers are paying to Pennsylvania Turnpike are also paying back the loans of the state’s past spending on public transportation and highways and bridges. The tolls drivers pay to Pennsylvania Turnpike are also repaying the loans of the state’s past spending on public transportation and state highways and bridges that are not related to America’s First Superhighway, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pa. election 2024: The powerful interests bankrolling critical row office races
HARRISBURG — As unions, interest groups, and Pennsylvania’s richest man pour millions into the critical election for attorney general, the state’s two other row office races have attracted far fewer dollars in the months leading up to Nov 5. Money doesn’t always determine outcomes in these critical-but-low-interest...
This Week in Pennsylvania: Lou Barletta, Lee Greenwood discuss upcoming election
(WHTM) – On This Week in Pennsylvania, Dennis Owens is joined by former Republican Congressman and State Co-Chair of RightCount Lou Barletta and former Republican Congressman James Greenwood, who Co-Chairs the Pennsylvania group “Republicans for Harris.” Analysts Brittany Crampsie of Brit Crampsie Communications and Christopher Nicholas of Eagle Consulting Group join Dennis to discuss the […]
The Obscure Health Care Middlemen at the Center of an Election Year Policy Fight
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Democratic lawmakers are accusing Pennsylvania’s auditor general of releasing a misleading report that unfairly criticizes the Shapiro administration for a lack of oversight. These critics include Republican Tim DeFoor’s main general election opponent, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D., Philadelphia). DeFoor has defended his office’s work, noting the audit started with the support of the state Department of Human Services. “I'm a bit perplexed by the response,” he told Spotlight PA. At issue are...
Lamb McErlane PC’s James McErlane Appointed to the PA Commission on Judicial Independence
Lamb McErlane PC Senior Partner James "Jim" McErlane has been appointed to the PA Commission on Judicial Independence. Lamb McErlane PC Senior Partner James E. “Jim” McErlane has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the PA Commission on Judicial Independence. Established by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...
Democratic governors Shapiro, Moore hit the campaign trail in North Carolina
GREENSBORO — A duo of Democratic governors from up north met with North Carolina voters on Sunday, touting Attorney General Josh Stein and Vice President Kamala Harris as campaign surrogates visiting the Tar Heel State. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke with Democratic supporters in Burlington in the morning before later appearing with Stein at an event […]
State budget provides $30M for career and technical education
The 2024-25 budget would increase funding for career and technical education (CTE) and equipment by $30 million. “Over the past two years, I’ve visited career and technical schools in Altoona, Aston and today in Monaca, and I’ve heard over and over again how much these programs are in demand,” Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said on […] The post State budget provides $30M for career and technical education appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Pennsylvania gas driller CNX says operations pose no health risk. Activists are skeptical.
CNX is doing its best to resurrect itself as a white knight in the fossil fuel trade, and as proof offering up an industry-written study it says demonstrates its fracking operations pose “no public health risks.”
Unemployment claims in Pennsylvania declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 8,034 in the week ending September 21, down from 8,444 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 218,000...
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