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Wolf announced nine low-interest loans to create jobs statewide: they will 'provide the support needed for these nine businesses to expand and succeed'

By Bob Martin | May 8, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced nine low-interest loans for business expansion in Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin, Erie, Fayette, Lancaster and Perry counties that will create and retain at least 375 jobs.

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Gov. Wolf: 'The Da Vinci Science Center has long been an innovative hub'

By Bob Martin | May 3, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the state is investing $11 million to the Da Vinci Science Center’s creation of a second location focused on science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) hands-on learning.

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Focus Central PA thanks Country View Family Farms for 'investing in Pennsylvania' with $47.3 million project

By Bob Martin | May 3, 2022

Country View Family Farms will be building a new feed mill on a farm of more than 100 acres in New Columbia for hog production.

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Gov. Wolf: PA is 'greatly benefitting' from the BIL and infrastructure projects statewide

By Bob Martin | Apr 27, 2022

The Wolf Administration and Sen. Bob Casey recently discussed projects that are out for bid this year in the six-county east central region including regional roads and bridges funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Gov. Wolf: 'This is another example of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is quickly helping Pennsylvanians'

By Bob Martin | Apr 27, 2022

Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian announced that 64 transportation-based projects will receive funding, with 43 being funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Wolf on 6 mixed-use projects: 'I look forward to seeing their future impact in the communities'

By Bob Martin | Apr 19, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week that six mixed-use projects will be awarded $3.7 million through funding from selling tax credits through the Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit Program.

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BofA's Hartnett: ''Inflation shock' worsening, 'rates shock' just beginning, 'recession shock' coming'

By Bob Martin | Apr 15, 2022

With inflation rates at historic highs and the value of the dollar continuing to decrease, many economists predict a dark future for the nation's economy.

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Biden: 'This budget provides the resources we need to keep Americans safe'

By Bob Martin | Apr 11, 2022

Last month President Joe Biden unveiled his proposed budget worth $5.8 trillion for fiscal year 2023, which includes $773 billion in funding for the U.S. Department of Defense- something that was criticized by members of both parties for not being enough despite Biden touting the increase.

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Ag Secretary Redding: Spotted lanternflies 'a nuisance to outdoor life and are destructive to plant life'

By Bob Martin | Apr 8, 2022

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Penn State Extension and other agriculture industry stakeholders gathered at the Indiana County Conservation District to demonstrate how to use a safe trap for spotted lanternflies.

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Wolf proposes $200 million scholarship plan, citing 'skyrocketing costs' in higher education

By Bob Martin | Apr 8, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing a $200 million scholarship plan that could help thousands of Pennsylvania residents get a college education each year.

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Wolf on $200,000 training-to-career funding: 'Readies high school students for the workforce'

By Bob Martin | Apr 8, 2022

Funding in the amount of $200,000 through the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program will be used for programs by the CCEDF to benefit students in Berks and Chester counties who are interested in agricultural and manufacturing careers.

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DHS's Snead: 'A thriving child care infrastructure is foundational to the rest of our economy'

By Bob Martin | Apr 8, 2022

Earlier this week, Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead visited the Children’s Playhouse, where she celebrated the Month of the Young Child.

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Wolf on loans to Lancaster County farmers: 'This program is a sound investment in feeding our future'

By Bob Martin | Apr 7, 2022

Two farms in Lancaster County are receiving $1.15 million in low-interest, tax-exempt loans through the Next Generation Farmer Loan Program.

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Wolf: South central Pennsylvania’s $297 million infrastructure projects ‘vital’

By Bob Martin | Apr 2, 2022

This week the Wolf Administration discussed 133 projects that will either start or continue this year in south central Pennsylvania, which pertains to fixing regional roads and bridges though funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

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Wolf on opening Carlisle trucking apprenticeship: 'Apprenticeship programs prepare workers for success'

By Bob Martin | Apr 1, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently opened a new Yellow Corp. truck-driving apprenticeship in Carlisle, which will provide applicants with four weeks of classes and hands-on training.

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First Lady Frances Wolf takes on student food insecurity: "College should not be a privilege reserved for individuals with disposable incomes."

By Bob Martin | Apr 1, 2022

A reported 30% of college students across the nation battle food insecurity, which First Lady Frances Wolf thinks is unacceptable and needs to be addressed.

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Pennsylvania Agriculture Department: 'Be on the lookout' for the invasive spotted lantern fly

By Bob Martin | Apr 1, 2022

The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department has added 11 new counties to a quarantine list to attempt to control the spotted lantern fly problem across the state.

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State Agriculture Secretary: 'Pollinators are critical to the success of Pennsylvania agriculture'

By Bob Martin | Apr 1, 2022

Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Richard Roush met with researchers whose projects have benefited from the nearly $1 million in investments by the Wolf administration.

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Wolf visits York business: $1.7 billion spending plan 'could help Pennsylvania thrive'

By Bob Martin | Mar 28, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf and Rep. Carol Hill-Evans recently visited Schaefer Flowers in York, where they discussed Wolf's proposed $1.7 billion spending plan.

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DHS Acting Secretary Snead: 'We must continue to build off' ACA's progress

By Bob Martin | Mar 25, 2022

Pennsylvania government officials are praising the Affordable Care Act on the 12-year anniversary of President Barack Obama signing it into law, saying that it has led to health care being more accessible for residents nationally and locally.